I painted these little guys
Each is about 3" x 5", on 5" x 7" precut watercolour paper. I tend to travel with sheets rather than blocks if I am painting inside. The blocks are great when painting outdoors, the wind does not catch at the sheets and I find the paper dries out more quickly outside, so there is more wetting needed.
I generally don't use resist, relying instead on marking key points in a very lightly wash before defining shapes more heavily. I like how this lets the compositions enfold and breathe rather than being tightly drawn beforehand with pencil.
Lovely! (I found your blog through Daily Paintworks.) I was wondering: do you set the sketchbook on your lap when working this way or do you have a special easel set up? Perhaps you started outside and then finished from a photo back home?
ReplyDeleteI ask because I'm reaching out to more plein air painters about their work and gear. I want to build a more flexible set up - drawing / painting tools that will work both inside and out. But I get lost when looking at all of the possibilities!
Hi there, sorry for the delay in replying. Being unused to computers, I did not see your comment until just now. I almost always set up the arrangements on a table and try to work directly in front of it. This way the 'left/right, up/down of the composition correlates to the work . If I have to move the composition, I will set it up on a cookie sheet, so that I can move it intact. I started using photos for the first time on the outdoor stuff after trying plein air. It really does require a whack load of equipment, which, I agree, are onerous. A neighbour and friend of mine (since passed away) did much plein air. Try his site which is still active for tips on this subject. http://painterskeys.com/
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