New Adventure Watercolor Painting Process "Boy Reaching"

Thanks so much for sending in photos! I can still accept a few more for this New Adventure Series.

As promised, I am using photos that were sent in to create a series of special childhood memories. The photo should show your child or grandchild looking away from the camera and into the new place they've found to play in and explore.

My end of the bargain is to share the entire process with you! There is absolutely NO obligation to buy.

Here is the first of the photos. As you can see, the little boy is absolutely adorable! Even though he is too short to take a drink from the fountain, he has fun reaching up into it!

Once I saw the potential for a painting in this series, I cropped the photo to make it a more interesting composition and focus on the child.

 

 

The next step is to start a drawing that includes all of the essential details. As you can see, the lines are very light, so that they don't show through the transparent watercolors too much.

 

 

I look forward to sharing the next stages in this process with you! If you have any questions at all about this process, I'd love to answer them.

 

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"THE ROSE BOWL" WATERCOLOR PROGRESSES

This week, I finally found the time to continue working on my bowl of roses watercolor painting.  My inspiration is the rose bush that gives me a continuous bounty of blossoms from spring until late autumn.

I started this time with deepening the shadows of the petals to give more excitment and depth to the flowers. I've also lightened the tips of some petals to show where the light would hit it.

The bowl is even more of a challenge. I'm trying to capture its rustic look, show the light and reflections of the petals, and give a sense of the surface textures.

I'm welcoming all suggestions!