Port Maitland barn
6x9 watercolor:
I painted this little bright barn while sitting in my car during a light rain a few years ago. My sketchbooks are filled with such watercolors and pencil sketches from what I now call my Pre-Nikon days. The immediacy and instant gratification of taking photos has taken over my sketch books. But I miss those days when I had to sit still, think about color, how to create the illusion of depth, or how to paint a reflection in a puddle. I'm posting this as a reminder to myself to take a breath and slow the train down. By looking through that Nikon viewfinder I am limiting my line of vision. I am also letting the camera do what my own eyes and hands use to do. The camera takes what it sees and "paints" it in pixels on a little canvas called a CCD. It does the work for you. That's not to say I am giving up my Nikon. This isn't a "all or nothing proposition". But every once in a while, a new watercolor or pencil drawing will show up here and now you know why.
Port Maitland barn
6x9 watercolor:
I painted this little bright barn while sitting in my car during a light rain a few years ago. My sketchbooks are filled with such watercolors and pencil sketches from what I now call my Pre-Nikon days. The immediacy and instant gratification of taking photos has taken over my sketch books. But I miss those days when I had to sit still, think about color, how to create the illusion of depth, or how to paint a reflection in a puddle. I'm posting this as a reminder to myself to take a breath and slow the train down. By looking through that Nikon viewfinder I am limiting my line of vision. I am also letting the camera do what my own eyes and hands use to do. The camera takes what it sees and "paints" it in pixels on a little canvas called a CCD. It does the work for you. That's not to say I am giving up my Nikon. This isn't a "all or nothing proposition". But every once in a while, a new watercolor or pencil drawing will show up here and now you know why.