A 365 day art project… one drawing a day
Some adorable homes in Chesapeake… ok, prettier in person. I parked my car and totally creeped on these nice neighbors, just sketching away. Then painted it at home. Does that count as urban sketching? I have so far to go.
I REALLY did not capture the character of this line of homes. 😦
This is direct watercolor using A. Gallo watercolor paint on Arches 100% cotton cold press paper (in the book I made in a previous post), using one of my new favorite brushes, the da Vinci Casaneo Quill Brush, size 2. (This is an Amazon affiliate link, and I get rewarded (a little!) if you purchase through this link, without it costing you more… but shop around! I haven’t checked prices on these elsewhere recently. It is $29 right now, but I only paid $21 a few weeks ago… maybe try to wait out a price decrease?)
Quill brushes are sized differently than round brushes (though both are round!) and a 2 quill is maybe like a 6 or 7 round brush. A pretty convenient size. The brush is soft, keeps a beautiful thin tip, holds a ton of water, and this one snaps back nicely. It is actually made from synthetic fibers, and I was surprised by the water it holds. … the brush head itself isn’t as long as I thought it would be. I wonder if that explains the snap back that it has? So far i have enjoyed it immensely, and love the size 0 I got just as much.
This afternoon, I was reading this blog post by a friend of mine, Chandra, from Swap-bot, … She takes beautiful photographs, and always has such thoughtful things to share. I was inspired to try painting one of her tulips tonight. Ok, it turned into something very different, but it’s all good practice! If it looks unfinished to you… that’s because I don’t really know what I’m doing yet. I’m more comfortable sketching in ink, and filling in.
Happy first day of Spring! Go paint a tulip or something anyway!
🙂
Okay, actually Watercolor Flowers, but if you have ever pressed flowers, they may remind you of pressed flowers. The petals become thin and delicate like that… of course, I followed a youtube video to do these flowers!!
I just copied the design on the cover. 🙂 A.Gallo’s watercolor “Morellone” came in very handy. (I use A. Gallo paints for the whole thing… but particularly that color, a nice thick deep PR101.)
A little shimmery copper color here and there:
My binding job looks worse and worse to me. But… I still love it. 🙂
You can see the original post HERE, showing how I made the journal.
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