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panbiker
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As there are a number of artists among our midst, I thought I would start a topic for watercolour painting.
Ian
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Rossie
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 10:12
I particularly like the darker one. Is it Santorini?
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Sue
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 10:53
The darker one is from the brochure ( as named for copyright reasons). I don't know wehre it is, I was just taken by the simplicity and yet complexity of the scene. Further back in this thread I mentioned this picture, and said I fancied having a go. It was only when I scanned the two togeher that I realised how pale mine was. Nolic, I know what you mean about the dome. I don't know how many times I darkened it and washed it again. At least it looks more rounded tham my original version, and I have the base of the cross better. It took me about 2 hours in several different attempts to be even vaguely be satisfied with this part of the paining. BUT I LEARNT A LOT
Again sorry about spelling. At the moment if I proof read and spell checked everything I would never get anything written. My brain is certainly befuddled at the momnet
Sue
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Rossie
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 11:23
I am so sorry Sue, that was very careless of me - I did not read your post properly and assumed you had done 2 paintings!!! Its just that I got excited as I recognised the place, although more usually this scene is in blue and white. I am no expert but I would imagine it was tricky to get those yellows right. Please forgive my gaffe!!
Gill
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 11:44
I've seen in a number of books that some artists do paint the same scene either in different seasons or at different times of the day. Sues is so like the original I can see where Findus got muxed stip. Nolic
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 13:57
I will forgive you, I take it as a compliment that you recognise the place. I think it must have been a magnificent sunset, which are usually more orange/red than yellow. Actually the unscanned version of mine is darker than appears here, and the ripples on the sea are more apparent.
I reckon if I practice diffenet painting methods by copying from something, I will learn how to achieve certain effects. If in that process i hit lucky and my version is similar to the original then I say WELL DONE to myself, and I now how do to x..y..or z.. and can add that to my list of skills achieved. I hope to be able to use my own photos to create a watercolour. Using photos from other sources will halp me develop my photography as well ie to photograph something that will make a good watercolour
I hope that makes sense
I am about to have a go from my french calendar, I forget which month it is, but the scene is from Provence with an old stone wall and a row or two of lavendar. The picture is so magical the aroma of the lavendar nearly jumps out of the picture if you see waht I mean. I wanted the last one to exude stillness and warmth. Do you think it does that, I would be grateful for your comments
Sue
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Rossie
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 15:29
Sue - Thank you for forgiving me. Yes, the place is very recognisable from your atmospheric painting and you have captured the warmth and the glow of a magnificent Greek sunset. You can almost smell warm vegetation, the wild thyme and oregano and it makes me want to sit down with a glass of ouzo and watch the sun go down.
I have a quite a lot of books on Greece and I have just found in one of them a picture of your church. Untouched by the glow of the sunset, the dome of the church is pale blue and the walls a dazzling white. Set against the vivid blue of the sea it is a dramatically beautiful spot. I think the village is called Oia (pronounced Iya) and it is at the northern tip of Santorini perched on a very high cliff overlooking the sea filled volcanic crater. We have been to a lot of places in Greece but unfortunately not here.
Gill
Edited by - Rossie on 02/03/2008 3:31:28 PM
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Sue
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 16:48
Thank you!! That was really interesting. So at least my paintings are'n unrecognisable. Do you think you would have got it without the original being there?
Sue
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belle
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 17:10
Sue, like you and nolic, I am usually tripped up by my own timidity, many times I work to darken a scene, especially when using watercolour, only to find the finished version has nowhere near the contrasts I thought I was getting...My kids are all quite musical, and one of their teachers said of playing timidly, "if you are going to go wrong, go gloriously wrong!" I think i need to apply the same motto to painting...all in all your pic had everything right, it just needed darker darks...but I bet when you were doing them , like me, you thought that you had gone as dark as possible...ah she is a trickster this water colour paint!
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 18:13
A trickster indeed. At one pont I had the Church dome jet black. Whoa I thought , and washed some opff yet again!!
Sue
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 18:51
Classic shadow colour that seems to work well is a medium mix of ultramarine, alizarin crimson with a touch of burnt sienna - comes out a sort of very deep purple that does remain transparent. Nolic
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Rossie
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 18:54
quote: Sue wrote: Do you think you would have got it without the original being there?
Sue Yes Sue, I would have recognised it. Have a look here - lots of pics. Not quite sure which your church is though as there are so many.
http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/search.asp?search=oia&maximages=40&sz=0&l=on&p=on&s=on&w=on&imagenumber=280
added later:- perhaps it is the first one on page 11 of above webpage?
Edited by - Rossie on 02/03/2008 7:06:23 PM
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Posted - 02/03/2008 : 21:01
Thanks for the colour mix hint Nolic. I am busy with my Provence garden now, I may use it in that. I'll have alook Gill Sue
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Posted - 07/03/2008 : 15:31
Here's one of Misty in watercolour I did earlier . Nolic
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Posted - 07/03/2008 : 16:19
I like it! You've actually captured her with no definition...... It's a mystery.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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Posted - 07/03/2008 : 23:06
Was that done on photo shop or equivalent to convert photo to watercolour
Sue
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