Sky V, Moon

5" x 7" watercolor paper, watercolor paints, masking fluid, white gel pen. Oct. 5, 2012

I used masking fluid on the moon and tree. That helped me make a smooth dark sky around the moon. I went back and added a wash to the moon and the color to the tree. I did not get enough contrast on the trees, as it all blended together wet. But I really like the mood.

Sky III & IV

Both, watercolor paper, watercolor paints, 5" x 7" and 6" x 8" Oct. 3 & 4, 2012.

From my imagination, watercolor paints, I'm not sure how good a job the scanner did with the lighter one, it was very subtle. I tried to increase the contrast in photoshop. These are fun to do, I'll try to get more interesting foregrounds.

Sky I & II

Both, watercolor paper, 5" x 7" no sketch, watercolor paint. Oct. 1 & 2, 2012.

I got a new book called "Skies, Light & Atmosphere, in watercolor" by David Bellamy. It is a wonderful intro to painting skies, clouds, shadows and backgrounds. My first few came out good, but don't quiet know what to do with the foreground yet. It is all wet on wet. The scanner is not picking up the subtle colors very well. I think anything goes as far as skies, it is mostly from your imagination, unless you really want to try to reproduce a photo, or are on location. I was just trying for different lighting.