Monday, October 31, 2011

Painting Challenge, "Bless The Beasts" lion in watercolor

This is my painting for the challenge presented by Jean Haines, check out her blog to see what she was looking for in the paintings.  What an incredible photo to work from, although it was black and white!


16 comments:

  1. I LOVE THIS Maria! So beautiful! All the colors are pretty amazing, especiallly since you did it all from a black and white photo! SO great!

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  2. I love the use of colour in your lion. Fabulous!

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  3. Thanks Jennifer and Pat, it was fun to paint so loose and with such bright color, I am also working on a portrait of a white horse in the snow, and it feels so tight and pale compared to this one!

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  4. Wow! He is fabulous! I love all the colors you used!

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  5. I love this, Maria! Beautiful work with the flowing colors.

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  6. Thanks Judy, thanks Kathryn, it was a bit wild in the colors for me, I really enjoyed painting this.

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  7. Maria he is quite beautiful, I esp love the softness of him and the colors. Gorgeous work, love,Diana

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  8. Thank you Diana, he had such a sad expression in the photo.

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  9. Thank you Corinne, I am off to do some more painting this morning!

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  10. You did a beautiful and artistic interpretation of the photo!

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  11. Marvelous!! Love your color choices and wet-in-wet work...fabulous!! Even though he is chilling in t he African sunshine he gets a big ROAR from me!!

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  12. Thank you Martha and Cynthia, so happy you like him, I am looking forward to seeing how the others interpreted the black and white photo!

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  13. Beautiful version of this challenge. I love your vibrant colors and the mix of purple and orange.

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  14. Thanks Isabelle and Lydie, I was a lot more bold with the color than I usually am, but I guess that is what a challenge is for!

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