This is another beginner tutorial at Anna Mason’s membership site. I will definitely try this one again after lots of practice on how to do those fine directional marks. She makes it look easy…but, of course, it is not! Thanks for Visiting đ ~Sunnyside
Tag: watercolor
Week 28: Viola, by Sunnyside
Note: Lesson from Anna Mason’s membership site. Happy Sunday! đ ~Sunnyside
Chris le Roy: Bluebirds in Sunflowers (1930)
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Endre PenovĂĄc: ‘Miracle on Paper’
âThe way of watercolor painting is like our world. The predictable, plannable and the unpredictable, unexpected happenings make [the painting] complete. Therefore, I apply watercolor technique in a way that allows paint and water to create miracles on the paper. Man, too, is like this, a merger of sense and sensibility.â Endre PenovĂĄc Who Is…
Week 10: It’s a Pear! by Sunnyside
First Watercolor Tutorial Free tutorial by Anna Mason. I followed pretty closely, except I drew free hand, not with outline. This lesson was LOTS of fun….although she moves too fast and uses brushes that were not on the materials list. Taking a proper photograph is not easy – must learn. The original really doesn’t look…
Frances Hodgkins: Maori woman and child (1900)
Frances Mary Hodgkins (1869-1947) is arguably New Zealandâs leading expatriate artists. Her works capture the spirit of an era greatly influenced by Impressionism and the beginnings of en plein air painting, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism and two World Wars. Source: Jonathan Grant Gallery Click For Enlarged Detail Slideshow best viewed At Sunnyside Video: Jonathan Grant Gallery Details…
Endre PenovĂĄc: Silence
“The way of watercolor painting is like our world. The predictable, plannable and the unpredictable, unexpected happenings make it complete. Therefore, I apply watercolor technique in a way that allows paint and water to create miracles on the paper.” Endre PenovĂĄc ***all image copyrights belong to artist and/or owner Thanks for Visiting! đ…
Sister From The Order Of The Pre-Raphaelites
Lately, I have been delving into the lives of some of the talented women surrounding the Pre-Raphaelite movement, both artists and models, so I am delighted to re-blog this poem by Gwendrina. Published at The Peaceful Pub, âSister From The Order Of The Pre-Raphaelitesâ is a poem about “a fictitious member of the group based…
Edouard Vuillard: Deux Femmes dans Interieur (1892)
From the collection of Berkshire Museum Edouard Vuillard, “Two women in an interior”. Watercolor over pencil and paper. Not dated.Christies, “A very rare Nabis watercolor is very complete, in very good condition and is a desirable subject for Vuillard’s early years (his mother and his sister). Signed and indistinctly dedicated lower right. …
John La Farge: Nocturne (c.1885)
Nocturne A founder and leader of the American watercolor movement by the late 1870s, La Farge used the medium to make studies for illustrations and decorative projects, to record his travels, and to paint exquisite floral still-life exhibition pieces. This sheet typifies those still lifes in its quiet mood, its nuanced handling of the medium,…
Firdawsi: Gayumarth from the Shahnameh, mid 16th century Iran
 What is the Shahnameh? “The seminal work of Persian literature is the Shahnameh, an epic poem that recounts the history of pre-Islamic Persia or Iranshahr (Greater Iran). The Shahnameh contains 62 stories, told in 990 chapters with 50,000 rhyming couplets. It is divided into three partsâthe mythical, heroic, and historical ages. Written in modern Persian,…
Eleanor Farjeon and Olive Leared: Mythology in Word and Picture
‘Pan! Pan! O Pan! Bring back thy reign again upon the earth!’
The Elephant Hunt of Maharaja, Anup Singh of Bikaner (c.1695)
The Elephant Hunt of Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner, Unknown, Circa 1695 From the collection of Cincinnati Art Museum The elephant hunt, a periodic event in the life of the Indian imperial court, was intended to augment the royal stables. This Rajasthani painting records an elephant hunt organized by the Bikaner maharaja Anup Singh….
Emily Carr: Arbutus Tree (c.1909)
via The Athenaeum Also See: Emily Carr: Who Is She?
Emily Carr: Cha-atl, Field with Pole,1912
From the collection of Royal BC Museum ALTERNATE TITLE: Cha-atl, Field with Poles PERIOD / STYLE: Early Totems (1911-1913) INSCRIPTIONS RECTO (FRONT): Signature: M EMILY CARR Also See: Emily Carr: Who Is She? Related links From the Forest to the Sea: Emily Carr in British Columbia @ Dulwich Picture Gallery DPG press release about Carr…
Maurice Brazil Prendergast: A woman and two girls sitting in the park
the-met-art: Large Boston Public Garden Sketchbook: A woman and two girls sitting in the park by Maurice Brazil Prendergast, Robert Lehman Collection Medium: Recto: watercolor over pencil; bordered in pencil and watercolor Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/459540
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