I finished my latest watercolor this morning. It went so much faster than my previous one, and I'm much happier with how it turned out, too. I guess the secret is to not put too much time into it/try so hard. ;)
The background heavily features Pattern Celia, the "fancy" pattern I included in last week's "Fancy/Funky Friday" post. True story: I designed and had been working on this watercolor for a couple of weeks already before I picked which patterns to feature last week, and when I picked Pattern Celia, it was just one of the first ones I saw in my folder of over 100 patterns. I didn't intentionally pick it to match my watercolor, and it wasn't until I was writing the post about it that I realized the watercolor I was working on included the pattern as well!
Anyway, here's the watercolor. I've named it "Oian Sunset" because it's based on a photograph I took of a flowering plant in the town of Oia on the island of Santorini this summer. I loved how the flowers almost looked like silhouettes due to the setting sun in the background. This photograph doesn't really do the background justice - it's a bit yellower in real life, and the background & pattern have a bit of iridescent watercolor paint mixed in so they sparkle.
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The background heavily features Pattern Celia, the "fancy" pattern I included in last week's "Fancy/Funky Friday" post. True story: I designed and had been working on this watercolor for a couple of weeks already before I picked which patterns to feature last week, and when I picked Pattern Celia, it was just one of the first ones I saw in my folder of over 100 patterns. I didn't intentionally pick it to match my watercolor, and it wasn't until I was writing the post about it that I realized the watercolor I was working on included the pattern as well!
Anyway, here's the watercolor. I've named it "Oian Sunset" because it's based on a photograph I took of a flowering plant in the town of Oia on the island of Santorini this summer. I loved how the flowers almost looked like silhouettes due to the setting sun in the background. This photograph doesn't really do the background justice - it's a bit yellower in real life, and the background & pattern have a bit of iridescent watercolor paint mixed in so they sparkle.
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| "Oian Sunset" Watercolor - Oct. 2011 - 22" x 15" |
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| "Oian Sunset" Watercolor Close-up - Oct. 2011 |
Shameless plug time: Like my watercolors? Interested in purchasing one? Email me for more information!
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