Watercolor Gift

Did you miss the first phase of my experimenting with watercolor canvas?

I didn’t have any rags handy this morning and I wanted to know what kind of results I would get using paper towels anyway - those are what I generally use in my studio.

As you can see from this corner, I got rid of the grasses that were an eyesore. I did not get back to the whites of the canvas but the underneath layer of color is not as disturbed as I expected from putting on so much pressure and water on the area. I do not buy expensive paper towels and this one melted quickly with this kind of abuse. The canvas appears to be just fine and dandy. If I had done this to watercolor paper, it would have a very large hole in it where I rubbed and scrubbed on it.

I will let the canvas dry and sit again, perhaps next weekend I will use a rag to scrub more off to see if I can get closer to the whites of the canvas or not without ruining the area. And perhaps I will start scrubbing off color in another area beginning with the rag to see if that takes off more and gets back towards the whites quicker. Or I may never get anywhere near close to the whites again. We’ll find out - I am not expecting bright whites by any means but a greyish or misty white-grey mottled probably … I am about 1/4 the way there this morning.

For my morning seascape brush adventure with the canvas sheets, Perils of using cheap brushes on watercolor canvas sheets

This watercolor has very good color harmony, color balancing and marvelous detail. The repeating reddish pinks, soft blues and light greens move the eye around and through the painting. I think a lot of work went into this painting to get those lovely details just right. It is very inspirational to me to see how the pinks especially were used so well without overwhelming the other colors. I personally have had trouble with this particular shade of pink in watercolor paintings because it can take over and become the focal point instead of the subject when I am not cautious or careful enough.

Parlor Games 4 by Wanda Edwards — View Larger

The cat has attitude as all cats do and the personality shows quite clearly. This painting is part of a series of Victorian Parlor watercolors and would be perfect to complement Victorian figurines and furniture in a Victorian style home.

The artist has chosen the standard white mat and black frame which is okay but I would like to see it in a white frame and three mats (two white with a pink or green or blue tiny separator mat between them) to create sort of a binocular distance effect. At Imagekind, you can select the frame and mat of your choice when you buy Fine Art Prints.

Tags: Wanda Edwards, Parlor Games 4, Imagekind, Victorian, cat, watercolor, parlor, pink