Le châtaignier de la nuit.
The morning walker will find the bugs of sweet chestnuts.
Le promeneur du matin trouvera les bogues de châtaignes.
Arches paper rough 140 lb 9" x 10"
Wash in 5 steps :
- First paint the tree with clear water ( a branch on two ). Make pour the indigo to the wet branches.
- Paint the trunk of the tree with vandyke brown quickly and make pour still fresh indigo inside.
- Put lines of white gouache.
- Put little touches of vandyke for the bugs.
- Finish with green grass.
7 comments:
Olivia, this is fantastic! I would never have thought about using washes or pouring washes in this way... such fun, inspiration and imagination....
Your work puts a whole new spin on the idea of washes!
Maggie
Olivia, Your washes leaves my without words...they are just too wonderful, and how you manage to think of such intereting combinations?
I'm looking forward to see your new works! :)
olivia your so creative and poetic with your washes ...this is beautiful love the way the indigo and brown react together
Maggie, you are too kind. What I love in washing is thinking of a realistic subject only in terms of colors and forms.I am just trying to be free !
Egle, I am so happy you like my washes. I tried to see chesnut tree with simplicity and why i love this tree...
Jane, how can you make me feel so happy with words? Poetic painting is all what I want !
Wow this is so powerful and earthy looking. A beautiful wash painting.
Thanks so much Caroline. It was a great pleasure to paint this one !
So powerful and imaginitive!
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