Snippet Saturday - lots of art, a few words

[wayfaringwordhack]

This week, I let the Dynamic Sketching slide, but I was otherwise good on working on all the other types of artwork I set for myself to do, and since I am aiming for 2 out of 3, I am right on target. Hooray.

I also started typing up my picture book text. It is a story I have told many times, but I have to consider what the images will tell and what I need to portray in prose. And, "a story from my mouth" is not exactly page-worthy and must be made so.

Voilà, a smattering of the art from this week:



I finished up the Batroun triptych, finishing a painting from a landscape photo that was never meant to be the subject of a study; but sadly, I hadn't thought to take many photos as a references for this type of project.

In other watercolor news, I followed along with several tutorials on YouTube to practice my control of my particular supplies:



And I continued with the landscape compositions, bemoaning the fact that I don't have enough photo references to use, as is attested by the copy I did of the England photo (the lighthouse was a little wonky but is further skewed by the sketchbook not lying flat for the photo LOL). I even snagged one of my photos from my Egypt archive:










I really must get out and take some more photos to use for the composition project.

Comments

[asakiyume]

This is a great trio of photos!

I really love the way you captured all the colors and textures of the rocks in the first set, and I *love* the watercolor sky in the top picture in the second set. And in the third set, the way you did the bushes and the human figures in the one labeled "Nile"--love that!

[wayfaringwordhack]

I like the effect of the sky, too. Makes me want to try another painting to use those two colors to the same effect. I love discovering how pigments work together

[tolcath]

You do have a fine color sense and talent. I feel privileged to get to see your work.

[wayfaringwordhack]

Aw, that is sweet of you. *hugs*