Blog entries tagged watercolors http://www.totalartsoul.com Fri, 24 May 2013 05:40:04 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-26-lorna.html <p><img class="alignnone" title="day 26 lorna" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day026-lorna.jpg" alt="costa rica girl watercolor portrait" width="480" height="660" /></p><br/><p>Reference photo is my friend Lorna.  She is originally from Costa Rica and we met during both of our first years in the U.S., at an ESL class. Unfortunately, the painting doesn’t look like her, even after numerous reworkings (if you look close, you can see areas of diluted gesso here and there). I Read More... Yevgenia Watts Sun, 22 May 2011 21:00:17 +0100 yevgenia watts woman watercolours watercolors watercolor portrait pensive Painting impressionist girl female daily painting Costa Rica colorful art http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/san-miguel-de-allende-october-virtual-paintout.html <img class=" " title="san miguel de allende virtual paintout" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/FullSize/san-miguel-de-allende.jpg" alt="San Miguel de Allende street scene ink and watercolor painting" width="480" height="480" /><br/><p class="wp-caption-text">ink and watercolor on Ampersand Aquabord 6x6"</p><br/><br/><p>Here I used one of the four brushes that my dear husband brought me from Japan. I’m sure there’s a name for this kind of brush but I don’t know it <img class="wp-smiley" src="http:Read More... Yevgenia Watts Tue, 10 May 2011 15:15:07 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolors watercolored hands watercolor street view street san miguel de allende Painting ink colorful city art architecture architectural aquabord http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/blacksmith-watercolor.html <p><img class="alignnone" title="blacksmith watercolor" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/blacksmith-completed-web.jpg" alt="blacksmith watercolor painting" width="518" height="720" /></p><br/><p>12×16″, watercolor with touches of gesso on Arches CP 140lb. I’m done and I’m glad I haven’t overworked it. But I keep thinking that the background on the right should be darker. What do you think?</p><br/><p>For comparison, here is what it looked like before gesso touch-ups: http://waterRead More... Yevgenia Watts Wed, 27 Apr 2011 14:59:32 +0100 yevgenia watts western west watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolored hands watercolor Painting figure blacksmith art anvil american http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-22-greg.html <p><br /> <img class="alignnone" title="day 22 greg" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day022-greg.jpg" alt="male face portrait watercolor painting" width="508" height="700" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12″. Photo reference: Greg Durrett of Julia Kay’s Portrait Party.</p><br/><p>Originally published on October 2, 2010 at http://watercoloredhands.wordpress.com/2010/10/02/a-portrait-a-day-22-greg/</p> Yevgenia Watts Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:12:07 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolor portrait Painting man dramatic daily painting art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-20-oliver-and-rainbow.html <p> </p><br/><p><img class="alignnone" title="day 20 oliver" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day020-oliver.jpg" alt="little boy watercolor painting" width="523" height="720" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor with touches of gesso on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12″. Reference photo is Sandra‘s grandson, Oliver. The photo she sent me said “Oliver with rainbow,” hence the background <img class="wp-smiley" src="http://s2.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif?m=1256405099g" alt=":)" /><br /><Read More... Yevgenia Watts Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:55:30 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolored hands rainbow portrait Painting kid happy daily painting colorful child boy art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-19-laras-mom.html <p><br/><p><img class="alignnone" title="lara's mom" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day019-laras-mom.jpg" alt="woman leaning on her hand watercolor painting" width="528" height="384" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12. Painted from a picture of my friend’s mom. I feel like I should have left it be around 25 minutes before I actually stopped – but I always want more darks, more depth, more definition. With all that, I lose some of the initial freshness and mood. I gRead More... Yevgenia Watts Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:41:00 +0100 yevgenia watts woman watercolours watercolors watercolored hands impressionist female face expressive daily painting art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-18-angel-zhang.html <p> </p><br/><p><img class="alignnone" title="angel zhang" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day018-angel-zhang.jpg" alt="asian girl wearing a hat watercolor portrait" width="509" height="700" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12″. Photo reference: Angel Zhang of Julia Kay’s Portrait Party. Yeah…not very happy with this one. Overkill.</p><br/><p>I worked on it while at my booth during a local event yesterday. People really like watching somebody paint (I do, too) and I’m geRead More... Yevgenia Watts Mon, 01 Nov 2010 23:29:13 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolored hands watercolor portrait Painting hat girl face daily painting cute chinese asian art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-17-michael-scholl.html <p><img class="alignnone" title="Michael Scholl" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day017-michael.jpg" alt="angry man screaming watercolor painting" width="509" height="700" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor on Arches cp 140lb, 9×12″. Photo reference is Michael Scholl of Julia Kay’s Portrait Party.</p><br/><p> </p><br/><p>Originally blogged on September 24, 2010 at: http://watercoloredhands.wordpress.com/2010/09/24/a-portrait-a-day-17-michael-scholl/</p> Yevgenia Watts Wed, 20 Oct 2010 16:51:07 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolored hands watercolor portrait Painting man male julia kay's portrait party jkpp face emotion daily painting art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-16-kate.html <p><img class="alignnone" title="a portrait a day 16 kate" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day016-kate.jpg" alt="woman portrait watercolor" width="486" height="353" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor and acrylic gel medium on Arches CP 140lb, 9×12″. Interesting thing: Arches paper seems much softer after Canson Montval, much more absorbing (less sizing??) and more difficult to wipe or scrub paint off of.</p><br/><p>The reference photo is Kate Larmuth of Julia Kay’s Portrait Party.</p><br/><pRead More... Yevgenia Watts Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:58:58 +0100 yevgenia watts woman watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolored hands portrait Painting lady girl face daily painting art a portrait a day http://www.totalartsoul.com/all-blogs/a-portrait-a-day-15-ken-meyer-jr.html <p><img class="alignnone" title="ken meyer jr" src="http://watercoloredhands.com/Images/aportraitaday/day015-ken.jpg" alt="man watercolor portrait" width="480" height="660" /></p><br/><p>Watercolor on Canson Montval CP 140lb, 9×12. Took me around 35 minutes, not counting a couple of breaks. The painting turned out very saturated and colorful and I had difficulties making the image match the painting. This should give a rough idea, though, of course, it’s almost always better in person.</p><br/><p>KeRead More... Yevgenia Watts Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:54:02 +0100 yevgenia watts watercolours watercolour watercolors watercolor Painting man face dramatic daily painting colorful art a portrait a day