Did I call this blog 'Creating Art the Easy Way'? I might have to rethink this description. Usually I am carefree when I paint but I decided for this one I would put a bit of effort into it.
Apparently, I didn't put enough effort into my first attempt at a watercolour seascape. I think I bit off more than I can chew with the subject. My second attempt at getting it right, I feel, is an improvement though far from perfect. I still struggled with the same parts, I think you can see which ones, and it didn't help that some 'specialist' masking tape allowed dark grey to flood onto light brown.
I used Schmincke Horadam paints (my favourite brand) on Fabriano Artistico paper, and overworked it in an attempt to get it just right. To get the speckled effect in the bottom right-hand corner I grated a dark brown watercolour pencil (Faber-Castell's 'Albrecht Durer') onto damp paint.
I used, as the subject, a photograph of Blackpool beach, Lancashire, one day in mid October 2015 when the beach was almost deserted except for a seagull and an occasional human. I love the photograph (see below), the light and the contrasts which, I think, are so surreal. Amusingly, my paintings, 1st and 2nd attempt, look quite good if you step back from them (about 20 yards)! The next attempt I make at a seascape (it may be a while!) will be a less challenging photo.
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| 2nd attempt at a watercolour seascape of Blackpool Beach |
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| Photograph of Blackpool Beach |
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| 1st attempt at a seascape in watercolours |
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