©2010 Carolyn A. Pappas, Roadside Foliage. Ink and watercolor wash, 5 x 7 inches.
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This is my submission for the Virtual Paintout centered in Prince Edward Island, Canada for August. So far this month there have been a lot of beautiful pieces posted on the blog. My submission is fairly simple, but I enjoyed drawing and painting it. Recently I have been doing a lot of running around so it was nice to just sit and draw and zone out for a change. This particular watercolor paper is not the best for pen though, so I might just use it for plain watercolors next time. I did this while listening to episodes of the podcast Artists Helping Artists. It is very informative and uplifting and I highly recommend it.
Carolyn, as always, I love your watercolor and ink style. Those distant trees are perfection. You’ve so beautifully captured that far tree line, a view I see often out and about where I live.
Just love the lower left side – the movement is so exciting. I really admire this piece.
Love the pen work that you do in your sketches. They give life to the foliage. It looks like the plants are swaying in the wind.
Thank you! I tried to vary my lines so it wouldn’t seem boring. Next time I think I am going to experiment with using a larger nib. I did this all with a crowquill which is very fine.