this is just a study. i thought it was too dark. but i like the composition and several other elements. this is the sort of thing i do not always share. but, afdter all, that is kinda what a "blog" is for......
About Me
- joel
- the dandenongs, victoria, Australia
- an artist and it solution architect living in the temperate rainforest of southeastern australia
Sunday, March 28, 2010
north end
this is just a study. i thought it was too dark. but i like the composition and several other elements. this is the sort of thing i do not always share. but, afdter all, that is kinda what a "blog" is for......
Monday, March 8, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
sketches post-Alvaro
you say "al-VAR-o". he says "AL-var-o". one thing we all say is that he can sure paint a mean watercolor.
for three torrid days in the company of this master painter i found myself challenged. i soon realized that no one painter can copy another painter's techniques successfully. but, by golly, one can learn a heap of stuff.
for weeks after the class i tried to incorporate what Alvaro taught into my paintings. what i have learned is and will be very valuable to me going forward. here are a coule of sketches that lean heavily on some of Alvaro's favorite subjects. they are really quite abstract and atmospheric. but i am pleased with how they have taken me in a new direction and expandeed my horizons...
for three torrid days in the company of this master painter i found myself challenged. i soon realized that no one painter can copy another painter's techniques successfully. but, by golly, one can learn a heap of stuff.
for weeks after the class i tried to incorporate what Alvaro taught into my paintings. what i have learned is and will be very valuable to me going forward. here are a coule of sketches that lean heavily on some of Alvaro's favorite subjects. they are really quite abstract and atmospheric. but i am pleased with how they have taken me in a new direction and expandeed my horizons...
Sunday, February 7, 2010
turbulence (blue)
so cool. been watching some work by the master (Arnold Lowrey) and putting my own spin on it. this led to a powerful, spooky result. something only watercolor can do. barely in control. neat stuff.
Monday, January 11, 2010
"New Season" heads to Shanghai!!!
This painting ("New Season") made the initial cut for the Zhujiajiao watercolour show at Expo 2010 in Shanghai! This is so exciting for me! (i.e. i just had to share the news). No guarantee of making the final cut - but to get this far makes me both proud and humble!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
warm 2010 sketches
the warm side of the palette comes out in summertime. and it is summer here in australia. these sketches all use the same premise. 
gold tempered with scarlet as a first wash. clouds introduced in blues, violets and indigo.
blues and violets are then added for vague middle ground shapes. then, of course, one goes off the rails entirely in my wet-in-wet way. sigh.
and then, back again. anyway, this is how the hew year has started for me. hope all is well with you...
gold tempered with scarlet as a first wash. clouds introduced in blues, violets and indigo.
blues and violets are then added for vague middle ground shapes. then, of course, one goes off the rails entirely in my wet-in-wet way. sigh.
and then, back again. anyway, this is how the hew year has started for me. hope all is well with you...
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