Day 27 : #30x30DirectWatercolor2019 : Castle Bravo
June 25, 2019
“Castle Bravo”, 18×18″ watercolor on paper
Detail of waves. Painted with Holbein watercolor Grey-of-Grey over a damp wash of Neutral Tint and Indigo. An example of how watercolorists might benefit from more opaque painting techniques?
It’s interesting how things in life keep looping back. I am finally getting around to internalizing what I saw Sargent doing with body color at an exhibition in 2014.
That’s playing the long game for you.
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Citizen Sketcher 
Especially like the 2nd ocean picture!
thanks for the link to the article on JSS! I had read it before but it was really helpful. I’ve been struggling for years with wanting watercolor to behave like oils!
Marc,
Great work here! The Desert walk in the sand unbelievable!
Also, Thanks so much for your link to you analysis of Sargent;s WC paintings. Amazing stuff
Your watercolour painting are so enjoyable to look at please continue to make them !