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Another Garden Year
My garden is my most beautiful masterpiece. Claude Monet In 2024 I set out to make a watercolor bouquet of the flowers in my garden in the style of 18th century Pieter Casteels III. We know them as the ubiquitous engravings, the classic “Twelve Months of Flowers”. Each month I would sketch in watercolor the…
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Watercolor at the Ranch
Fabulous Instructor. Temperamental Weather. 360 degree Vistas & Vinettes. The class was Sketching In Watercolor with Shari Blaukopf. My focus was to learn more about how to achieve greater color control and use of values on the page … all expertly taught by Shari Blaukopf during the week… plus, everyone in the class had a list…
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Hibiscus
Color Week 23 brings us to matching the color of hibiscus flower tea. This color came to mind as I was making some deliciously tart tea from dried hibiscus flowers purchased in bulk at the asian market. As a color match I have chosen Anthraquinoid Red. Warm violet-red, this slightly granular, super-staining vat pigment is…
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Complex Scenes
Now working on some techniques for painting complex scenes. This marina is a challenge in compostion and use of color to highlight the boats in the front of the scene. Each attempt gets a little closer [newest first below]. Painting along with a Shari Blaukopf online instruction.
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