Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Blue Sky Sunday, watercolor painting of horse on paper

http://www.dailypaintworks.com/Challenge/58C543DD-3A43-4BFE-9C4E-3BD4855EE3C8
Daily Paintworks Challenge, to focus on values and paint using only 4 values, this is the painting I came up with. Love how a horse when the air is clear and there is a coolness in the air, ears go up and they are so much more alert, energized. Happy. For Sale in my Etsy shop! http://www.etsy.com/listing/81996038/original-signed-watercolor-painting-of
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14 comments:

  1. Studio at the FarmSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    Maria, it is beautiful - your best horse yet! It was cooler here yesterday, and Bruno was charging around and bucking, just high on life!

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  2. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 13, 2011 at 10:17 AM

    Thank you Kathryn! Maybe all that value talk has some merit after all, haha!
    Enjoy the weather, that is the down side of the cool weather, sometimes staying in the saddle can be a challenge?!

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  3. mary maxamSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:57 PM

    Beautifully rendered Maria and I think you were very successful with the values

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  4. PatSeptember 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM

    What a wonderful feel this has!
    Do you think you will limit values again, or just be more aware of them?

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  5. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 14, 2011 at 4:03 AM

    Thanks Mary and Pat. Pat, I think I will try this again. It really helped me not to worry too much about the color and focus on the values. I need to remember that in each of my paintings!

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  6. DianaSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:40 AM

    Beautiful Maria, he does look alert. Your horses are always wonderful! Diana

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  7. Studio at the FarmSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Maria, thank you so much for your very kind words about the family portraits!

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  8. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 15, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Kathryn, your watercolors are amazing, I love to see what you are working on, especially your animal and family portraits!

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  9. Theresa PadenSeptember 15, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    Really nice work. Interesting idea to only use four values, too.

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  10. SketchbookstudioartSeptember 18, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Beautiful values and composition. I love the landscape in the background!

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  11. Carol DeMumbrumSeptember 20, 2011 at 7:26 PM

    Love the perky ears! You do such beautiful work!

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  12. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:04 AM

    Thanks Carol, learning so much while painting every day, but there is so much to learn!

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  13. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:05 AM

    Thanks Theresa, i think focusing on 4 values helped me a bit with my dark values, i tend to make them too light....

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  14. Maria's WatercolorSeptember 21, 2011 at 4:10 AM

    Thank you Leslie, Im glad you noticed the landscape in the background, I kind of liked that part of the picture!

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