Thursday, July 17, 2025

still life

                       8x10
Fell off my reference-photo-day wagon. Not happy about it-- I hate to lose momentum: too much work to do, too much crap to take care of around the house ... Sometimes I wish I were back in an apartment and could call the super.
Met up with a friend for 2 hours of still life painting yesterday.
These aren't what I envisioned ... But oh well.
Used a paper recommended by an Urban Sketcher. 50% cotton, light, nice smooth surface. But you can't really push the paint around on it, not can you get a smooth wash. So good for sketching, but not for watercolor effects.

2 comments:

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

I'm trying to catch up....you are very prolific! Love the intensity of colour and tonal contrasts in these. The super darks are making them pop!

laura said...

Ha! Thank you, Lisa. Sometimes I feel like I have too many ideas for paintings ... Then end up knocking out a bunch of stuff: I need to go back and revisit some of these