Lunchtime practice - My non-flowering orchid
I painted my (presently non-flowering) orchid during my lunch break as the weather wasn't nice enough to go out. I wanted to get in some watercolour practice and decided on one of my plants in the office. I am fairly happy with the result in so far as I captured how the plant looks. The light is not the best at my desk and I had limited shadow to play with. I would like to be able to paint more light and airy, so I still have a long way to go, but I will keep practising. I find it difficult to get that nice balance between too much paint/not enough and too much water/not enough. Any comments/advice gratefully received.
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Deborah Warner
I attended a course back in 2010 on Renaissance Rome and part of the course was to visit the Raphael Cartoons at the V&A. Walking through the Sculpture Court at the V&A I noticed many sketchers drawing from the sculptures and they looked so at peace. I remembered enjoying art at school, many years…
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