tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post1872030300212534851..comments2023-11-25T08:33:24.935-05:00Comments on art, birds, nature: Finishing the Sandhill CranesKen Januskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-87511565534920931572009-10-04T08:53:07.987-04:002009-10-04T08:53:07.987-04:00Hi Pam,
Yes there were both reds and yellows, and...Hi Pam,<br /><br />Yes there were both reds and yellows, and of course greens, in the foreground foliage. So I wanted to keep some of all of them. But everytime I did the colors were just too saturated(like much of my watercolor work!!).<br /><br />So that's why I did the sponging. But then the painting from my second blog entry just seemed to me to have too much sponging, too much of a blotted out appearance. So I finally settled on this.<br /><br />The hardest part actually was the road. I really did like it as uncolored paper. But there was a yellow-ochrish color to it in real life to I decided to include that.<br /><br />The lives and times of one watercolor, I guess I could call this comment.Ken Januskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16984782169460110520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3618025896103645633.post-72651121495957262042009-10-03T23:47:08.749-04:002009-10-03T23:47:08.749-04:00Ahhhh, you added some reds! Think I still like ye...Ahhhh, you added some reds! Think I still like yesterdays best. You get a great feel for strolling cranes. Grand!Pam Johnson Brickellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927455773097702525noreply@blogger.com