NO MINIS in Maine. Do I hear a sigh of relief?
This is about doing thumbnails - mini sketches as preparation for your BIG painting.
Here is David Dewey's subject matter for the workshop's first day demo.(HELL. Bridges - bah)
DD paints. We watch and listen.
The end results. The painting is first on our palette, so he places his next to the finished watercolor
Here are some "thumbnails" studies David did from Winslow Homer compositions.
This set of 4 thumbnail studies are from Dewey's watercolor book. I decide I'm going in this direction.
I pick a view to the left. Notice - NO BRIDGES to mess me up.
First I start with pencil sketches and then move on to my little watercolor Moleskine ( only 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"). This is FUN! and the fear melts away
The more thumbnails I do
...the looser I get.
Owl's Head Rocks, original watercolor
Finally I feel comfortable doing a "big" painting.
The next morning I took a look at a Winslow Homer book for rock painting reference. WHOA! Much more rock practice is needed obviously. I even did a few practice thumbnails yesterday. I'm doing my homework.
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