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crowellli
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2006
09:59 AM Post #2606893
| OK, here's an amateur's attempts at watercolors. I'm definitely not in the same league as Gary, and these are the first 4 I've done, so y'all remember to grade on the curve! LOL
#1 Scottish highlands landscape
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GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 10, 2006
10:05 AM Post #2606915
| Wow . . . these are GREAT!! I love'em :)
Very well done . . . Thanks for share'n Crow :) :) :) |
renatelynne
Boerne, TX
(Zone 8b)
August 10, 2006
10:26 AM Post #2606988
| I really LIKE this one... it is very nice. You should frame this one. |
Eufaula
Eatonton, GA
(Zone 8b)
August 10, 2006
10:34 AM Post #2607021
| Beautiful Sky , Contrast is inviting! I want to just jump right in! |
roadrunner
Hereford, AZ
(Zone 8a)
August 10, 2006
03:02 PM Post #2607838
| Very nice!! Jo |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 11, 2006
11:03 PM Post #2613186
| lovely...
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aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 14, 2006
01:52 PM Post #2621622
| Wow! Very nice. Wish I could do watercolor but I clearly don't have your patience, eye and knack! |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 16, 2006
06:10 PM Post #2629642
| Awesome!! |
crowellli
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 16, 2006
06:23 PM Post #2629683
| Thank you all so much for the kind words of encouragement. I love watercolor, but I have a long way to go to get where I'd like to be with this medium. We're taking another trip to Scotland the first of September and I know I'll come back with another load of photos to work from for more paintings, so hopefully you'll get to see a few more if I can do anything worth posting. |
nap
Depew, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 16, 2006
08:31 PM Post #2630012
| I'm looking forward to that! |
Sheila_FW
Fort Worth, TX
(Zone 8a)
August 21, 2006
07:25 AM Post #2643597
| Very impressive Crow. I could never get the watercolors to do a thing! Maybe this forum will provide the boost you need just in time for your trip! |
grampapa
Wheatfield, NY
(Zone 6a)
August 21, 2006
08:26 AM Post #2643697
| Can't wait to see what you do after your trip. wouldn't mind seeing some photos, too. your paintings have made me want to take the trip with you. |
crowellli
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 21, 2006
11:17 AM Post #2644147
| You are all most kind. I'll post a couple of my favorite Scotland pics when we return. I've travelled a lot and I think Scotland is the most beautiful place I've ever been. It seems that around every curve and over evey hill there's another beautiful vista that just begs to be painted. I wish I could do them justice, but if practice makes better, I'll improve. In just the few weeks I've been at this, I'm beginning to get a feel for the paints and a little more control with the washes. Thanks again.
Crow |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 21, 2006
04:20 PM Post #2645107
| Say did anyone notice that she didn't invite us along to Scotland? |
crowellli
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 21, 2006
04:42 PM Post #2645181
| Sure, y'all all come on and go. We'll be a "garden party" looking for a place to happen! I'll warn sister-in-law that there will be a few extras for dinner. She's been warned about the Texas invasion as it is, since my brother and his wife are going with us. A funny with my Texas accent and her Scottish one happened the first time I met her, she came in the kitchen at her mom's house and asked if I was all right. I replied "You Bettcha!". She got the funniest look on her face and turned to my husband and said "What did she just call me?" I cracked up as my husband tried to quickly explain that it translated to mean "You bet, I'm fine" and not "you b*&!ch, you". So, maybe I could use some of y'all along as translators! |
aprilwillis
Missouri City, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 21, 2006
05:09 PM Post #2645275
| Oh I bet that could make for some interesting misinterpretations. |
pepper23
KC Metro area, MO
(Zone 5b)
August 21, 2006
07:06 PM Post #2645640
| I would have loved to see her face when you said that!! |
GD_Rankin
San Antonio, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 22, 2006
01:21 AM Post #2646907
| lmbo . . . that's too funny @ You Bet'cha :))
Crow . . . you're do'n great and certainly on the right track. If you have the desire and patience, you'll be doing more than justice to those beautiful vistas in no time at all :) Practice is the key . . . it's like anything else, the more you experiment and experience, the more comfortable you will become. If there's anything I can do to help, don't hesitate to ask. I'm no expert by any stretch, but I've gotten comfortable enough with watercolors to offer a few tips here and there. :)
Better take extra film or digital camera memory cards with ya to Scotland. . . wouldn't want ya to leave any of those beautiful views behind . . . or else we may have to go back and get them for ya ;)
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crowellli
Houston, TX
(Zone 9a)
August 23, 2006
10:21 AM Post #2651229
| I talked to my sister in law in Scotland last night and she said it's really getting cold there! Aaaaahhhh, I can feel it already. I'm so looking forward to a couple of weeks in cooler weather. We leave the third of Sep. and I'm counting the days. |
