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Thursday, December 8, 2011

OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE - 2

Then it was on to the larger center canvas (24x36). I have not worked on anything that large before and was quite intimidated until I convinced myself that it wasn’t much larger than a full sheet of watercolor paper (DUH!)

I wasn’t sure how the background flowers would look, but wanted to keep them obviously less interesting and bring up the single sunflower and the bee.

I drew in the shapes with charcoal, lived with the drawing for a while and tweaked it a time or two, and then began painting.
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5 comments:

  1. lauraDecember 8, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    It's a great idea to "live with" the drawing for a while. I usually plunge in then discover drawing problems too late. I'm going to try to wait!

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  2. debwardartDecember 8, 2011 at 3:47 PM

    Laura, not only do I usually find mistakes at that stage, but continue to find things to "tweak" all along in the process!

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  3. RH CarpenterDecember 9, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    I jump in with the painting too quickly, too - good to check the drawing a few times before getting out the big brushes! I'm sure this one is going to look as good as the other 2 :)

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  4. martinealisonDecember 9, 2011 at 9:18 AM

    En ce moment aussi je suis en plein dessin... Il est essentiel aussi de passer par ce stade de la création...
    j'ai hâte de voir l'évolution!
    Gros bisous

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  5. debwardartDecember 9, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    Rhonda, yep, you are a quick painter, for sure!
    Martine said: she is also in the planning stages of a painting and it is essential to "go through this stage of the creation" and she is anxious to see this painting progress!

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