A few paintings from Isla
Not many words here and maybe I'll add more later from my notes. An assortment of watercolor, gouache, crayon, crayon and gouache. On an assortment of papers. My favorite paper from this trip to Isla Mujeres Art Camp was the 200 lb Arches watercolor paper. The brownish paper is Nigedden Sand in my book. Got a bit of sand on it. A couple of sunrises. A cemetery visit. I did a lot of water, waves, and sky. The one on the bottom isn't finished yet, still needs a few more brush strokes. I also don't have all the paintings photo'd yet either. These are sort of in order of beginning to end I think. I tried lots of different media and papers.
I struggled in the beginning of the week and it took me a while to get in my groove and find my focus and not compare myself with others and just get busy. Remembering to get in my head space. Remembering to think of doing the colors and shapes and not trying to be realistic or representational.
By the end of the week I was more better ("I was more better"???? I'm so tired I can't even write straight. . . ) at using the watercolors and used more gouache and mixed media.
Note to me: unlike what often seems to happen, these look more vivid in person that photographed even though I adjusted the digital version to match the painted version as much as possible. Usually with acrylics, the photos look better than the real version.
wave study watercolor and crayon. working on the same scene over and over at different times of day and on different days. one of many. All wave studies were of the half moon cove outside the hotel.
Rives BFK toned paper. layers of acrylic underneath topped off with oil pastels and a wash of watercolor in some areas. 6.5"w x 7"h.
a small 2x3 gouache wave study, one of many
Nideggen sand paper
this is a building in isla (duh, even I can tell it was a building) and I had been having an off morning and did the shapes and colors
watercolor
140 lb Arches
wave study
watercolor
wave study
watercolor
200 lb Arches
gouache on Nideggen sand (and with sand stuck on the paper)
sunrise, wave study
watercolor
90 lb Arches
sunrise, wave study
watercolor
200 lb Arches
cemetery
blind contour orange brush pen, water-soluble pencil, a bit of graphite
cemetery. gouache, ArtGraf,
watercolor
wave study watercolor and crayon.
I struggled in the beginning of the week and it took me a while to get in my groove and find my focus and not compare myself with others and just get busy. Remembering to get in my head space. Remembering to think of doing the colors and shapes and not trying to be realistic or representational.
By the end of the week I was more better ("I was more better"???? I'm so tired I can't even write straight. . . ) at using the watercolors and used more gouache and mixed media.
Note to me: unlike what often seems to happen, these look more vivid in person that photographed even though I adjusted the digital version to match the painted version as much as possible. Usually with acrylics, the photos look better than the real version.
wave study watercolor and crayon. working on the same scene over and over at different times of day and on different days. one of many. All wave studies were of the half moon cove outside the hotel.
Nideggen sand paper
watercolor
140 lb Arches
wave study
watercolor
wave study
watercolor
200 lb Arches
watercolor
90 lb Arches
sunrise, wave study
watercolor
200 lb Arches
blind contour orange brush pen, water-soluble pencil, a bit of graphite
The energy in all of these is really amazing. I am drawn to them and drawn into them. I also really like the sense of movement in the works which don't feature buildings. I hope that it was a good trip overall!!
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