New Painting tonite

[CameronBornAndBred]

I started a new one last nite, I'll finish it tonite. I love painting at nite, I don't care if I have to get up at 5am the next day, it's a few hours of thinking about nothing else. Anyways, I'm in to this one until it's done, might be at 3 am, but I'll post a pic when finished.

[CameronBornAndBred]

linky (http://forums.liveleak.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5088&d=1214976425)

[Latta6970]

http://forums.liveleak.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5088&d=1214976425

Repost, can't see the bloody pic!

[2535Miles]

linky (http://forums.liveleak.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5088&d=1214976425)
Ick it wants me to register.

[CameronBornAndBred]

I didn't think about that. I was pretty toasted and tired when I uploaded it. Here's another ..
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/paintings/daffodils.jpg

[TillyGalore]

I didn't think about that. I was pretty toasted and tired when I uploaded it. Here's another ..
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/paintings/daffodils.jpg

That is beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing.

[2535Miles]

I didn't think about that. I was pretty toasted and tired when I uploaded it. Here's another ..
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/paintings/daffodils.jpg Gorgeous. You've got some really great pieces on your website too.

[bhd28]

color me impressed, as well. excellent work.

[Duke4Ever32]

That's awesome - and I really enjoyed the work on your website too. Thanks for sharing!

[Latta6970]

Not bad, not bad at all, now explain to me why sometimes being "toasted" produces some of our best artwork? :D

[CameronBornAndBred]

Not bad, not bad at all, now explain to me why sometimes being "toasted" produces some of our best artwork? :D

No idea. But usually I'm pretty sober when I start. Many of the ones I've done inebriated all the way through made wonderful garbage pail liners.

[DevilAlumna]

wait, web site for more? Where? Thanks!

[DukePA]

I didn't think about that. I was pretty toasted and tired when I uploaded it. Here's another ..
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/paintings/daffodils.jpg

Absolutely excellent!! What size is the painting?

[CameronBornAndBred]

Thanks to all for the comments. It is 24" x 9", I've always liked that long format. Alumna, if you click on my name, you will see an option to visit my homepage. That's the site. DukePA, you'll appreciate the one I'm starting tonite, it's the Ocracoke waterfront. (not the beach, the marina)

For those curious, here is where this painting came from. It's my mom's house in Pulaski, Va.
http://wagnerwatercolor.com/images/pulaskihorizon.JPG

[DevilAlumna]

Wow, CBB! Nice contrasts (great darks) with the water colors (my favorite paint medium.) I love the 9th Street painting, as well as the Duke Gardens.

[EarlJam]

No idea. But usually I'm pretty sober when I start. Many of the ones I've done inebriated all the way through made wonderful garbage pail liners.

You rock man. Awesome. Seriously. Good stuff.

-EarlJam

[CathyCA]

CBB, I love your work! Thanks for sharing some of it with us.

[Latta6970]

No idea. But usually I'm pretty sober when I start. Many of the ones I've done inebriated all the way through made wonderful garbage pail liners.

So not to get banned, I will say alcohol has the tendancy to make me a sloppy painter. And the more I drink the sloppier I get. I've heard Jackson Pollock had his own still. :D It's rumoured Dali did hallucinogens at various points in his life, which seems logical if you can look at your watch melting and still be able to paint it. Toulouse Lautrec drank absynthe every day all day while painting. I can tell you from doing a half a bottle by myself in Switzerland a few years back I don't think I was capable of painting and the gnomes kept stealing my paintbrushes. I've found that one particular substance is very conducive to producing great artwork, but alas I don't live in Amsterdam.

I looked through the paintings you have on your profile and I REALLY like your style. Are most of those water color, oil or acrylic? For some reason I feel very drawn (no pun intended) to the one of the chair. Maybe it's the use of highlights and shadows, maybe it's because I'm getting old and need a place to sit down. This is a Flickr link of some of my art, most are sketches. I have a ton of paintings but I am a horrible photographer and can't seem to take decent photos of them. Oh and I specialize in people. http://www.flickr.com/photos/26964106@N02/

[CameronBornAndBred]

Vnice work, now I know where your avatar is from! All of my paintings are watercolor. I know what you mean about the photographs, none of my photos do the paintings justice. Thanks for sharing, impressive stuff.

[Latta6970]

Vnice work, now I know where your avatar is from! All of my paintings are watercolor. I know what you mean about the photographs, none of my photos do the paintings justice. Thanks for sharing, impressive stuff.

Okay artist to artist, I have a very hard time with watercolor. And the property of it being very easy to blend colors is probably why you prefer it, yet it is the reason I find it so bloody hard to work with. (Same with oils, I don't have the patience to let it cure / dry before I work on it some more.) Most of the watercolor work I have done is with airbrush. Are there special brushes you use when you paint with watercolor? By that I mean are the tips pointed, flat, fanned etc. And in your opinion does the quality / price of the watercolor make a big difference in the final product? I can use cheap or expensive acrylic and even find the cheaper stuff easier to use.

Finally this is going to sound stupid, but do you paint with your wrist / arm or hand? I find my hand has to be on the paper / board / canvas to paint / draw for me to control it. I tend to work on a table or even my lap. Is the canvas / board standing up when you paint? The watercolor looks very thick from the pictures almost like oil, I'm not sure I've seen watercolor done like that before. At any rate I love the work. And I'm blunt enough to be overly critical if I didn't I assure you.

[CameronBornAndBred]

Are there special brushes you use when you paint with watercolor? By that I mean are the tips pointed, flat, fanned etc.
I have about 30 brushes that I use. All of the ones you mentioned in various sizes.


And in your opinion does the quality / price of the watercolor make a big difference in the final product?
I think the quality does a makea difference, I have pricey paints mixed in with cheap ones, and depending on the specific color, some you can really tell the pigment is not well mixed. But even more than the paint, the quality of the paper is huge. Cheap paper is really annoying to work with, it will almost reject what is being put on it. I try to use the best paper, and that's where most of my expense comes from. One of the reasons I started in watercolor, however, was that on the whole it is inexpensive medium. And for a kid in art school, that was important!


Do you paint with your wrist / arm or hand?
I get pretty up close to my work, sometimes resting my elbow on the table, so I'd say wrist/hand.


Is the canvas / board standing up when you paint? It is laying down flat, or at a very slight incline. If the animals are outside, sometimes I will paint on the floor. Other times on the table. I've sold 2 paintings that have cat paw prints on them.


The watercolor looks very thick from the pictures almost like oil, I'm not sure I've seen watercolor done like that before.
My depth is one of the qualities that makes my paintings different. I love contrast, and the only way to get real contrast is to paint as deeply as I can with the color. I've overpainted a few, and they got tossed, but usually I stop at the right time. My favorite color is indigo. A blue so deep it's almost black.

[DukePA]

I love to mix watercolor with collage. I use 150 lb cold-press paper then collage with watercolor paint and papers such as rice paper applied with acrylic medium. I usually do non-objective work, but have found this combination to be particularly nice for landscapes too.

I must get back to painting. It has been soooo long. I blame organic chemistry then PA school for my drought. Hmm, time to quit making excuses. You guys truly inspire me.

Donna

[CameronBornAndBred]

I must get back to painting. It has been soooo long. I blame organic chemistry then PA school for my drought. Hmm, time to quit making excuses. You guys truly inspire me.

Donna

For the longest time I kept using work as an excuse (it does keep me very busy). Then I went to that one client's house and took the photo of the chair. It was just one of those eureka moments, I knew I had to paint it. Funny thing was, it was just for me, but I wanted to show her and she is buying it now, plus she wants 2 more. Turned out to be a special chair in her life. I love how small moments in life can turn into larger events.
Anyways, that one painting got my juices flowing.
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/sitebuilder/images/chair-366x246.jpg

P.S. We outta get together for a photo outing, see if we can bring back some good marterial.

[ricks68]

Thanks to all for the comments. It is 24" x 9", I've always liked that long format. Alumna, if you click on my name, you will see an option to visit my homepage. That's the site. DukePA, you'll appreciate the one I'm starting tonite, it's the Ocracoke waterfront. (not the beach, the marina)

For those curious, here is where this painting came from. It's my mom's house in Pulaski, Va.
http://wagnerwatercolor.com/images/pulaskihorizon.JPG

I was about to comment on how good your work is, especially the composition, when I saw the view from your Mom's house------Ohmigosh! that's all I can say.

ricks

[DukePA]

For the longest time I kept using work as an excuse (it does keep me very busy). Then I went to that one client's house and took the photo of the chair. It was just one of those eureka moments, I knew I had to paint it. Funny thing was, it was just for me, but I wanted to show her and she is buying it now, plus she wants 2 more. Turned out to be a special chair in her life. I love how small moments in life can turn into larger events.
Anyways, that one painting got my juices flowing.
http://www.wagnerwatercolor.com/sitebuilder/images/chair-366x246.jpg

P.S. We outta get together for a photo outing, see if we can bring back some good marterial.

Heck yeah!!! I'm seriously impressed that you work from photos. Nothing flat about your work. My son taught me how to avoid that, but I haven't always succeeded.

Latta, beach time? Perhaps we can start the DBR artist's co-op?!