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Daily watercolor painting – Toward the Sunrise

Toward the Sunrise - Watercolor 15 x 20 inches

I have completed painting the Toward the Sunrise watercolor painting last night.  It was not as time consuming as I thought it would.  It was painted using Winsor and Newton watercolor and also Da Vinci Watercolor paints on cold press watercolor paper.  Watercolor from the tube was spatter on one layer at a time and it works for this kind of watercolor painting.  I feel that the bottom green shade of the painting should be a darker shade and should carry a darker value.  I think that needs to be changed.  The little lonley tree on the right side need to be darker as well.  I will try to correct this tonight and that should give the overall watercolor painting more contrast so that the upper part of the painting should resulted in a much more sunrise glow.  This I will try to achieve tonight.

Toward the Sunrise – Daily Watercolor Painting

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Toward the Sunrise - Watercolor Landscape

More work done on the Toward the Sunrise watercolor painting.  I tried doing a gradated wash on the paper so that it acts like an underpainting before I spatter on the diluted but not mixed watercolor from the tube.  I found that it works better in certain areas and I need to be more aware  on the tones and values of the adjacent areas if I use this underpainting method.  The color nees to be the same or very similar and it will afffect the overall value of the areas to be painted.  Exploring all these possibilities will certainly give me more options as my style is developed and fine tuned.  Tonight I will try to finish this watercolor painting and will go on and explore some other different application of watercolor paint on paper.

Art News – Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Presents – My Garden Pets: Work by Emilie Clark

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My Garden Pets : Works by Emilie Clark

BROOKLYN, NY.- A series of lush, fluid watercolor and graphite amalgamations of flora and fauna are at the heart of My Garden Pets, a major new installation by New York-based artist Emilie Clark at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG). In the exhibition—on view from March 6 through May 23, 2010 as a featured presentation of BBG’s 2010 Centennial Celebration—Clark explores the work of the 19th-century American naturalist, Mary Treat, and the concept of ‘the beneficial insect.’…… read more at Art Knowledge News.

Also 11 of Emilie Clark’s work can be seen on the web site of Brooklyn Botanical Garden (BBG)


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Art News – Artist Paresh Maity

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Artist Paresh Maity pose. Photo; Shiv Kumar Pushpakar.

He has come a long way from a remote village in West Bengal to being one of Delhi’s most sought after artists. Paresh Maity talks to RANA SIDDIQUI ZAMAN about his journey Carrying a pile of drawing sheets in his hands and hoisting a bag full of colours and brushes on his shoulders……………………… more from The Hindu

Also from Paresh Maity’s web site

Toward the Sunrise – Daily watercolor painting

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Toward the Sunrise

Started a watercolor painting today on cold press watercolor paper.  It is a landscape watercolor painting and the subject is sunrise with the title – Toward the Sunrise.  Started by pencil drawing the design.  A small value sketch can be made in this stage as to what the values should be put in for different painting areas.   I have decided to use the same method of watercolor painting because I like the result.  This time though I am going to experiment with my watercolor wash a bit before the splattering is to be put on.  I have been doing the sky and a few clouds and mountains using straightly watercolor splattering but tomorrow and over the weekend,  I shall try using a flat or gradated wash before I put on the splattering.  I like to compare the result of the two watercolor technique and notice any difference.


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Water and Beyond – watercolor painting

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Landscape watercolor - Final 7 x 22 in

Finished the watercolor painting last night and with a tiltle water and beyond.  I might want to change it to anyother name sometime late because I found that a painting title needs to reflect the mood and subject of the painting.  Abstract painting is the hardest for me to title but it is the most fun.  Like a father naming a new born, for me naming a painting should be full of excitment and joy.  It should done with a creative mind and with enthusium and passion.  The painting can also be title with something mysterious to evoke a sense of wondering for the viewer.  Paintings can also be named with emotion.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Landscape

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Landscape watercolor painting

I have continued with more of the landscape watercolor last night.  I was wondering when I do this watercolor that if I can use this watercolor technique on other subjects.  I will give it a try when I get to do the next watercolor painting.  I like to try using a brush thogh.  There is a lot of difference between doing it with a brush than with other tools but I should try other ones just for experiment before I can find my own style.  Still experimenting and hopefully I can have my own artistle expressive style not before long.

Art News from Artdaily.org – Eight Remarkable Canadians Win Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts

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Photo: Martin Lipman, Canada Council for the Arts)

MONTREAL.- The winners of the 2010 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts were announced by the Canada Council for the Arts today at the Cinémathèque québécoise in Montreal………….. more from Artdaily.org