Sandhill Crane New Watercolor Work in Progress 2

I like this one pretty much like it is, so I only added a little

 more detail to the Crane and the foreground.

Here it is now:

I think I'll just sign this one and put it in a mat and frame.

To see the step by step read on after the break.

Sandhill Crane New Watercolor Work in Progress 1

I started a new watercolor painting today,

 16"x20" smooth watercolor paper.

I made a simple sketch and then painted out the Crane with Maskoid

to paint in the background nice and wet. I added some Kosher Salt to the wet paint in the sky.

I removed the Maskoid and started adding detail to the Crane. I finish up the detail with my watercolor pencils. I want to keep this one fairly loose, we'll see how it goes.

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Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel FINAL

I'm calling it done and moving on the the next one.

Here it is:

Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel

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Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel -Work in progress 4

It's looking like this one is pretty well finished to me. 

I may nit pick a few small things but not much.

Here it is:

To see the step by step photos read on after the break.

Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel -Work in progress 3

I skipped a day of painting for a doctors appointment but I'm back painting today.

 

Here is how it looks right now.

To see the step by step photos of my progress read on after the break.

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Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel -Work in progress 2

These acrylic ink projects move along pretty fast. I need to do a few in a row so 

I remember what I learned from the last one. 

I spent the day building up layers of color and texture and this is how it looks right now.

 

 

 To see the step by step photos with commentary read on after the break.

Blue-eyed Darner Mating Wheel -Work in progress 1

While I'm waiting for my Red Tailed Hawk portrait to dry and do the nit picking on it, I started a new painting today. This one is acrylic and alcohol ink on Yupo paper and is inspired by a photograph I took at Rancho San Rafael Park the other day. I started with a light sketch and then proceeded to apply acrylic ink very wet with a brush and then mist it with a mister bottle. I dry it with a hair dryer on low heat and just keep playing with the color until I like it.

This is the first painting step, just applying the acrylic ink to the Yupo and letting it move around.
Misting with a squirt bottle adds interesting watercolor effects.

Several layers will be required to build the density of color.
Detail is added with watercolor pencils.

New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting 6

Progress is going slow now. I'm doing a lot more staring at the painting and then doing a little work to fix what I don't like. Here is where I am right now.

To see the step by step photos of my progress and some of the thinking behind it, 

read on after the break.

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New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting 5

I did a little more work today. Here is how it looks now.

To see what happened read on after the break.

New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting 4

I got some more done today. Here is the painting now.

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New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting 3

I had to stare it down for a while but I think I have it figured out now. 

This is where I am tonight.

This one has been battling me from the beginning but I think I have it figured out now. 

To see the step by step photos read on after the break.

New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting 2

I did some more painting yesterday. This one is fighting me all the way. I like it more today than I did last night even though I haven't done anything to it. Here it is in all its glory.

This one will have to be a mixed media painting I think, but who knows I could still change my mind.

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New Work in Progress: Turtle Island Painting

One of my favorite digital art pieces is my Iroquois Creation Story. I have always loved this piece so I decided I would do a couple paintings based on it. The first I started today using acrylic ink and watercolor on Yupo paper. Then I think I will do a large oil painting. We'll see how that goes. :)

Here is the painting as it sits right now.

To see the step by step progress photos read on after the break. 

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Iroquois Creation Story

Jaguar New Painting Work in Progress FINISHED!

I completed my painting yesterday and posted it on my website.

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Jaguar Watercolor

 

 

Yesterday I continued working on his spots and stripes.

I finished up the spots and stripes and then I decided to make the overall painting larger.
 I like the way the edges fade away. I was originally going to frame 
it in an 11"x14" mat but now I will cut the opening larger.

 

Here is the final painting. I painted in some whiskers and detailed the hairs with a colored pencil. 
I also lifted some highlights with water and a still brush. 

I am very happy with the results and can't wait to do another one this way. 

 

 

Jaguar New Painting Work in Progress 2

This one is moving right along. I really enjoy painting in this style. I think I'll go and get some larger sheets of Yupo today. Here is the painting as it sits on my easel this morning.

To see the step by step photos read on after the break.

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Jaguar New Painting Work in Progress 1

I started a new painting last night. This one is of a Jaguar I photographed at the Animal Ark in Reno. It is 11"x14" on Yupo paper using watercolor, acrylic ink and colored pencils.

I'm really having fun on this one so expect more using the Yupo paper. 

I plan on getting some alcohol ink next month and playing with that as well. 

Here is the painting as it sits right now.

 To see the step by step photos of the process read on after the break.

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New Watercolor Work in Progress "Blue Crab" 3

I'm still plugging along, this one is fighting me more. I fluctuate between hating it and liking it. I haven't hit loving it yet so I keep plugging along. Here it is as it sits.

To see my progress step by step read on after the break.

New Watercolor Work in Progress "Blue Crab" 2

I've been doing a good bit of painting yesterday and this morning and here is how it looks right now.

With the crab trap it's almost like doing a paint by numbers project. 

To see the steps to get to this point read on after the break.

New Watercolor Work in Progress "Blue Crab"

I finished my Cheetah painting and was happy with the results so I started a new painting today.

Many years ago I went to Nassau for work and took a bunch of photographs. This is one of some blue crabs in a trap and I decided I like the colors and will do this as my next small painting. 

Here is what it looks like on my easel right now. Read on to see the step by step photos.

Watercolor Painting "Cheetah" Finished

That's it, it's all done! I put it up on my website this morning, it's all matted and ready for a frame.

Cheetah Watercolor

To see how I finished it up read on after the break.