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Trying to make myself do a bit
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I'm laid up again so whilst I can't move I have decided to make myself do something, Lewis posted a little sketch before and it's inspired me to get out of my mood and do a bit.
So far I have sketched the outline of 2 foxes, which I hope look like ones kissing the other? Some winter berries and a bit of what I imagine to be bushes in the background. I'm thinking of poss using some masking fluid here and there to create some snowfall effect, before I use my usual watercolours to paint the pic. I'm thinking snow with a little green poking up on the floor, using some blues and purples for the shadows in the snow? Then snow on the shrubbery in the background, again with green showing in places and blues and purples for shadow? The foxes will obviously be fox coloured lol. And the berries bright red with a black/red bit here and there, to give it a bit of depth. I'm thinking a reddy brown or a grey for the twigs on the Bush. Last of all a pinky purple/blue for the sky like you get with snowfall?
Any comments on what you think would wouldn't work on my ideas are welcome. The more the merrier. X
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I can't settle down to anything major, the best I can do is something quickish in my sketchbooks. Just got back from the hospital, just a routine thing for my wife this time...we were there for hours, when she was seen she was with the doctor for about five minutes. Can't be helped, I suppose...I should be used to it by now. Stupidly I thought we weren't going to be long, so I didn't take my little sketchbook with me (that usually takes the sting out of it.) I like the start you've made Jen. The pose you have the foxes in looks very natural. I shall watch with interest.
Lew.
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Jen I am so very sorry to hear about your hip and the pain that you are in. And yes, just changing position sometimes can have unexpected dire effects (just done same to my back). I do hope you get those pain injections as soon as possible. I love your foxes, yes one could be kissing, or could as Margaret suggested be whispering a secret. Your colour choices sound pretty good to me, I see that no-one has disagreed with them. I hope you are soon pain free enough to progress this painting. (I see that you do alcohol ink art, if you want to free up and go with the flow perhaps alcohol without the ink would help?).
Lew, I wish you and your wife all the best, healthwise. Love the sketches you posted on another thread.
Good to have you back, Jen :)