These colors are so rich in pigment.. it is amazing... I LOVE the Bronzite, I bought it to use as a sand color, and it will be PERFECT.. it even sparkles like real sand...
Off to dinner and then Hockey.
My elephants in my last painting were so bad, I had someone say 'Where are the elephants'... So I thought I'd practice an elephant today. Oh the Italian food was WONDERFUL and I ate way too much.
Funny how one word 'shell' can evoke so many memories... of my first credit card (Shell), trips to Florida as a child collecting shells, my friend Maggie who makes lovely glass beads that look like shells... all that from just one word.
Got a couple of packages today, beside the surprise from Dixie. I got a lovely smelling box of handmade soap from Wilmoth Farms.. I love this stuff. I also got a package from Amazon, with a book on painting crystal and glass, and Dan Price's" How to make a Journal of your Life"..and Rick Tulsa's "Paris cafe" the Select crowd. Can't decide which one to read first I've looked at the pictures in all of them... now to dive in.
I looked it up and the school is still there. Not a public school anymore, it's a private school now. It was a public school when I went... address 2268 Adams Dr NW Atlanta, GA 30318 That was my Elementary school... Might be fun to go back and visit it.
I did a prelim sketch in my journal... so it's the only plein aire work I got done today. I got TONS of great photos though, and I'll be loading some of those on flickr later today.
Here's the photo I took of the spot I wanted to paint... unfortunately, it started to rain before I even got started.
If I do this one again... I need to make my elephants bigger, my rocks smaller, and I need to figure out how to mix green paint. How can Bob make dabbing paint on with a sponge look like leaves on a tree, and when I do it, it looks like a three year old dabbing paint with a sponge? Without further ado... here it is... 9x12 140 lbs Cold Pressed WC paper Watercolor using Bob Davies DVD lessons.
Dixie fit right in now, painting a black dog is no easy feat... well I have a pond to paint tonight.
Shot very well tonight, so practice did make a difference... that's true about lots of things.
My blogging buddy Rita has given me my first award this year. Thanks so much Rita... you are a sweetheart indeed.First step done, and masking removed... oops forgot to paint the water in the pond... too late now... I'll mask those rocks tomorrow and paint the pond then. This is from Step 5 Lesson 3 of Bob Davies Watercolor Secrets DVD.
