Today and tomorrow I am figuring out the dimensions of my next 2-3 paintings. I am not mathematically inclined!
Ione Angilan: Watermarks
I explain how my ideas for paintings occur and the processes I use to paint them in watercolors.
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
Sunday, January 1, 2023
I do think I had "covid light" but it still left me listless and unwilling to paint. Today is a new day and I am working on my subject's hair. It is time to move on.
I found a good photo of the subject's hair on my computer and so brought my paint things over to my desk so I could really observe as I started her hair strands. As you can see, the lighting was terrible but at least I got started.
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
I was at a Senior Arts Council meeting Monday. My current model was present so it was natural for me to look at her facial features. In the photo I am working from her hair has a slight blond tint. But Monday I realized that there was NO blond in her hair and I had already started putting light yellow on the watercolor paper. (That is what I get for using another person's photo!) I could not resolve how to get the yellow off my paper without using watercolor ground. Even at that it took two coats to cover. I painted one coat a day and had to let each one dry 24 hours.