She encourages beautiful, loose washes of color for starting paintings. She paints loosely, leaving much detail to the viewer's imagination. In the book she shares tips and practice exercises.
Here is what I have done so far.
elephant work-in-progress
Another elephant work-in-progress |
Sunlit daffodils-I think this one is done! |
Venetian door-I'm going to repeat this exercise to try to improve it. |
Colorful wash-might become a seated figure or an angel |
Painting in this loose, juicy style is so much fun! There is no sketching ahead of time, just applying paint to paper and utilizing the unique characteristics of watercolor paint, like the way it flows, forms blossoms, and blends.
Jean Haines has several other books available, which are being added to my wish list!
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