Monday, April 20, 2015

First "Real" Watercolor

Good Happy Monday Morning Everyone!!!

I am so excited today!  I am going to share my first "REAL" watercolor with you.  I say real because I bought some Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor Paints and I haven't really painted an actual picture from start to finish. Well, I should say I did paint one when I was a (hs) freshman but it wasn't very good. I've always wanted to watercolor but if you recall I explained about my art experience in school - not being good enough so I never perused it.   After my taste of drawing again I decided that I was going to go ahead and take the plunge!

Recently I saw this photo on Ken Oliver's FB page.  I have no idea what type of flower it is but I was so taken with it I asked him if I might be allowed to try my hand at it.  He graciously said yes so this was my first subject.  (I've been saving it until I got my paints.)

Edited to add: It is a Star Magnolia and it's a very early bloomer.  Simply stunning!


This weekend I set about drawing the flower - it's just a rough sketch but it turned out fairly close I'd say...



and here's an "in the process" photo - starting to take shape!


and finally here is my at the moment finished product!  I know it's not perfect but I am so happy with how it turned out!  I do have to admit though that I'm too chicken to try to paint a background - I'm afraid I'll screw it up!  


And here's another look at the photo...


Well, what do you think?
Honest opinions please.


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23 comments:

  1. ElaineApril 20, 2015 at 6:54 AM

    Gorgeous

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  2. Dee in N.H.April 20, 2015 at 7:05 AM

    It's beautiful!!

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  3. NanetteApril 20, 2015 at 7:06 AM

    WoWzers!! Great job, Roni! It's beautiful.

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  4. Victoria H.April 20, 2015 at 7:43 AM

    Oh wow you are so inspiring!! This is so beautiful; so much for you to be proud of!

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  5. Jackie PNApril 20, 2015 at 8:19 AM

    Extremely well done Roni! As you know, white is the most challenging watercolor to use and you really did capture it in your piece! Beautiful

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  6. ikeApril 20, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    FABulous - I think you did an exceptional job with this - especially as white/shades thereof are notoriously difficult AND you picked a flower too, which isn't easy. Your painting is lovely and you should deffo do more :-D Great job Roni :-D
    Hugz
    IKE xxxx

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  7. gwillisincApril 20, 2015 at 9:04 AM

    Beatiful

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  8. Vicki DutcherApril 20, 2015 at 9:27 AM

    Your "real" is stunning! Love the shading you achieved - beautiful job

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  9. CapescrapperApril 20, 2015 at 9:33 AM

    Roni, you did an amazing job, still can't believe it is your first watercolor, looks like you have been doing this for years!! WOW.

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  10. TheresaApril 20, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    How did you like working with the Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Watercolors? You did a good job with the shading. Have you tried working with a mask yet? I used the Incredible White Mast from Grafix and have had good results with that. I hope you share more as you go along. thanks as always for sharing.

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  11. Judy RiceApril 20, 2015 at 10:20 AM

    You did a wonderful job Roni. It's beautiful.

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  12. ElizabethApril 20, 2015 at 1:54 PM

    So well done! I'm with Julie. Definitely looks like you've doing this for a long time.

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  13. ScrumplescrunchApril 20, 2015 at 2:49 PM

    Hello Roni,
    You should be pleased as this is a super job, now finish it....Just add the colour to the Bg, face the fear and do it. As you know, watercolour is very forgiving, pick the brush up today.
    Smiles:)
    Sue

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  14. Wanda ThomasApril 20, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Water coloring is the most difficult painting medium because if you make a mistake, you can't just "paint over it." Water coloring something "white" has to be the hardest thing to do also. I think you did a marvelous job! You should pursue this passion!!

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  15. Ink Stained RoniApril 20, 2015 at 3:37 PM

    Thanks everyone! It was so much fun to paint. And you know a few people mentioned that white was hard to paint - I didn't know that actually...guess it was good to not know it so I wasn't afraid to give it a go - LOL!! Sometimes it's best not to know these things ;)

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  16. Sunny (D. L.) SteinmetzApril 20, 2015 at 9:13 PM

    I think it's wonderful, and I teach watercolor!

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  17. Donna NuceApril 20, 2015 at 10:28 PM

    Love it! You did fantastic!

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  18. Teresa RApril 21, 2015 at 4:54 AM

    Great job! It looks like the real flower

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  19. AnonymousApril 21, 2015 at 9:52 AM

    Your star magnoila flower is beautiful !!

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  20. Dorothy KovakApril 21, 2015 at 11:29 AM

    Well done! I'm impressed that this is your first. I hope you will do more.

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  21. Bonnie SchulteApril 21, 2015 at 1:37 PM

    I like it very much..You should be very proud of yourself!

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  22. Miss IowaApril 24, 2015 at 12:06 AM

    It's absolutely lovely! I predict more fabulous WC projects in your future. :)

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  23. TXMessMay 7, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    It's very pretty! Nice job, Roni. I love water color painting, but have never been very good it. After a lot of frustration I admitted defeat and gave up. However, you've inspired me...maybe I'll have to give it a another try.

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