More sketches for the Sketchbook Project.
I am going to so love getting back to velvety watercolor papers again. This paper is almost transparent, it's so flimsy, and really doesn't take to washes at all, but it's still fun, since I find myself not worrying one bit about what I produce--it's just putting brush to paper and getting on with it. Good practice.
And while I'm not really showing this, I'm inserting lots of verbiage and clipouts, etc. I'll take some photos one day of finished images, but for now, these are the "raw" sketches.
I'm inserting "This is not a sketchbook..." periodically throughout the book, followed by "It's a visual diary," or "It's a Tea Party," or "C'est la vie en rose," or "It's A Dance of Color" on pages that are appropriate.
I'm cutting out newspaper items, magazine clippings, etc, to incorporate, and journaling along the sides of pages. I'm painting over some clippings, collage-style. I'll take some photos of some of those pages for a future post.
"I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful ." ~ John Constable.
I am going to so love getting back to velvety watercolor papers again. This paper is almost transparent, it's so flimsy, and really doesn't take to washes at all, but it's still fun, since I find myself not worrying one bit about what I produce--it's just putting brush to paper and getting on with it. Good practice.
And while I'm not really showing this, I'm inserting lots of verbiage and clipouts, etc. I'll take some photos one day of finished images, but for now, these are the "raw" sketches.
I'm inserting "This is not a sketchbook..." periodically throughout the book, followed by "It's a visual diary," or "It's a Tea Party," or "C'est la vie en rose," or "It's A Dance of Color" on pages that are appropriate. 
I'm cutting out newspaper items, magazine clippings, etc, to incorporate, and journaling along the sides of pages. I'm painting over some clippings, collage-style. I'll take some photos of some of those pages for a future post.
"I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful ." ~ John Constable.
16 comments:
Love. love each of these ... The one with the cup of tea and teapot especially charms me.
Wonderful work. Sue.
Wow! I always wished I could waterpaint...I will have to try hard at it sometime. I love the first picture. The blue and white plate and the ink bottle. Lovely. You are very talented. Thank you for sharing it with all of us. *hugs*
I am just so impressed with the way you have wrestled this paper into compliance! And in such a superb way. I love it!! The "project" is coming to Austin at some point, and I hope to peruse this beautiful book "up close and personal!!"
This will be a gorgeous book Sue!!! your watery paintings are so pleasing to the eye... love the color squares on the left sides-- beautiful!!
This is really lovely what you are doing Sue. How will you be able to part with it? You're right it is great practive. Are you just diving in painting of do you do a little drawing too? Please show us the words etc too. Its really very inspiring.
I got enjoyment looking at your sketchbook watercolor pages...the finished book will be a true treasure.
Thanks, everyone!
Mo,just pick up those paints and do it. If I can, trust me, so can you! It's fun.
Donna, so funny--I am surprised someone likes that one. Thanks!
Cris, I'll be able to part with it--on to another one, I say! I'm diving in painting at times, using simple pencil lines other times. I'll post words next time.
Lynn, thank you very much!
Oh, I love your watercolours! I've been doing a bit of testing with the...um..challenging Sketchbook Project Moleskine paper, if you are interested: http://makenart.blogspot.com/2010/07/sketchbook-project-2011-moleskine-test.html
You are managing to coax much more watercolour charm and beauty out of this paper than I've ever been able to, Sue. Lovely. Also love the included palette on each page.
Thanks, everyone. Trust me, in person, this thing is full of bumpy pages and buckling paper. And I used Kremer paints on a few images, so there are also some smeary spots going on, here and there, from the opacity/sedimentation of those. But it's fun--I figure--this is a sketchbook, not a framed masterpiece.
These sketches are delightful Sue, and have such freedom about them - love the space you've given the sketches, love the teapot and the dogs and the blue birds, it's going to be little treasure. I've been considering joining in the Sketchbook project, but not at all sure I'd finish it!
Thank you, Cathy! You're kind. I hope you DO joing the Sketchbook Project--your work is so beautiful!
I love how Betty expressed her admiration of your feat, - "I am just so impressed with the way you have wrestled this paper into compliance!" - and applaud you too!
they look wonderful Sue!
I love too your little test dabs of color on the left hand side of the book...very hands-on feeling to it.
Lovely indeed!
Thanks, Merisi and Carol. Carol, you buy a sketchbook, but they send it to you. I wish they'd sent a watercolor book!
I was going to ask what kind of paper you were painting on and now, I have read. I still like all of your paintings in this sketchbook. It is funny, I was experimenting with hot press, didn't like it. Went back on it years later because I was going to make an "ugly painting". Then I liked it. Now when I paint on my regular water paper, I long for the new that I once hated.
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