Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Autumn Lake, Ray County--SOLD



"Autumn Lake, Ray County"
9" x 12"
watercolor pencil on archival paper
 

This is a hidden lake on a private holding in Ray County, Missouri. My friends and I had secured permission to explore, hike, sketch, and photograph, and we came across this beautiful spot. The leaves were gone, but the still water reflected a pristine sky and lakeside reeds glowed as if on fire!

I hope it finds a home with you...




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Mini-demo:

I chose watercolor pencil for this, since I could sketch in those graceful bare limbs with my pencil point, then soften them with clear water to suggest the tiny twigs you barely see from a distance...

I varied the color a bit to give the impression of the different types of trees.




The clumps of reed were like soft down-filled pillows!  I know they had provided cover for waterfowl, frogs, and fish, spawning near the banks.





 I love the way watercolor pencil allows interesting, natural textures like those above, while making wonderful puddles that feel like washes...I lifted the light color trees with a small stiff brush, and then, when everything was dry, scratched through with a sharp point.

You can click on these images to see them larger...

Strathmore 400 CP watercolor paper has a good hard finish and works well with watercolor pencil, allowing you to lift and scrape without damaging the surface.

These are Faber-Castell Albrecht Durer pencils...soft, rich, and intensely pigmented.

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This painting is offered unmatted and unframed to keep costs down. It will come to you carefully wrapped via Priority Mail, in the US. Insurance included in the shipping cost

$225

SOLD

This painting was originally done for by North Light book, Watercolor Pencil Magic, now out of print.  In order to meet the demand, I produced an expanded version of the book, Watercolor Pencil Workshop on CD, restoring one whole chapter that had to be edited from the book for space reasons; the CD is in PDF format, and has bonus reading.  We use this CD for my online classes!



The CD is $15.99 + shipping--you can find it here, if you like:


2 comments:

  1. Gorgeous effects from watercolour pencils! So soft.

    I've not tried the Albrecht Durer's, although I have splased out on a new set of Polychromos. (My mum bought me a set of 60 when I was 17 wanting them for High school art - I still have some of them today).

    Off to look at more of your great work here...

    Cheers,

    Cindy

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  2. The Durers are lovely, very intensely pigmented, but soft to use. I've not given the Polychromos a good try, Cindy, maybe I should!

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