I have had the privilege of rethinking a watercolor -- and added a secondary blue wash the other day. This voluminous wash added a bit of depth and mystery to the whole painting. The leaves and stems needed to be muted... and the atmosphere created by the blossoms made the whole painting wet!I like it much better-- and consider it 'done' now.
I went ahead and tweaked various edges.. lifting and high lightening.. then softening some of the washes.
In the end.... the monumentality and light shine through!
Giant Iris
watercolor
60" h x 40" w
2010
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5 comments:
This looks like a beautiful piece of silk fabric. I love it.
Wonderful Carol and so poetic. I love your watercolors.
thank you both!! i think it looks watery and wet.... kind of like fabric.... thank you thank you
i love this carol ..it is electric but so very delicate incredible transpacency .
thank you jane...yes..... it is very transparent.... the veils of washes are quite thin.... also the scale contributes to the translucency.
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