Hi Everyone,
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| work in progress, original watercolor on 260lb arches by Carrie Waller 6" x 8" |
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| work in progress, original watercolor on 260lb arches by Carrie Waller 6" x 8" |
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| work in progress, original watercolor on 260lb arches by Carrie Waller 6" x 8" |
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| work in progress, original watercolor on 260lb arches by Carrie Waller 6" x 8" |
I'm back to my ball jars. I like my comfort zone. I'm having so much fun painting this one I was up until 4 a.m. last night. A little break was all I needed and now I'm back in full painting force.
Also this week while painting I had a huge REVELATION. And I mean huge, as in will change my painting life forever. You see every night I have a helper, or should I say more of a distraction. Ella!
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| Ella in action |
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| My favorite water bucket |
Ella likes to supervise/sit on my paintings and loves to sneak paint water. Which I am aware is super bad for her. So because of Ella I bought this water bucket from Cheap Joe's. I love, love, love this bucket it has 2 sides for water, a palette and a lid. I recently ran out of room on my other palettes so I've been using the lid. So as I was cleaning up I put the lid on my bucket. The paint on that lid was dry as a bone and to my pleasant surprise today it was completely wet again, just like I had squeezed it from the tube. The moisture from the water bucket reconstituted my paint overnight. This is HUGE!! I'm now going to attempt the same thing with my other palettes using wet paper towels and saran wrap, I'll tell you how it goes. **I do know that some watercolor artists use fresh paint every time but the frugal side of me just can't do that. Plus some of my favorite color combos have come from my paint soup.
I want to give a big Thank You to Jack Richeson company. I won a gift certificate from them as a prize from the LWS International Show. I used the gift cert to get some extreme kolinsky brushes. Not only were they super helpful, great on the customer service front, but they also covered the shipping costs. Can't wait to use them:)
It seems that I'm not the only nocturnal one at the moment after all!
ReplyDeleteI love your bucket! I have a similar one myself, though not as big. I will try this the next time I'm dabbling with watercolour :0)
It's great to see how you go about your ball jars step by step. Your process is different than I had imagined :0)
These jars are coming out beautifully.....I just noticed the tea lights in them. Your idea or Crystals? Quite different and beautiful. OK now I thought you were going to tell us you are experimenting with homemade cat hair brushes.....LOL I wouldn't be surprised if you invented some. You are so talented. Best to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteHi Carrie. Your Bell jars are so beautifully dramatic - LOVE them! And that bucket is fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteThis tip is extremely helpful. I will try it on my palette as well since I have some colors like Delft Blue that I only use once in a while, and there is just no way to keep them fresh if you use them that infrequently. Haha! You are the best Carrie!
ReplyDeleteThe ball jars are coming along so nicely. I am yet again marveling at your superb spacial sense -- how do you piece all the puzzling pieces together on the jars... It is just I-M-P-O-S-S-I-B-L-E for me =___=b...
Gorgeous Gorgeous!!!! These jars are absolutely beautiful..I can't wait for the next WIP. I love the tea lights in the jars..Unique!!
ReplyDeleteI read your post but guess I forgot to comment. :( I LOVE this painting Carrie!!!! It is so gorgeous. :)) And that is a very cool revelation, I will have to try that too. Once you tell me if yours works of course. heh heh. :))
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous! Can't wait to see it finished.
ReplyDeleteCarrie I love 'watercolor painting' with you! I feel like I am right back into it - I did watercolor for 10 years before I started with oils. Thanks for sharing your discovery - may you win many more free wonderful brushes, etc..... xoxox
ReplyDeleteFascinating watching the progress of this painting, Carrie! Congrats on your revelation! Love it when stuff like that happens.
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