This week our watercolor drill sergeant made us copy a colorful abstract collage. The point was to recreate each color as accurately as possible. It was really hard!
I did OK on the color matching but got disapproval for using “subpar” paper which created all those streaks. (I didn’t want to waste my expensive paper on what was essentially an exercise.)
The homework was to paint a still life comprised of colorful objects, getting the colors as close as possible. Again, hard.
Here’s my homework. I’m pretty happy with it although the yellow is not right. I think I went too light on the yellow because I knew I was going to paint those flowers over it. (It would’ve been too much work to mask out that whole flower area. )
Here’s what I was looking at—a collection of objects from China and Japan that I happened to have in my house.
In other exciting news: I decided to move all my painting and drawing stuff out of the dining room and into an extra bedroom upstairs. So I guess I have a “studio” now.
Cute bedroom with nice light that nobody ever used
This is not ideal, but it’s better than the dining room. That card table I’m painting on was my parents. I think it was made in like 1960. It has some sort of faux leather covering that smells moldy. I need to get rid of the daybed and get a new, larger table.
Thank you! And you’re right…i need to commit to finishing the transformation to craft room/art studio. In addition to being sunny, it’s got a bathroom just across the hall for washing brushes…
I’ve done the same with a spare bedroom. It is so good to be able to walk away and close a door on it. My 60’s card table works just fine:) Happy weekend🥂
Absolutely right. You need to be able to leave your stuff out and close the door! My card table might be OK, if I could get the “old” smell off it 👃😉
Bon weekend to you!
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The craft room looks so much better than the empty guest room.
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Thank you! And you’re right…i need to commit to finishing the transformation to craft room/art studio. In addition to being sunny, it’s got a bathroom just across the hall for washing brushes…
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I think you did quite well with the still life.
And yay to a dedicated studio. Every artist must have one.
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Thank you! And yes, I need to go all the way with the room makeover. 👍
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Great job on the still life! Glad you now have your own studio.
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Thanks Laurie! Working on giving away that daybed now.
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A room of your own!
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Virginia Wolf ❤️
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Yup!
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Oooh your very own painting room! 👏🏽
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Yes! Excited 🤩
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I’ve done the same with a spare bedroom. It is so good to be able to walk away and close a door on it. My 60’s card table works just fine:) Happy weekend🥂
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Absolutely right. You need to be able to leave your stuff out and close the door! My card table might be OK, if I could get the “old” smell off it 👃😉
Bon weekend to you!
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Your homework has fabulous dimension, but everything does look hard! Way to go on keeping with it and making a studio! Must be good therapy, too. ❤
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It is! And thanks for the support Stephanie ❤️
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❤ Well deserved. Your painting is honestly impressive, Mary.
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TY!
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