Sorry, that the same viewe than the latest one. As I have to wait until the watercolors get dry, I make now two pieces in front of the same landscape, so I avoid wasting time. That ends always a little bit differently. Next times, I will submit only the best one. What means, the lightest !
roseindigo 10:03 am on July 19, 2009 | #
It’s interesting to me that in many places you have to wait for watercolor to dry. I’ve never experienced that. I’m even wondering how that might change my technique, because here the air is so dry that watercolor dries almost instantly, and even my brushes sometimes dry before I get the color on the paper. My brother, who lives in Georgia, never drinks enough when he comes here to visit, and ALWAYS ends up in the hospital when he gets home because he hasn’t been keeping his fluids up while out here. It’s mandatory to carry water with you wherever you go—and make sure you remember to drink it even if you don’t feel particularly thirsty.
Boulgakow 1:01 am on July 20, 2009 | #
Whaow, what a dry place you live, Rose. I’ve been in the northern California and don’t remember that, but it was end of october, may be less dry at this moment.
Here, this is the contrary. In my house, I made a “dryer” to be put under my sheet of watercolor paper to make it drying faster otherwise I have to wait so long time. Sometimes, in winter, I leave a painting to be finished later, and the morning after, I wake up and see the watercolor still wet, with water, on the paper…
So, now I start other paintings and leave them on the floor untill they are dry to be continued.
roseindigo 9:49 am on July 20, 2009 | #
See, that amazes me. When you were in No. Calif in October there may have been some damp in the air already, because actually winters can be quite damp, especially around Shasta. But this time of year things dry so fast here that lots of water is absolutely mandatory. Remember, I live about two hours out of Reno, Nevada, and Reno is what is called “high desert”. I’m not sure how I would cope with paintings being wet that long—but then, it might change my whole technique of applying paint. It’s funny, when people talk about watercolor “flowing” I do know what they are saying, but flowing watercolor here is kind of hard to come by, especially in the summer when I’m painting outdoors. LOL