Bright Vase re-do. 5 x 5 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado
This was built a layer at a time. I used stencils, pattern sheets, and thought more about how I applied the paint. I spent a good chunk of time, enjoyed the process and I am happy with the result.
I have been so inspired by texture, and the many ways artists have found to create it. This might look very much like other paintings I have done. I might be fooling myself. But it feels different to me.
I really love the table. I forced myself to scrub into and remove some of the indigo. Sacrilege to this indigo lover. The lavender spots on top were not visible until they dried. I thought, “O.K., that was a fail, but no one will see it.” They appeared a minute later like magic.
The original painting is below. I didn’t notice until I saw it on the monitor, my arrangement was top-heavy. So I Photoshopped some of that weight off. (Yeah, you’re right, I made that side to straight up and down.)
Bright Vase. 5 x 5 watercolor on Arches 140 lb. cold pressed paper. © 2017 Sheila Delgado
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Guess I somehow missed this post! Would love to see the steps. Interesting texture effects especially on the background and tablecloth.
Hi Carol, thanks so much for checking it out. Glad you like it:)
This is beautiful Sheila. At first I though it was an acrylic mixed media and then you said it is watercolour – how do you do that!? Those dots on the indigo table top are just right and the texture in the back ground makes my eye pause and then move on. Love the vase shape and colours and then the flowers – again beautiful colours. If I tried this with watercolour would have a very muddy looking piece of paper. Love your watercolours!
I got lucky Janet. I read how Judith “fixes” her layers. With acrylic spray or acrylic gel. i thought about trying that, but it was late, and I just wanted to continue painting. I didn’t do anything between the layers. I used chunky “strokes” and left lots of white space, and filled that space in consecutive layers. I do know that you can use glazing in watercolor, but I need more practice with that technique. Some of the first textures were lost, but I can see how they affected the final piece.
Thanks for the compliment, so glad 🙂
You have some nice texture in this piece and the vase is especially nice. I think you are very clever with photoshop to be able to change the top – I would be scrubbing and lifting – lol. Have a great day Sheila
thank you Val. I may go back in and scrup and fix on the original. Funny, it does not bother me as much looking at the original, but on the c=screen it really stands out to me. LOL Enjoy your weekend Val 🙂
Sheila, I noticed your texturing immediately! Really fun to see your experimentation and playing with new approaches at the inspiration of other artists. Love the table surface in particular, its variations and nuances, its hint that someone may even get a hand slap later for not being more careful when filling the vase with water—splashing drops on the table and not wiping them up!
What are pattern sheets, and how did you go about using them in your watercolor?
Love your interpretation Dotty! So fun 🙂 I will show them in my next post. And I will try to remember to take a picture of the steps. Happy Saturday to you 🙂