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Friday, February 17, 2012

Kristin: 73 & 74 Grey windows

It simply hasn't stopped snowing or raining the last week, or maybe longer, I can't remember anymore. So these paintings come from the relatively clear, but still cloudy and grey morning we had today. I just painted scenes out the window from my living room floor. I just got my hands on a copy of Cathy Johnson's book Artists Journal Workshop, and she gave me the idea for this technique of working darks and lights on a grey wash. I mixed my own grey, so it has more color variation and then couldn't help coming on top with some colored pencils.


3 comments:

Lorrie Klosterman said...

This sounds like a fun exercise. I wish I could enlarge them a bit and see the colored pencils... I get a hint of them on the snow-covered branches, it looks fun. Nice textures in the trees and snow for the second one.

Elva Paulson said...

I especially like the top one. Very striking.

Kelly said...

...interesting. I like the top one too. I have that book!! I like it...