Watercolor on 140# Arches hot press watercolor paper using a combination of Sennelier and Holbein watercolors because each brand seems to have strengths in different areas. I also have to admit, I had to resort to using a white colored pencil for a dab of highlights that I just could not manage with even my smallest brushes so technically this is a mixed media piece.
Bonny Wagoner - Art and Illustration
Tuesday, January 19, 2021
Last home portrait finished
Watercolor on 140# Arches hot press watercolor paper using a combination of Sennelier and Holbein watercolors because each brand seems to have strengths in different areas. I also have to admit, I had to resort to using a white colored pencil for a dab of highlights that I just could not manage with even my smallest brushes so technically this is a mixed media piece.
Thursday, January 7, 2021
Another home portrait finished.
Watercolor on Arches 140# cold press watercolor paper.
Normally I paint with Sennelier watercolors. I actually only own eight tubes of Sennelier paints - their introduction starter set. You can imagine how much mixing goes on to get the color range needed for any given painting. I have to admit it has been a great experience for working with a limited palette because the by-product is all of my paintings have a similar color thread between them as if it was intentional.
On this painting I dabbled a little with some Holbein watercolors. It all started because I'm not sure I like the yellow I have in my Sennelier set. It's a little to opaque for my liking which is a weird thing to say about transparent watercolor but it is what it is. Maybe it's a solubility thing. Either way, it's the first time I played with Holbein and I was very much impressed with it so far.
Saturday, January 2, 2021
Thursday, December 24, 2020
Happy holidays!
First of all, thanks for tuning into my blog. This year has been one of those super challenging years when I thought I had everything planned out only to have all those plans turned upside down during the pandemic. It actually turned out to be a good thing because it opened new opportunities that I would not have been looking for had it not been for this years events. As a kid my mom used to tell me when times seem dark, look for the silver lining.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
Another home portrait commission
I had several home portraits in various stages of completion so I’m trying to finish them before the holidays - making for LONG days. Watercolor with gouache highlights on cotton paper.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
For the holidays
The colors are not actually this "perky" - my scanner seems to be having issues with the green/red combinations and is skewing the colors. I tried taking a picture of it with my cell phone and decided it must be those particular color combinations that are a challenge because that version is way off too on the other end of the spectrum. I thought maybe it's the inside lights. Nope, even outside it's off too. It's really not neon-ish green, nor does the red jump off the page like this. So consider this a facsimile. Watercolor commission for the holidays.
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