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A little cheer for a cold March day. This is a 10″ x 7″ Ink and Watercolor on 300 pound Arches cold press paper, matted and framed in a beautiful maple frame. Measures 16″ x 13″ framed.
I have a lot of paintings to complete before the end of February-5 are inked in and waiting for color. Thank you Gary Heise for recommending high carbon ink. I was having so much trouble with my new Higgins waterproof ink that I had boiled off a third of it and tried to make do, but it doesn’t compare to Gary’s recommendations. I am back on track thanks to him.
Gary uses Chinese ink and watercolor to create beautiful idyllic Asian paintings. Check out his Facebook page under GaryHeisePainting.
We are going to New York this week to see my husband’s cousin who is here from Stockholm. Our daughter and son-in-law happen to be in Stockholm now on their way to Copenhagen. I am thinking they may have crossed in the airport.
With luck I will be on track when we return and use the end of the week to paint as much as I can.
Kiss Me Drink Later! Sweet 6″ by 6″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord. The man in the middle is filling his glass but the spotted pink creature is longing for a kiss. This work is for sale for $50 plus $5 shipping.
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Well it is that time of year. Here are two sweet little 7″ by 5″ Ink and Watercolors perfect for your valentine. Easily matted into a pre-cut matte. Specially here for Valentine’s at $50 each, postage included. To purchase click the Paypal link. Be sure to indicate which one you are interested in.
Today is day 30 of Leslie Saeta’s 30 in 30. A big thank you to Leslie for hosting this annual challenge.
Although I did not manage to get 30 paintings done as I had several projects and paintings due for exhibits, I was able to finish this larger painting over the past two weeks.
Right now I would be happy to be lounging on a branch in the jungle, soaking up the warmth in a secret hide away.
And the poppies…well…there are seed heads in the upper right quadrant!
This is a 12″ x 9″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord.
Busy month but tomorrow I hope to post one of my larger paintings which I am just finishing up.
This pensive little guy is all ready to get his spots.
“All Cats Are Leopards After Dark” Attributed to a Native American proverb.
I am having fun working up a series of patterns from my mercat bunny series. This is from the recent Frank and Alice image. I am reworking the painting to flow the poppies down toward the blue foreground plant. I think that will help balance the blue color and allow the pattern to be closer to itself.
What do you think?
What would you like to see this on?
And any background color thoughts?
I have been playing with shades of beige, orange and pink. So far gray has won out.
I have had so much to do that it has been hard to keep up with Leslie Saeta’s 30 in 30 painting challenge. There was a big snow storm last night and it is really freezing out. I wish it were warmer and I could see them in the hamamelis! But spring will come.
I made this little 7″ x 5″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord with a happy bee. $75
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I found the creature on the left very endearing. It reminded me of my father, Frank, who was a real character. I do miss him. He had so many health problems in the last 7 years of his life but never complained. Quite a wonderful dad. Of course the mercat bunny is Alice, my mom. She is 87 and going strong. I thought I would show my process as it isn’t always as simple as it looks.
Here I am blow drying my drawing. My drawings go through several revisions before I decide that it is ready to be inked in. Using Aquabord involves wetting the surface prior to working on it. I find blow drying works best to remove the water without leaving any streaks.
I begin to ink in my work with a crow quill pen and indelible ink. Yes, exactly as though I were a school girl in the 1800’s.
I am beginning to work the under color of the poppies. And I bet you thought I just applied paint directly as one color….although it may look that way, I often work with several layers of color so that there will be subtle highlights.
I am painting Frank. Brings back some nice memories.
Putting more color into my painting. These creatures are bouncing on the poppy stem.
Finished! Of course I will need to varnish this work. I use several very light coats of archival satin varnish.
This is a work I made to use as a repeating pattern. I like it just as it is.
But I hope to explore options in Photoshop if I can get through some tutorials!
This is an 8″ x 8″ Ink and Watercolor on Aquabord. It purchase contact me at susanmedyn@cox.net.
Do you remember the song “You Were Made for Me” by Freddie and The Dreamers.
I remember the silly little movement 5′ 3″ tall Freddy Garrity would do as he sang.
He and the band kicked back their legs like they were skipping in place. Quite the signature movement added to their performance. If you don’t remember, you might get a kick out of watching this video.
video.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So9gS4LGwF8
These two know they were made for each other.
This is a 7″ x 5″ Ink and Watercolor on Aqua Bord $150.
