Do-over Time….

 

Nothing I like better than trying to recessitate a failed painting.i lightened and darkened this one and I think it came out with a little more flair….

A still life I started in class that has yet to recapture my attention….

I found this little sketchbook (4x6) that I bought maybe five years ago and decided I’d better start using before I can no longer paint that small! Inspired by Alan’s sketches, I sketched onsite in my backyard with pencil, painted and then inked the sketches. I used a .03 pen in the first one, the only waterproof pen I have, but it’s too fine for me. The second one is a non waterProof gel pen, which is too heavy imo.fyi Greeta, it is magnolia tree season here and they are glorious this year!
 

My Heavy Hand Could Have Sunk ‘Em

 

Those canes hanging off the boats are ropes. If only I’d known…..although ropes couldn’t have saved this one. I did another image to try again but my heart’s just not in it. 

Storm descends on the haunted house

Darkened the house and of course, as always, more dots.  Next is the sky, but don't worry, I have a plan, sorta.
 

April 13, 2024 — Elaine O.

So who is this shadowy man of mystery? Guesses range from 007 to a French philosopher holding forth in a cafe with a gauloise. Actually, it's Dave, lunching at Versailles. This is a rough color/value sketchbook study, meant to figure out the backlighting situation.

approx. 7" x 5"

Alan Spring 3

 Although I don’t know nuthin’ ‘bout boats this was the assignment in our class this week. I liked it. 

A little landscape painting of Front Beach. On 140# coldpress. 

Beginning of a Yupo painting of an Aloe plant in the backyard. This is just the “tea layer.”

Passing By

 Walking around town. 

Entrance to a large old house on a profusely planted lot. 

Mississippi is the Magnolia State, but the hot pink azalea is everywhere in Ocean Springs. 

Working, or overworking?

 I just subdued the basket shadow, which seems to make the painting work a little better. But this doesn’t have the ethereal nature of the earlier sketch. That seems to be the problem— I can’t capture the immediacy of my sketches in more thought-out paintings. But that’s probably a universal problem….I think I’m going to paint it one more time.

This is done. Since class I lightened the background and added more color to the flowers and stems and added the pattern to the white space. I like it.

I think this done too. I painted this in response to the painting above, which I did years ago. The earlier one is  a better painting imo. Maybe I will think about this one of Nora and see if I can paint it again to that level —or maybe I just need to frame it!

Summer Class for Watercolor

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 ADLTART 1003 - SC  (11727)  Watercolor Painting

 

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The Haunted House

 More of a shed really but does hold down the corner in contrast to those spotty trees which I hope that I can get some fury out of on this dark and stormy night.

Alan Spring 2

 A weird combo of sketches and paintings this week. 

After looking at Elaine’s lovely painting I realized that I had left the darker colors out. And, as I was looking at the actual tree, I realized that I had left the resurrection ferns off too. These ferns cover the larger branches giving them a softer feel. 

Outside our door blooms this lovely Fire Azalea so I did a small ink sketch of it and washed it with paint.

There are spiderworts all over the ward so I painted this on a Yupo trading card while I was waiting for something else to dry.

For fun I’m including a stained glass mosaic of Walter Anderson that hangs in his family’s shop in Ocean Springs. One of my favorite pieces. 

 

Back to urban sketching.  Here’s Biloxi as seen from the Cafe Beignet,

And here’s a quick sketch of Front Beach in Ocean Springs. 

Most of these are small sketches but I think I might make a real painting out of the beach scene.