• Jun. 25, 2009
Under my brush, a horse appeared...
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Last night I just finished my latest watercolor.
It was (as you probably already guessed), a horse. An Arabian, to be exact.
I worked off of a photograph in a horse magazine, but I cropped it in and changed a few things :-).
Artistic license.
My grandma and great-grandma (both wonderfully artistic and creative people) are two of my top critics (always nicely and constructive, though :-D ) and are always telling me to get my shadows darker. So, this time I really tried to work those shadows.
I have never had watercolor lessons...so I don't always really know what I'm doing (but I do have some watercolor books, that helps) so sometimes my paintings are flops.
This time, though, I am pleased with the outcome. I purposely avoided getting too detailed and tried to loosen up, which helped, I think. I tried to concentrate more on tones and movement.
And if you wonder what all that white is around the horse's mouth, he is chomping and working at his bit, so that's the foam he's worked up :-).
Hmmm....looking at it again, I think I need to darken the shadows on his neck because the shadow on the side of/under his face are so extreme.
Anyways...I've also been working on crocheting a bag. I had bought some pretty blue cotton yarn and had no idea what to do with it, but then I saw a cute crochet bag and had to make my own :-)
It is half-finished, I need more yarn :-). I am working my own pattern into it with the single stitch and double stitch. Those are the only two I know, but they work :-)
It's fun, and I find it relaxing.
Hopefully I can buy another skein of yarn this week and get it finished!!
4Him,
~Hannah
