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May. 16.

Distant Mountain

Earlier I posted a watercolor work in progress. Distant Mountain -May 2012.jpeg Watercolor

I finished the painting as intended, but in the process I lost some of the detail that I liked about the mountain. I also had the frisket lift some color creating some new shapes that I did not intend. One of the things I am enjoying about watercolor is this sort of creative accidents. I took what I learned here and used it intentionally in another watercolor to get the same effect.

It is important to take what we learn from mistakes and add it to our tool box, and not just trashing the piece. Since I was no longer happy with the watercolor as it was, I tried something new, I went back in with watercolor pencils and added details and some shading to break up the harsh lines that the frisket left.

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© 2012 Rennata M. Tropeano
May. 14.

Hanging Flowers

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There Is something about the springtime that always makes me want to pull out my art supplies and play. I have worked more in my sketch book, working on the basics of working with capturing shadows. I will be uploading a series of screenshots of this sketch in progress to Flickr. I plan to try it as a watercolor as well, or possibly as an acrylic painting.

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