Category: Watercolor

Day 262- and Some Art Before Lunch 

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Art before lunch. Very fast sketch from a distance. Think I was more into drawing the fountain than the couple who were having the best conversation outside at the inner bean while smoking and enjoying the weather.

  

This was drawn with my Pentel brush pen. Lettering was done with my Lamy Vista fine nib. The painting was done mostly with watercolor and with some gouache. 

I had a lot of trouble painting the flesh tones. The best thing I finally discovered while painting this was how to make flesh  using gouache. I tried the way I mix it with watercolor. Light yellow and a clear red. Not good when combined with white.

Then I tried white with a tiny bit of English red and bingo. Great flesh color!! Who knew?! I painted the skin before I went to book club and while I was there I studied the other ladies’ skin tones. Studying always helps. Then I came home and repainted them. Thank goodness. 

Random success!👏I have to say I think the girl is a little skinny and the arm too short but oh well. It’s done and I am turning the page!! 

Thanks for looking!!

Day 261 – Tom Cat

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If you would like me to paint your. Animal on commission let me know at mc m hu nt@me. Com  

 

Tom copyright Margaret McCarthy Hunt 81/2 x 11″ $195. Gouache or acrylic 

My son found Tom as a tiny stray in the wheel well of a neighbors boat trailer. When he brought him home you could hold him on your palm of one hand. Now he’s a sleek kitty with fur that glows like fire when he sits in the sun light. 

He also yowls at me to go in or out. In this painting he wanted out. He was getting irritated because I made him wait while I drew him.  

I drew him with one of my Noodler flex nibs loaded with Drartremis brown document ink. Painted him with gouache in my stillman and Birn zeta with  mostly white, Indian yellow, and English red with bits of indigo in the shadows.  

 

Detail Tom copyright Margaret McCarthy Hunt 81/2 x 11″ $195. Gouache or acrylic 

 Because he such a red cat I watered down some Quin Sienna watercolor and brushes it over his fur to make it redder.  I also added some watery burnt umber and burnt sienna Wc for shade. 

Background is watery titmouse with some Azo yellow to make the green spots. 

Day 260 – My Mothers Garden 

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My Mothers Garden 

11×15

$250 framed and matted 

$200 unframed 

original watercolor on kilimanjaro

My mother is an avid gardener whose every finger is green. This is based on her spring garden in Asheville NC. 

 

Yuchikiokee Festival

 Quick sketch adding onto the crowd as they walked by yesterday and stood for a few minutes before the big show at Yuchikiokee Festival in Evans Ga. Sadly day two got rained out. I filled in the people in the foreground first. The lady in the middle was a walk off before I drew her legs. Oops. That happens. Then I filled in the background. 

Will be posting more later today. 

Thanks for looking. 

Day 258 – A Change of Pace

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I actually bought two pieces of art in the last two days so I am going to share the one I just bought today.  It’s a giclee of 2  mourning doves by Mary Ann Brock.

Mourning Doves by Mary Ann Brock 

I have coveted several of her pieces since I first met Mary Ann a couple of years ago at her show at the Aiken Center for the Arts. Her work is just lovely. I would list her website but she doesn’t have one. You can see more of her work on the Aiken Artist Guild (http://aikenartistguild.us) website.

Anyway I guess you know I love birds and hers are wonderful!! Hmm maybe I need her Japanese Magnolia and those Pomengranates too!! 😃

Marsha’s Azaleas 

$250 

17×21″ framed

This is an original watercolor painting of mine for sale framed for $250 plus shipping. It’s a quarter sheet on 140# 100% cotton watercolor paper. Leave a comment or email me at m c m h u n t @ me. Com if you are interested.

It’s springtime in Augusta. The azaleas will be in full bloom soon. Time to paint more azaleas.

Thanks for looking.