tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post8514031331065204854..comments2023-09-12T10:52:55.722-04:00Comments on Mary McAndrew's Nature Sketching and Painting: "Snowy Egret" 1-17-09Mary McAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-61200372872298893562009-01-20T09:23:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:23:00.000-05:00Hi Carol,thanks for the compliments! The first thi...Hi Carol,<BR/>thanks for the compliments! The first thing I learned years ago was Chinese brush painting from a friend from Mainland China! It's the only lessons I've had in watercolor! <BR/><BR/>I think using one color, the black,was good, it made me forget that his beak was yellow..and all the subtle colors reflected in the white feathers...you just have to think value! A great lesson to practice with. Try the Inktense pencils..I just love them! They are very intense though...you have to go easy with the application. <BR/><BR/>If you want to loosen up, try to at least start with a light sketch, stick to good drawing and values but play with the background like I did. Add value by scribbling lightly, etc. I'd love to see if you try anything.Mary McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-80868592686948105182009-01-20T09:01:00.000-05:002009-01-20T09:01:00.000-05:00Why thanks Doda! What a great response! I liked do...Why thanks Doda! What a great response! I liked doing it, more my style with some loose lines floating around. It was hard to do because it's so small!Mary McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395679637846393350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-50893979817407522572009-01-20T07:15:00.000-05:002009-01-20T07:15:00.000-05:00Hi Mary,Great egret! (Ok, pun intended...) This is...Hi Mary,<BR/><BR/>Great egret! (Ok, pun intended...) This is wonderful. I love the looser style that you were going for - yet the form is spot on. My work is always so cleaned up and I love the freshness of something like this that is looser and more lively. It reminds me of Chinese brush painting where with a few brush strokes, the essence of form is captured perfectly. I'll have to try some of these Inktense pencils!<BR/>CarolCarol Creechhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08680651011815857131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637754001147943188.post-26399364468923067072009-01-20T04:18:00.000-05:002009-01-20T04:18:00.000-05:00OOOOh, this is lovely!OOOOh, this is lovely!Dodahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04674812616431635024noreply@blogger.com