tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post1489567081919802790..comments2024-03-05T15:12:28.554+01:00Comments on Have Dogs, Will Travel: Iris WatercolourRobyn Sinclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-1709375422078307232011-01-02T18:23:50.988+01:002011-01-02T18:23:50.988+01:00They are lovely. Inspires me to try! I'm so ne...They are lovely. Inspires me to try! I'm so new to watercolour.Colhttp://tearose.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-6488693244304236572010-12-20T04:11:23.142+01:002010-12-20T04:11:23.142+01:00Beautiful flowers and a nice composition, too! Lov...Beautiful flowers and a nice composition, too! Love how the lighter flower "comes forward" because it's defined so well by the darker negative shape of the blossom below it!<br /><br />SumaSuma CMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05619479870407618308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-67852796121163440792010-12-02T19:59:41.964+01:002010-12-02T19:59:41.964+01:00Haven't been around, but it sure is nice comin...Haven't been around, but it sure is nice coming here and seeing these lovely irises! It seems you are very busy with the binoculars!<br />bisous<br />RonelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-593376377642044912010-11-17T12:36:39.834+01:002010-11-17T12:36:39.834+01:00Seriously? No drawing????Wow, Robyn, I'm so j...Seriously? No drawing????Wow, Robyn, I'm so jealous of your control of the medium - and your exquisite drawing skills show through even when you don't exercise them.....caseytoussainthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482259941095650449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-22600672240760952192010-11-12T11:27:20.744+01:002010-11-12T11:27:20.744+01:00Beautiful and powerful, too. I look forward to se...Beautiful and powerful, too. I look forward to seeing more in this vein! Hope all is well, dear Robyn.Laura Frankstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528540633399368216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-40697771395570970332010-11-10T09:55:35.557+01:002010-11-10T09:55:35.557+01:00Beautiful Robyn - painting directly with the brush...Beautiful Robyn - painting directly with the brush is addictive when you realise how quickly you can make lovely shapes like these!Cathy Gatlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05004501411878060668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-6889774708327751432010-11-07T06:30:59.792+01:002010-11-07T06:30:59.792+01:00Very pretty.Very pretty."JeanneG"https://www.blogger.com/profile/16398758813763335651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-6098022332998355142010-11-04T15:34:57.556+01:002010-11-04T15:34:57.556+01:00Robyn - This is gorgeous!!! I love your colors on ...Robyn - This is gorgeous!!! I love your colors on the petals and the leaves. It is funny that you are trying to try painting without a pencil sketch. I have joined in with the WetCanvas group doing journals, and my challenge to myself this month is to do a sketch/painting a day without any pencil sketching. I think it helps improve your power of observation. I would love it if I could get this result.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860888779743721034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-45035270614734818022010-11-03T13:17:50.093+01:002010-11-03T13:17:50.093+01:00Stunning flowers! Well done. Very niuce blog you h...Stunning flowers! Well done. Very niuce blog you have here.Frank Zweegershttp://www.frankzweegers-kunst.nlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-47863527748102356542010-11-01T18:14:53.851+01:002010-11-01T18:14:53.851+01:00Felicity - Thanks :) I think the fact that this w...Felicity - Thanks :) I think the fact that this was an exercise for me and not a 'painting' freed me up a little.<br /><br />Linda - I wish I could be of more help. I used a Tintoretto No8 round sable brush which comes to a beautiful fine point and a da Vinci synthetic No5 - both of which are travel brushes that are covered by their handles when not in use. <br /><br />Two tips -1. buy the best watercolour brush you can afford - in my opinion that is a real sable. No8 is a great size for most things. 2. Use a real flower or a photograph of a real flower as your reference rather than another watercolour. This is because one needs to be able to clearly see the structure of the object even if that isn't apparent in the finished painting. Good luck :)Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-66598520759753317022010-11-01T18:04:02.129+01:002010-11-01T18:04:02.129+01:00Robyn, Thank you so this means alot for me. I'...Robyn, Thank you so this means alot for me. I'll come here and look at yours and do the three P's of Practice.<br />Robyn what size brush and type did you use? Have a great day:)<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-61125526552803480952010-11-01T17:57:25.505+01:002010-11-01T17:57:25.505+01:00These are gorgeous Robyn! Normally I feel lines ar...These are gorgeous Robyn! Normally I feel lines are necessary or there is something missing, but you have such lovely edges here and contrasting values, it looks perfect!Felicity Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145205761346733464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-9423229305546306812010-11-01T11:43:58.140+01:002010-11-01T11:43:58.140+01:00Many thanks to you all. I hope this one wasn'...Many thanks to you all. I hope this one wasn't just a lucky accident.<br /><br />Linda - I really don't have any advice except to take a piece of 'unimportant' paper and a simple reference with good colour and shapes. Load your brush and paint the first shape and then the next. The nice thing about the brush is if the first stroke isn't quite right you can paint outside it. Let me know how you get on.Robyn Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-62451852697567693162010-11-01T00:42:56.510+01:002010-11-01T00:42:56.510+01:00That's pretty draint - watercolour straight in...That's pretty draint - watercolour straight in with the brush. What a fabuolous result.quirkyartisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609516307693889792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-68820341569259147312010-10-31T17:33:04.832+01:002010-10-31T17:33:04.832+01:00Howbeautiful and just with a brush. Im teaching my...Howbeautiful and just with a brush. Im teaching my self and want to paint like this with brush. Do you have any advise how to do this.This painting inspires me so.<br />Thank you,<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-15188206746999088182010-10-31T12:41:07.373+01:002010-10-31T12:41:07.373+01:00While I'll always be a proponent of drawing, t...While I'll always be a proponent of drawing, there are a lot of benefits of testing yourself to see what you can do without that guide in place.<br /><br />This is a beauty!Jeanette Jobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08935974758134419990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-84658489104807050422010-10-31T12:33:43.448+01:002010-10-31T12:33:43.448+01:00Absolutely gorgeous Robyn. All three colours are t...Absolutely gorgeous Robyn. All three colours are true to life and the composition is great. I too have been trying to paint directly with the brush and no pencil predrawing - but doing figures from magazines and books. OOOOOh! its hard but fun.Joan Sandford-Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04228835690449964257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-4131907860425603752010-10-31T04:34:54.337+01:002010-10-31T04:34:54.337+01:00Very pretty Robyn! It can be nervewracking, I know...Very pretty Robyn! It can be nervewracking, I know!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-66053148516539649032010-10-31T00:52:19.067+02:002010-10-31T00:52:19.067+02:00That's so pretty! Very nice work!That's so pretty! Very nice work!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05600673251180423439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-60285153264469179992010-10-30T18:23:40.158+02:002010-10-30T18:23:40.158+02:00And there you have it.... a beautifully drawn imag...And there you have it.... a beautifully drawn image, fresh and clean and sensitively observed... with a brush! Bravo!Sherrie Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967844327055630854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-72488194106441800642010-10-30T15:41:15.093+02:002010-10-30T15:41:15.093+02:00Whoohoo- that's a big one! Well done you!
I ...Whoohoo- that's a big one! Well done you!<br /><br />I remember extremely well the tutor who got me to do that - and boy was I resistant to trying! However you get such a sense of achievement when you find you can draw with a brush. :)Making A Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-50449062954930729762010-10-30T10:44:20.935+02:002010-10-30T10:44:20.935+02:00GASP! I did literally. Breathtaking!GASP! I did literally. Breathtaking!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556403160595972518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-79804505567825366282010-10-30T09:16:36.665+02:002010-10-30T09:16:36.665+02:00Beautiful Robyn.Beautiful Robyn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17511653763073963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-37876850824952298392010-10-30T00:26:25.265+02:002010-10-30T00:26:25.265+02:00These are just beautiful Robyn - such amazing colo...These are just beautiful Robyn - such amazing colors.Shirleyhttp://www.paperandthreads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14082946.post-43559523002742900252010-10-29T22:54:44.748+02:002010-10-29T22:54:44.748+02:00This is beautiful Robyn. Beautiful depth, and gorg...This is beautiful Robyn. Beautiful depth, and gorgeous colors, especially in the mauve/burgundy iris. <br />It definitely shows confidence in the medium.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com