Monday, April 22, 2013

'The Wet Sand' By Steve Porter

I decided to leave the sky white so that the blue reflection of it in the water really stood out.
I seldom paint what is exactly there so i can push certain aspects to make an impact. This watercolor is 11"x15"
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5 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 23, 2013 at 8:38 AM

    Wow! Masterful textures and shadows! Way harder to do in WC than oils.
    Rick

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  2. steve porterApril 23, 2013 at 7:14 PM

    Thanks rick, Yea, I have trashed many watercolors and its still hard to get it right.

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  3. artofandrewdanielApril 23, 2013 at 9:11 PM

    The extreme tonal range really gives the rocks substance and depth!

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  4. steve porterApril 23, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    Many times a beautiful watercolor will 'DIE' right in front of me as it dries two or three shades lighter. So I try and hit it the first time with as rich and dark as i can on damp paper, then come back and do the same again. Then the other lighter values fall into place. Even that doesnt always work .. a crazy medium

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  5. RKApril 25, 2013 at 12:33 PM

    Great variation of textures.

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