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Winslow Homer Watercolor Exhibit at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Wnslow Homer watercolor at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Wnslow Homer watercolor at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is a 210 acre park that encompasses some of Florida’s loveliest landsacpe and the headwaters of the Homosassa River.  It is also a rehabilitation center for injured and orphaned West Indian manatees.  More information of Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park can be found on the Homosassa Park web site .

There is also a permanent exhibit of highlighting Winslow Homer’s 1904 watercolors of the Homosassa River. Winslow Homer painted eleven known watercolors during his 1904 stay of approximately a month. The new park exhibit is on permanent display in the Florida Room at the Visitor Center and is the result of two years’ research and gathering of interpretive materials. There is no admission charge to see the Winslow Homer in Homosassa exhibit.  Another Winslow Homer watercolor painting is seen below.

Winslow Homer watercolor painting of the Homosassa River

Winslow Homer watercolor painting of the Homosassa River

The Winslow Homer Exhibit

Winslow Homer Paintings

Daily Watercolor Painting – Jackson Pollock inspired study – Watercolor, Ink, Gouache abstract

Watercolor, Ink, Gouache abstract painting - Jackson Pollock Inspired Study

Watercolor, Ink, Gouache abstract painting - Jackson Pollock Inspired Study

For the daily watercolor paining on the Jackson Pollock inspired study, I have added permanent black ink and yellow gouache paint onto the watercolor surface.  The permanent black ink was diluted with water before it was put on and later spread with a pointed metal palette knife.  Some the lines are randomly added by dragging the palette alone the surface of the colod press watercolor paper before the ink is dry.  Because it is a permanent opque black ink, it stays on top of the watercolor underneath.   After the black ink is completely dried, yellow color gouache is being dripped on to the surface adding more intense color to the painting.

Daily Watercolor Painting – Jackson Pollock inspired study – Watercolor abstract

Jackson Pollock inspired watercolor study

Jackson Pollock inspired watercolor study

This is an exercise inspired by the famous American painter Jackson Pollock.  He is an influential American painter and his life and work can be found in Wikipedia….https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Pollock   I have started this Jackson Pollock exercise or study on a 15 x 20 inches cold press watercolor paper.  The paper was put into a metal tray just large enough to hold the entire paper.  Then watercolor from the tube is mixed with enough water and was dripped onto the watercolor paper randomly.  Various color was put on before the other was dry to create a mix of color right on the paper.  Jackson Pollock uses black ink and other paints for his painting and I like to start off mine with watercolor to create a light background before other solid or opaque color is used.  Later on I might use gouache or acrylic depends on the effect I want to achieve.  This is the first stage – watercolor stage – of the painting and there will be more to come before I finish this Jackson Pollock inspired study.  It is lots of fun so far.

Daily watercolor painting – Abstract #2 – watercolor and black marker

Abstract watercolor - High Tech

Abstract watercolor - High Tech

I have completed the Abstract watercolor – High Tech.  It is done on a 15 x 22 inches cold press watercolor paper.  The black lines was done using a felt tip permanent marker and the color was put on layers using watercolor paint.  I have finished the painting and have not sign it yet because I need to decide which way it shoud be hung.  I like the way it looks being a vertical painting as shown but the Abstract watercolor looks good when it is view as a horizontal painting as well.  Inside the watercolor painting, there is a computer monitor, keyboard, numerical keypad and mouse.  It is lots of fun producing this abstract high tech watercolor painting.

– Peter Lau

Daily watercolor painting – Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams : Natural Affinities – art book

Book - Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities

Book - Georgia O'Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities

I come across reading this book called Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams: Natural Affinities in the library.  These two artist whom I admire for their art in photography and painting.  The following is what is written in the back cover of the book.  …..This is the first major publication and exhibition devoted to a comparative view of the work of Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams, two towering figures of twentieth-century American Art.  More than one hundred duotone and four-color reproductions of paintings and photographs, accompanied by critical essays, reveal telling parallels and differences between the artists unique visions of the natural world.

Anyone interested in photography or painting would enjoy this book.

Daily watercolor painting – Abstract watercolor

Abstract outline on watercolor paper

Abstract outline on watercolor paper

The above is an abstract outline on 15 x 22 inches cold press watercolor paper.  It is going to be done in transparent watercolor and the lines are first drawn in with pencil and then with a perament black felt tip pen.  I will give a hint of what the abstract is after I finished the painting in a few days.  Watercolor and gouache might be used for this abstract watercolor painting.  I like to experiment this line drawing with felt tip pen comparing with the ink resist techique I shown earlier because it gives a more define line which is more appropiate to this abstract subject.

Daily Watercolor – Sunrise – Ink resist watercolor painting

Daily watercolor painting - Sunrise - Ink resist painting

Daily watercolor painting - Sunrise - Ink resist painting

This is the finished watercolor ink-resist painting done on 15 x 22 inches cold press watercolor paper.  The painting uses watercolor paint for the different layers.  An abstract watercolor painting about the sunrise or sunset.  Lately I have been trying some abstrat art  ideas using watercolor and ink resist as a way of expression.  It is fun to create this kind of abstract ideas which explores ones imagination.

Ink Resist Painting – Sunrise – Daily watercolor painting

Ink Resist watercolor painting - sunrise watercolor painting by Peter Lau

Ink Resist watercolor painting - sunrise watercolor painting

This is the stage where the painting is being covered with permanent black ink.  The black ink will be permanently left on the areas where there is no white tempera.  This stage of the ink resist watercolor painting is to left dried overnight.  Next will be the wash shere areas of whte temera is being washed away.

Ink resist watercolor painting - Sunrise

Ink resist watercolor painting - Sunrise

You can see from the above image that the tempera and black ink is being washed away from the paper surface.  Warm water and a scrubbing brush is used for this step.  This left only the lines and some areas of the painting where the black permanent ink has eat into the watercolor paper surface.  After the paper is completely dry it is ready to be painted using watercolor, gouache, or Acrylic paint.

– Peter Lau