A small watercolor ( 6" x 8")...... just another variation of some of the other winter contrast paintings that I've done that's posted on this blog...
"There is nothing in the world, More beautiful than the forest clothed to it's very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, Wherein every spray, Every blade of grass, Every spire of reed, Every intricacy of twig, is clad in radiance." - William Sharp
I love the speckled effects you achieved in this piece. Did you splash lighter colors over the piece while still wet?
ReplyDeleteJean....sometimes I don't remember exactly what I did to a piece.....I'm assuming you're referring to the darker trees in the center of the paper...This was done by spattering Windsor Newton Davies Grey....There might have been some varying degrees of dampness to the paper, but I think the paper was probably in a drier state....I pretty much always use the davies grey in this method as it gives the appearance of lichen or a coarseness to trees. The blue in the tops of the trees were the result of some of my cobalt blue overflow that mixed with other colors on my painting tray.....one of those accidental things that happens...and I liked it... Hope this answers some of your questions...Ernie
ReplyDeleteI'm always looking for new ways to create texture. Would you mind if I tried this sometime?
ReplyDeleteJean....It won't bother me in the least that you use my work to create your masterpieces....Good Luck on it....If you need any questions answered, let me know...
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