fabric design, silkscreen printing, drawing with charcoal pastel and colored pencil, painting, collage and quilting.


Trish’s Cutting Garden: the stages of a painting

Making Progress with Watercolors
This is my first session on my 2nd painting of Trish’s Cutting Garden.  The previous painting I stuck with a little too long.  There is a lot of detail but it is a little overworked.  This time I am trying for a looser approach.  The progressive photos will help.  The format is different 10″h x 8″w.  This time no pencil marks.  I am using the Ampersand clay board designed for watercolor. The surface really grabs the color.  There  will be no pushing, or removing color from this surface.

on site photo at Trish’s house
1. watercolor Trish’s Garden
2. watercolor on board
3. watercolor Trish’s Garden
Now I must proceed slowly.  I don’t want to over work it.  I want to keep the rhythm, keep the flow.  Mind the white.
4. watercolor on board
5. watercolor on board Trish’s Garden

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