©2010 Carolyn A. Pappas, Brush. Ink and watercolor wash, 5 x 7 inches.
I cut it close again with this month’s Virtual Paintout. It was mainly because I was going to lots of summertime parties and cookouts on the weekends which ate into my usual art time. I had some trouble finding a view that I really liked in Hong Kong as well. I’m usually drawn to nature type scenes and I think that I was expecting to find something exotic and unusual. In reality, I thought most of it, except some tropical plants, looked like places in the US. I ended up painting some trees and brush on the side of the road that could have been almost anywhere. I did try to be more “free” with my watercolors in this piece though. I hope it doesn’t come across as sloppy, because that was not what I was going for.
I miscalculated in my last post on how many pages I had left in my watercolor sketchbook. I realized that I had some paintings on the back sides of the pages (I don’t use both sides of the page in my sketchbooks). Now I only have one more page to finish until I start my new watercolor moleskine!
One of my favorites of all of those Hong Kong pieces. I so love landscapes and you do them so beautifully. I don’t see any sloppiness whatsoever. The shadows thrown by the trees is excellently done here, Carolyn. Beautiful beautiful piece!
Thank you Sherry. I think I just “felt” sloppy when I was painting this because I’m not used to the feeling of painting with my brush loaded with so much paint. I do think it gives a nice effect though.
This is just gorgeous! Love those colors especially the shadows! Yes, it does come across, definitely, as more free; not sloppy at all. Finish up that one last page and enjoy starting in on your new moleskine!
Wonderful sweetpea! I want it on my wall!
getting caught up with summer fun is wonderful. I missed the deadline of HongKong – but will post it on my blog soon. I really like your technique with pen & ink and watercolor.