5" x 7" Watercolor Study #1
Earlier this week two "firsts" happened ! For the first time in my life I painted en pleine aire , a French term for simply painting outdoors whatever you happened to be focused on. The second "first" was .... it was the first time I had painted in watercolors in a very long time. This is the first painting from that endeavor, and I had a grand time with it. I found a nice shady spot in Waikiki looking towards the Waianae mountains and had a go at it. I enjoyed it so much that I went back this Saturday morning (yesterday) and composed the painting below.
5" x 7" Watercolor Study #2
Both of these studies could use a little more touch up work; especially the horizon line on Study #2, but wanted to share what I have been up to lately. I just began both of these paintings by laying in thin washes of color without sketching the scene first in pencil. Seascapes come natural to paint for me which is why I chose these two for my first try at watercolor in ages. As time goes on and I paint more pleine aire studies, I will chose more elaborate beach scenes or whatever strikes my fancy. May try painting at the Honolulu Zoo if they will allow me to do that; will have to check into it. There are many possibilities for subject matter in Waikiki and all over the island, for that matter.
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