Trying out a more delicate touch today on a water-colour coastal scene, starting off with some wax resist grasses to lighten the overall effect – I’m quite happy with the general feel of it now it’s dried, it’s certainly not nearly as ‘heavy’ a covering of pigment on paper as I’ve been painting with recently so it feels a little bit pale and insipid… But then again, maybe that weathered washed-out-ness is perfectly appropriate for a soft sea-scape?
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I think it’s lovely, I went over to acrylics for more colour but now I seem to appreciate the pale palette.
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I seem to want to have both things at the same time – not only have the lovely light translucence of water-colour, but also have the strong, solid, more vibrant colours of an opaque medium like gouache… so I suppose I have to learn to choose just one style for each painting and stick with it…
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Why don’t you mix the two 😃
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I have tried that, but only to correct a painting that went wrong…
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You might be surprised 😊
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Nice.
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Thanks! 🙂
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Welcome
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This is lovely, Ruth.
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Looks like one or two of the days we had in Scotland. Very nice.
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A lovely and serene coast!
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