Whimsical watercolors

So I've been doing a lot more painting recently, for school and for fun... here are some watercolors I did.






and a self-portrait



happy new year everybody!!

 

I love them! The first two are very whimsical indeed! The first one has a beautiful tone to it and the second one has a lovely background landscape. Great work. And I love your self portrait. You captured the essence of your dreads for sure. Good work!

 

you're so nice and encouraging, tree_huggin_veg.


disco

 

Love them, totally make me smile dude! Very creative and fun...the watercolours give a soothing sensation.

 

those are really good man, i love watercolors.

 

Thank you. I tell it like I see it. =] Oh and I find it important for people to keep encouraging people. When people stop giving praise for good work, people stop creating (at least in my experience).

 

Totally love them! I think watercolor is my favorite mediums to look at... there is just something about watercolor that just really pulls me in. I like your style.

 

love it
aha cupcakes

 

thank you, dear. i like making you smile..

i love watercolors too! omg, we should hang out!

you are so right... artists are like bunnies, you gotta take them out of their cages every once in a while. stroke their fur a little, tell them they're adorable. make them think they're the sole recipient of your attention and then put back in their cage.

thanks, hun. i've only recently started doing watercolors in a more representative style... abstract was it for me until a little while ago.

i know right!? cupcakes fucking rule... they should serve cupcakes on airplanes and at the movie theaters

 

these are fun.. i like the colors.. it is pleasant to the eye

 

hahahahahahahahahaha. best thing i have read in a while. =]

 

I can still see the sense of the abstract and I think it is really effectively used.

 

thank you, DazedGypsy... i see you around the forums and i like your posts. i've been working with a limited palette on most of my paintings. which means i do a painting with only 4-5 colors, mixing them to get what i need. it was suggested by one of my teachers and is working nicely.

meow

check out my gallery... its time for a mind-fuck...

 

hey i really appreciate that. thank you. i like the idea of using a few colors.. i'm not a really great artist but i draw and paint for fun and i like to use only a couple for one piece also.

 

what year are you in school? you are going after a bfa right? have you taken any color theory classes (or read up on it yourself)? it's one of my faves.... color theory. i love experimenting with different combos such as split complementary, etc. And i only use primary and black and white paint. i love to mix my own colors and when i only buy those paints, i force myself to learn how to make the right hue that i am trying to find.

 

I am stoned, and now I want cupcakes. Oh
and a parachute.

 

well, i'm technically a sophomore but i just switched to art so in that respect im a freshman. i'll be taking color & design class in the spring semester.

there are so many different types of primary though.. like blues for example a warm blue is ultramarine(its got some red in it) and cerulean blue is a cool blue. the two will mix very different greens and purples. take red for example... rose madder is a cool red and alazarin crimson a warm red. indian yellow is a soft warm yellow whereas lemon yellow is bright.

now stay with me... im talking about watercolor, not acrylics or oils. take alazarin crimson and mix with ultramarine you get a deeper purple(with more staining power) than alazarin crimson with cerulean blue.

so thats kinda my theories on color, but we'll see how that holds up in class.

also i like using primaries that are close to cyan, magenta, and yellow that are used for printing. in case i want to make a print later then i'd like to use colors within the gamut of printable ink. that means i generally pick cerulean blue or blue(green shade) over french ultramarine, and rose or magenta over alazarin crimson, and indian yellow over lemon yellow(nickel).

high-five!

oh my god! you read my mind... this girl i went to university with before i got kicked out the first time she made cupcakes where the frosting had marijuana butter in it... they were sooooo good.

 

Marijuana butter frosting? *marries the cupcake*

 

you make ganja butter, and then take some powdered sugar and mix it with peanut butter and a lil bit of crisco is what she did. im sure there are other recipes... but they were to die for.

 

Oh dear Goddess and Ovid... I would be in heaven. Anyway, would LOVE to see more of your artwork, dig your style for sure.