mike thomas
house in "main street" development, buena vista, co
Possum indirectly challenged me to try a more painterly approach to my watercolor, rather than just painting in a pen & ink drawing. I am scared silly of "straight" watercolor. This was my first attempt of the day. I started with a very loose pencil sketch and went from there.
What I learned in this painting is that I really need to start paying attention to aerial perspective. The tree off the left rear corner of the house should be much bolder in comparison to the evergreens dotting the hill (they should be much lighter, I think). I did have some small success getting decent dimensionality in the porch area, with the paired columns. Overall, kind of a dud, though. The house is missing context, and almost looks like a confection of some sort or another. At least I gave it the old college try. It was very scary and I almost stopped halfway.
I have mixed emotions about this "Main Street" development in Buena Vista. It will bring more services and variety to the area, in one sense. But that comes with a lack of authenticity, IMO. Everything will be new, but calculated to look quaint. It will be something like a ski resort, which is a bit depressing. Oh well, that's progress.
house in "main street" development, buena vista, co
Possum indirectly challenged me to try a more painterly approach to my watercolor, rather than just painting in a pen & ink drawing. I am scared silly of "straight" watercolor. This was my first attempt of the day. I started with a very loose pencil sketch and went from there.
What I learned in this painting is that I really need to start paying attention to aerial perspective. The tree off the left rear corner of the house should be much bolder in comparison to the evergreens dotting the hill (they should be much lighter, I think). I did have some small success getting decent dimensionality in the porch area, with the paired columns. Overall, kind of a dud, though. The house is missing context, and almost looks like a confection of some sort or another. At least I gave it the old college try. It was very scary and I almost stopped halfway.
I have mixed emotions about this "Main Street" development in Buena Vista. It will bring more services and variety to the area, in one sense. But that comes with a lack of authenticity, IMO. Everything will be new, but calculated to look quaint. It will be something like a ski resort, which is a bit depressing. Oh well, that's progress.