Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting - Work in Progress Update 5

I am feeling like I can start to see the light with this painting lol. I am starting to work more on the glass bowl, everything else in the painting is just about done except for a few tweaks at the end. once I finish the glass bowl I will go back and see what needs to be tweaked and then I will be done. This Watercolor Still Life is on the Canson Art Board and is 16x20".

Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting - Work in Progress Update 4

An update on the still Life Watercolor Painting with Pee Wee the Elephant. I worked some more on the fabric, I did not like how the fabric was hitting the left edge of the bowl creating a distraction from the bowl so I scrubbed it some making it go behind the bowl. I will go back in once it is good and dry with more paint to blend it in with the rest of the fabric. I started working a little on the bowl and some on the pear and Pee Wee. Hope everyone has a great night!

Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting - Work in Progress Update 3

I added a layer of cobalt to the background and a layer of B. Sienna to Pee Wee. I have the mango almost finished, I just need to adjust the highlights and paint the stem. I have also started to build up the shadows on the pears and Pee Wee. Have a great weekend everyone and happy painting!

Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting - Work in Progress Update 2

I worked more on the shadows, adding indigo and maroon. I also worked on the fruit more, glazing the orange with new gamboge and adding some permanent green to the pears. I like to get my darkest point in early as I used it as a reference point for my other colors and values.

Pee Wee in a Still Life Watercolor Painting - Work in Progress

This is my latest watercolor painting I am working on, again I am using the Canson art board. It is 16x20" and I started off just blocking in the fabric with cobalt blue and a layer of B. Sienna on the shadows. I used Lemon yellow on the fruit. I picked this fruit bowl up at a local thrift shop. I have a whole shelf in my closet full of things I pick up to someday paint :)

Pee Wee the Elephant - Watercolor Painting Finished!

I also finished Pee Wee this morning, he is 8x8`` and is also done on the Canson Artboard, each painting I do on the board gets easier , it was a little tricky at first but it actually works well with the way I paint. Pee Wee is starring in my next painting also, it is a still life with some fruit, a bowl and of course Pee Wee, I will post some picture after.  i think the thing I like about Pee Wee is his texture, he is solid brass and very old and corroded, it is this rusted marred surface that drew me to him.

Bella the Elephant - Watercolor Painting is Finished!

I finished Bella the Elephant this morning, I am really starting to love the Canson Artboard, Bela and Pee Wee are both done on the board. Bella is 8x10 inches.

Watercolor Painting of Elephant #1 I am working on - Update 3

I worked some more on the larger elephant, I am thinking maybe she should be called Bella. She is much fancier and in much better shape than Pee wee. I started adding some of her shadows and contours, I am liking the background still so I will leave it alone for now :). Hope everyone is having a wonderful night.

Watercolor Painting of Elephant #2 (Pee Wee) I am working on - Update 2

I started working more on his body and worked on the background a bit also, you can start to see where he is starting to get some form. Thank you for stopping in, I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend! :)

Watercolor Painting of Elephant #1 I am working on - Update 2

I started working a little on the body. The biggest difference here is the glaze of Alizarin Crimson that I put on the entire background, it really helped to push it back. I still have not come up with a name yet... help :)

Watercolor Painting of Elephant #2 I am working on - Update 1

This is elephant #2, he is actually quite small in real life and elephant #1 is larger, they are both brass but have a dark patina, the smaller #2 is very old and pitted and rusted almost, love the texture. I did not realize until I looked around that I seem to have quite a few elephants hanging out in my studio. I might call this one Pee Wee, I am not sure yet so if you have a better name let me know :)

Watercolor Painting of Elephant #1 I am working on - Update 1

I worked some more on the elephants, I have not named them yet, so if you have any suggestions feel free to share them :)

New Watercolor Paintings I am working on - Elephants

I started these 2 paintings today, they are both watercolor and are on Watercolor board. The top one is 8x10" and the bottom one is 8x8". As you can see these both have a long ways to go, but the are off to a good start.  Hopefully I will have an update to post tomorrow. Have a great night everyone! Thanks for looking.

Blue Otis the Japanese Dog Watercolor Painting - Finished!

Just Finished Otis this morning, he is relieved :) He was getting tired of sitting. Now I just have to sign it and put on some varnish. I am finding the board was easier to use this time (as with everything you do, practice makes perfect) Hope everyone has a wonderful and creative day! Thanks for looking

Watercolor Painting of Otis the Japanese Dog - Update 2

Otis is not done yet but he is getting close. I am finding the more I use the board the easier it is getting. I am hoping to finish this little guy and the eggs up by the weekend. See you soon :)

Watercolor Painting of Otis the Japanese Dog - Update 1

I worked on the drapery behind him some more and I am starting to work on his body. This is 8x8" on Canson Arches watercolor board. I might call this one Blue Otis. Maybe I will call the acrylic one Otis Sees Red lol, just a thought. Hope everyone has a great night!

Watercolor Painting of Otis the Japanese Dog I am working on

I enjoyed the acrylic of Otis (yes I gave him a name) so much that I decide to set him up with a different background and position. I decide to paint this one in watercolor just because I have missed it and I wanted to give the Canson Artboard another try. I am finding the board an adjustment as it is very absorbent, but that might turn out to work in my favor.  As I mentioned before with the pears I had a problem with it bowing. A rep for the company saw my post and emailed me with a solution, he said to paint an x corner to corner with water on the backside and let it dry... and it worked perfectly...no more bow, it was nice and flat. Thank you Canson :)
I am hoping to finish this one up quickly, I will post an update as soon as I can. Thanks

Acrylic Painting of a Japanese Dog Ornament Finished!

I just finished this little guy and I am almost done the eggs. I enjoyed this dog ornament so much I decided to start another on, this time in watercolor, I will post the start later along with the eggs as soon as I am done. This painting is 8x8" done on a gallery wrapped canvas. I am off to varnish him now. I hope everyone has a fantastic night! thanks

Working on Acrylic Painting of a Dog Ornament from Japan - update 3

Still developing the ornament, I still have to add some deeper shadows. Getting close to being done as are the eggs. I will post them as soon as they are completed.. stay tuned :)  Have a great night everyone and thank you for stopping by.

Working on Acrylic Painting of a Dog Ornament from Japan - update 2

I am really enjoying the square format and the acrylics. I am still just adding the base of his shadows and form, worked a little on his eyes.