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Monday, January 10, 2022

Watercolor Skyscape

Skyscape was on the Scavenger Hunt from Life list this time.  The first couple of days of the Hunt we had brilliant blue skies with not a cloud in sight,  so sort of a boring skyscape for drawing.  Then we had overcast foggy type clouds with no interesting shapes.  Today we finally have scattered clouds that are sort of streaky from wind.

I sketched at the dining table with watercolors in the 9 x 12 Canson watercolor sketchbook with a regular watercolor brush and jar of water.  No drawing.

I put #11 on this but think it is actually #9 Skyscape

Our internet is on slowdown today so I will post this and see if it actually goes anywhere.  Uploading is usually better than downloading.


7 comments:

Debbie Nolan said...

Jo this sketch makes me wish for warmer weather and blue skies. January in Ohio is often dark and overcast. So pretty Jo.

Joan Tavolott said...

Glad you finally had a skyscape worth painting. Nicely done! With all our lousy weather we had grey skies for several days. Today was the fires day we had an interesting sky.

Jo Castillo said...

Debbie, thank you. You have beautiful clouds in our avitar. Happy to share our sunshine, especially in the hot summer. Ha. We've never spent any time in Ohio but have been through with several overnights in the big cities. I think we went to a big art museum in Cleveland one trip. Very nice.


Joan, thank you. Hope you get some decent sunshine. The weather sounds super cold for you at the moment. Stay warm and safe.

Bag Blog said...

I love it when you do watercolors. It made me think to tell you that Natasha Isenhour from the NM Plein Aire Painters is doing little studies in watercolor. The medium it totally new to her. Interesting.

Jo Castillo said...

Bag Blog, thank you. Joanna likes my watercolor, too. I haven't seen Natasha's watercolor. She hasn't posted any for sale on her website. That is all the notice I get from her since I don't do facebook or instagram anymore. She is a super artist. She will have to go some to get to your level in watercolor.

Bag Blog said...

Natasha's watercolors seem to be just studies. I'm not sure why she is doing them, but they are simple.

Jo Castillo said...

Bag Blog, maybe Natasha is like me. I would love to do a real painting with watercolor as plein air. So much less to carry. I would like that. Of course I need to practice and that is the hardest part. Ha.


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I Grew up in a small town , Magdalena, New Mexico. I enjoy art and the pleasure other people get from my work. I always donate some of my sales and art to charities, especially for children. That started in Bolivia with Para los Niños. "I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." -- Winston Churchill

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