It's been such a busy but happy few weeks. I was smiling today, thinking of my last watercolour workshop. We warmed up with washes graded and flat, colour with pansies and tone with pears, but a few faces looked concerned as we built up and moved towards painting the old boot. Far from the freedom we'd experienced with the pansies and pears, the boot looks quite intricate and fiddly. I was delighted to see that everyone thoroughly enjoyed painting this and it wasn't as hard as they thought....how rewarding! We had some fabulous old boots!
The day was filled with lots of little exercises building towards painting a beach scene, but time got the better of us, and we had to stop short of finishing this, but everyone was keen to carry on painting when they got home.
Thanks to a wonderful group for making a wonderful workshop!
This is a favorite subject of mine and I have painted and drawn them several times too. Somehow an old pair of work boots can have so much character! This one is just great :0)
ReplyDeleteI love the watery way you paint!
ReplyDeleteHello Sandra. Thank you! They have wonderful character don't they, great for a fun and loose practice session. Judy, thanks too. Yes I do paint in a watery way - quite unpredictable but fun, I'm glad you like it.
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