Friday, January 13, 2012

Black Cow in Watercolor

black cow in watercolor 8 by 10 ©Maria Reichert
A portrait for a friend who wanted to give this as a gift.  Always a challenge to create form in a black animal without getting too wild with the colors.  Balance I suppose is the word I am searching for!



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  1. mary maxamJanuary 13, 2012 at 9:12 PM

    Completely charming!I think your blue reflections in the back worked out really well.

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  2. PatJanuary 14, 2012 at 12:36 AM

    Love the colours in the cow and the shadow too!
    Nicely done xx

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  3. Maria's WatercolorJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:25 AM

    Thank you Mary, Thank you Pat, I have some other cow photos I am looking to work on, a friend sent some beautiful photos from her herd.

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  4. Theresa PadenJanuary 15, 2012 at 10:42 AM

    I agree with you that black animals are hard to paint! But you did a great job with this, and the cow looks nice and black :)

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  5. Maria Kovalenko LeysensJanuary 16, 2012 at 3:44 PM

    This "black" works. I like the subtle colors you used on the highlights.

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  6. Maria's WatercolorJanuary 17, 2012 at 7:26 AM

    thank you Maria!

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