08-07-2014, 05:31 PM
Those frogs at the AMNH look great, excellent variation for angle/pose.
Really liking these watercolour plein airs too, the shape control is steadily improving - especially on that bridge! The way the boats came out with the pen over-sketch is a nice effect too, and it adds a lot of information as well. Speaking of working with buildings and working up detail, I am reminded of Sargent's watercolour sketches - the paint is applied super-loose on a lot of them. The way you speak about building the detail on that (and indeed, looking at a couple he must have drawn over in pen or pencil too) actually helped me understand some of the process. And of course, his observation of light is spot on.
Really liking these watercolour plein airs too, the shape control is steadily improving - especially on that bridge! The way the boats came out with the pen over-sketch is a nice effect too, and it adds a lot of information as well. Speaking of working with buildings and working up detail, I am reminded of Sargent's watercolour sketches - the paint is applied super-loose on a lot of them. The way you speak about building the detail on that (and indeed, looking at a couple he must have drawn over in pen or pencil too) actually helped me understand some of the process. And of course, his observation of light is spot on.