More experiments

I wanted to keep experimenting with different techniques and textures.  In this painting I wanted to try spattering masking liquid on with a toothbrush and seeing what it could do.  I started by painting the foreground yellow, then I spattered the masking fluid, then I glazed blue over the yellow to create the green field.

A closeup of the spattered flowers.

I wanted to practice working with wet on wet more than I normally do.  I did everything wet on wet until the end I put in the fence, the tree trunk and branches, and some of the background in with direct method.

Texture Experiment

The focus of this painting was just to experiment with texture.  The subject matter was more secondary.  I just found some face I could do a quick sketch of just as a vehicle.  I wasn't really going for accuracy and I didn't use the reference while I was painting.

I painted this on a piece of heavy bristol paper.  So the surface was a very smooth texture.  I started by drawing the picture on with heavey charcoal.

I used a little pit of red pastel and white charcoal.

I started with a layer of loose watercolor and then built up the texture around it.  I wanted to make sure that the highest point of contrast was the focal point.

I used a lot of spattering and smudging in order to add texture.

The Philippines

This is a painting I did from a photo that my sister took in one of her areas in the Philippines.  There are always neat cloud formations during the monsoon season, and that's why I liked this picture.  I wanted to try and keep it clean and "wet" looking.  I also wanted to try and capture the lighting of a monsoon day.