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Sandra Strait posted artwork 2 years, 5 months agoI skipped the butterflies and went straight to the wild animals. There are four species of giraffe, the Northern, the Southern, the Masai and the Reticulated. Giraffes give birth standing up, so poor baby can have up to a five-foot fall when they are born! Baby Giraffe-Zensations Zebra Pen & Watercolor on Hahnemühle Cezanne 140 HP
Sandra Strait posted an updateI skipped the butterflies and went straight to the wild animals. There are four species of giraffe, the Northern, the Southern, the Masai and the Reticulated. Giraffes give birth standing up, so poor baby can have up to a five-foot fall when they are born! Baby Giraffe-Zensations Zebra Pen & Watercolor on Hahnemühle Cezanne 140 HP
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Sandra Strait posted artwork 2 years, 5 months ago
Turtle Traveling-This is the lid to another Hahnemühle Youtangle.Art Tile Tin that I’ve converted to a DIY Traveling Palette. Hahnemühle Youtangle.Art Tile Tin Lid-Turtle Traveling
Sandra Strait posted an updateTurtle Traveling-This is the lid to another Hahnemühle Youtangle.Art Tile Tin that I\'ve converted to a DIY Traveling Palette. Hahnemühle Youtangle.Art Tile Tin Lid-Turtle Traveling
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Nice idea Sandra..Traveling Palette…Hmm..Looks great..!
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Thank you, Anita!
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This is so wonderful!!!Love the way he is coming up through the water. Is the texture from the lid or is it a magical technique? It is beautiful!!!
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Thank you, Mary! I covered the lid with Daniel Smith Watercolor ground and the texture comes from that. I don’t know if you saw the other tin I did -https://doodlewash.com/forums/topic/diy-travel-palettes/page/17/#post-131854 I go into the whole conversion to travel palette thing.
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Thanks, Sandra. I did see the other post but don’t remember the texture. Turtles are a big thing here on the West Coast of Florida. We have a very active group keeping an eye on our nesting turtles and it’s always a joyous moment when they hatch and find their way back to the Gulf.
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I can imagine how thrilling it would be, watching them.
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Love this one!!
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Thank you!
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I love the colors in the turtle’s shell against the background.
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Thank you, Sharon!
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Love..perfect for a palette..
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Thank you, Pamela. They really are a handy size for it.
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June Hadaway posted a new activity comment 2 years, 5 months ago
Very nice
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Charlie O'Shields posted a new activity comment 3 years ago
Aww that’s the best compliment ever! Thanks so much, Charlotte! I’m glad my work makes you smile! 😃
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Virgil Carter posted artwork 3 years ago
“Last Light High Street and Seventh”, is an original watercolor 22″ X 15″ on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper. The painting, focused on Comfort, TX, explores the beauty and appeal of small towns in the Texas Hill Country. Last Light High Street and Seventh_2 800 R
Virgil Carter posted an update\"Last Light High Street and Seventh\", is an original watercolor 22\" X 15\" on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper. The painting, focused on Comfort, TX, explores the beauty and appeal of small towns in the Texas Hill Country. Last Light High Street and Seventh_2 800 R
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Virgil Carter posted artwork 3 years ago
“Hill Country Morning Breaks” is an original watercolor, 15″ X 11″ on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The paintings is an expressive look at the transformative beauty of the early morning sun on the landscape of the Texas Hill Country where I live and paint. Hill Country Morning Breaks No 1_1 800 R
Virgil Carter posted an update\"Hill Country Morning Breaks\" is an original watercolor, 15\" X 11\" on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The paintings is an expressive look at the transformative beauty of the early morning sun on the landscape of the Texas Hill Country where I live and paint. Hill Country Morning Breaks No 1_1 800 R
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Virgil Carter posted artwork 3 years ago
“The Window Out Back” is an original watercolor 15″ X 22″ on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The painting celebrates the play of light and shadow across a window in the back of my house! Window Out Back 3_2 800
Virgil Carter posted an update\"The Window Out Back\" is an original watercolor 15\" X 22\" on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The painting celebrates the play of light and shadow across a window in the back of my house! Window Out Back 3_2 800
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Virgil Carter posted artwork 3 years ago
“Cypress Creek Sunrise, No. 2″, is an original watercolor 15″ X 22” on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The painting explores picturesque Cypress Creek, which runs between Comfort and Boerne, TX, as it is transformed by the early morning sun. Cypress Creek Sunrise_1 800 R2
Virgil Carter posted an update\"Cypress Creek Sunrise, No. 2\", is an original watercolor 15\" X 22\" on 300-pound Kilimanjaro cold press paper using American Journey and Davinci paints. The painting explores picturesque Cypress Creek, which runs between Comfort and Boerne, TX, as it is transformed by the early morning sun. Cypress Creek Sunrise_1 800 R2
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Charlie O'Shields posted a new activity comment 3 years ago
Accomplished just means DOing it! hehe… so yeah, you’re accomplished! 😉 And I loved horses as a kid. Your paintings bring back beautiful memories!
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Peggy Berk posted artwork 3 years ago
“Way to the Wishing Tree” 2017 #watercolor on Arches CP paper 13.25″ x 9.5″ IMG_1211
Peggy Berk posted an update\"Way to the Wishing Tree\" 2017 #watercolor on Arches CP paper 13.25\" x 9.5\" IMG_1211
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Such a dreamy scene! Beautifully painted, Peggy!
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Thank you. Very often when I start out painting what I anticipate will be a realistic landscape, the painting takes over and takes me on its own journey to a place I hadn’t anticipated at all, imparting a dreamy and, sometimes, surrealistic quality. When I find myself in that space, I just paint really slowly and let it happen. This one took…[Read more]
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Then I say just let the paint take you where it wants! 😉This is beautiful!
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Peggy Berk posted artwork 3 years ago
“On the Roof Feeling Blue” watercolor painting on CP paper 2016 IMG_1589
Peggy Berk posted an update\"On the Roof Feeling Blue\" watercolor painting on CP paper 2016 IMG_1589
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That’s a really gorgeous sky! Lovely!
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Thank you… I love this community you’ve set up here!
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Aww I’m so happy to hear that Peggy! 😃
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Love this unusual perspective! Great job.
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Thank you. The painting was a first anniversary present for friends. I was inspired by a photo I once saw of them on a Paris balcony which is where they first committed to each other. That photo of them gave me the sense that all of Paris was at their feet – and this is what I was going for with that choice of perspective.
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Peggy Berk posted artwork 3 years ago
“Color My Other Worldly” (Salute to TRAPPIST-1 ) #watercolor #painting on CP paper 2017 #art #alien #landscape #planet IMG_1766
Peggy Berk posted an update\"Color My Other Worldly\" (Salute to TRAPPIST-1 ) #watercolor #painting on CP paper 2017 #art #alien #landscape #planet IMG_1766
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love the color in this!
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Thanks Jennifer.
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AnneMarie Welsh posted artwork 3 years ago
Strong and free, the Dung Beetle #worldwatercolormonth. Using Inktence and watercolor pencils on paper. IMG_0350
AnneMarie Welsh posted an updateStrong and free, the Dung Beetle #worldwatercolormonth. Using Inktence and watercolor pencils on paper. IMG_0350
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Beautiful!
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Paula Langford posted artwork 3 years ago
Today’s installment in the Complicated Roof Lines obsession roof and flag
Paula Langford posted an updateToday\'s installment in the Complicated Roof Lines obsession roof and flag
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I am beginning to recognize your artwork now, as soon as I saw this I was like, that must be one of Paula’s! You have such beautiful architecture to draw from!
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Thanks Sandee! Oh, I wish this was local. Most of the architecture in my paintings is only loosely based in reality.
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LOL, well, that makes me feel better, I was quite jealous!
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Yes, I get jealous of all those folks who live amongst genuinely historic architecture. My choices are Mock Tudor, Faux Chateau and Vaguely Mediterranean, but a little imagination and a lot vacation photos do the trick.
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Kaye Boggs posted artwork 3 years agoKaye Boggs posted an update
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Kaye Boggs posted artwork 3 years ago
Bubba Bubba (sold)
Kaye Boggs posted an updateBubba Bubba (sold)
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Great job on the textures of Bubba and the barn wall!
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thank you. I was on a chicken/rooster kick for awhile. I loved doing the feathers.
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That is one fantastic looking chicken! I’ve wanted to paint a chicken for ages but am a little nervous to try, I usually do fruit and veg, they stand so still! ;o)
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well, in return, I envy your fruits and vegetables. Chickens are fun to paint from a photo where they stand still and keep quiet.
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LOL!
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Great work, Kaye. Just an idea that crossed my mind, while watching your rooster: make even stronger contrast between the rooster’s white feathers and the background. And make it large! It’s beautiful 🙂
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Thanks for your suggestions. It is a large painting and it’ sold and delivered a few years ago, , but I happen to be working on another at this time
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AnneMarie Welsh posted artwork 3 years ago
Bluebird: watercolor and graphite Bluebird
AnneMarie Welsh posted an updateBluebird: watercolor and graphite Bluebird
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You have a brilliant way with birds!
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that is really nice of you to say Paula, because I think they are super difficult and I always feel like it is a struggle! But I enjoy them as a subject.
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AnneMarie Welsh posted artwork 3 years ago
Bluebird in teacup: watercolor and graphite SCAN0212
AnneMarie Welsh posted an updateBluebird in teacup: watercolor and graphite SCAN0212
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This is such a cute little bird. Love the teacup too.
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AnneMarie Welsh posted artwork 3 years ago
Rooster: watercolor, colored pencil and alcohol marker on paper. IMG_5843
AnneMarie Welsh posted an updateRooster: watercolor, colored pencil and alcohol marker on paper. IMG_5843
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I just love this! Really beautifully done!
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Thanks Charlie! It was a fun piece to do 🙂
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AnneMarie Welsh posted artwork 3 years ago
Puffy Fish watercolor and ink on paper, just for fun! IMG_6980
AnneMarie Welsh posted an updatePuffy Fish watercolor and ink on paper, just for fun! IMG_6980
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That is one awesome giraffe.
Thank you, Mary!
Great painting Sandra! Which of the species is yours?
Thank you, Julia! It wasn’t identified, but probably a Reticulated.
Thank you, Susan! Now that they can do DNA testing, it takes a lot of the guesswork out of identifying the species and sub-species. I was kind of unhappy that the Rothschild giraffe is now considered part of the Nubians. Sort of like when they decided that Pluto is no longer a planet, and that the Brontosaurus was an Apatosaurus (although, I…[Read more]
I love all giraffes and yours is very well done. I love his expression.
Thank you, Sharon! I was very proud of myself with this one because I kept it loose and didn’t fuss! The Hahnemuhle Cezanne Hotpress helped with that, I think.
I have a pack of their hot press but haven’t tried it. In what way did the paper make it easier to stay loose?
You get such a nice even flow. I think my Aquanaut brushes helped, too. I like the way they release the paint, especially on the Cezanne HP. I felt I was getting the values I wanted right off with having to glaze or remove as much to get there.
What a beautiful rendering of a beautiful animal.
Thank you, Joan!
I love your 20 minute sketch of the giraffe. It’s just perfect!
Thank you, Kathy!
This is absolutely charming. Your animal paintings are delightful.
Thank you, Charlotte!