Unlike Amy, when Mary Lou said multi-media I was not excited. I usually don't work with mulit-media so this was a stretch for me. I have to say that every idea that I came up with ended up not turning out the way I thought it would. This image is probably the third or fourth piece that I have started this week and as you can see it is not finished yet.
I wanted to do a piece that had a connection to the museum and the still life but I could not seem to get the creative juices flowing. I went through several drafts and ideas before settling on this. It is very similar to the museum piece that I sketched by Robert Stanley titled "Afternoon Bridge". I used my sketch of the original as a starting point and took some artistic liberties from there. I am not completely satisfied with this yet but I don't expect to be since I used watercolor for most of the work and I absolutely do not like watercolor. Why I used a medium I don't like who knows? I am a glutton for punishment I guess!
I plan on going back in with pen and possibly color pencil to really punch up the details and add some more texture and depth to the piece. If I finish with the watercolor and I don't like the result you may see a totally different piece next week! I guess I will have to finish it and see if I think like it enough to put my name on it. One thing is for sure...Art is always a journey that takes you places and sometimes you end up exactly where you started!
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Your color scheme expresses strong emotions. The bridge seems to be taking on some symbolism....maybe trying to bridge two concepts. Keep taking the journey and you will see a solution.
Josh, I have had a lot of experience teaching myself watercolors. I have slowly come to love the media the more I work with it. It looks like you have a great start, but you just need to add more layers of the watercolors to get those deeper and duller realistic colors. Try adding in more browns and complements as you mix your colors. Also, I think you will be pleased by adding more pen techniques. I book that I really look at frequently is "Watercolor and Ink Techniques" by Claudia Nice. I love looking at all her techniques and combinations!
Mary Catherine, Those are great suggestions.
I am glad to hear that I am not the only one struggling with this project. Multi-media is also difficult for me. I have started three different pieces and hate them all.
I like this piece , I love the strong darks under the bridge.
I agree with Mary's suggestions.
Also think about there objects end they need a dark or light edge. Dark edges meeting with lights ones is a nice affect also.
Thank you, Josh.
Thank you Mary Catherine for sharing your expertise.
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