A little colour mixing fun with watercolours….
I started off with Windsor Blue (red shade) and Indian Yellow. Then I added some Buff Titanium, Prussian Blue and Indigo into the mix. Puddles of colour layered together and left to dry. Drying took well over 12 hours. You don’t know what your going to end up with till the paint has completely dried. I love the colour mixes and textures – especially the top two ones in the right hand column! These were purely experimental. I actually used a thick smooth surfaced cartridge paper for these but I will try doing more of these colour mixing samples using hot pressed watercolour paper. A fun watercolour experiment which turned out really well. Please click on the image to view it larger or view it in my Art Gallery….
Just as a side note, I will not be doing any more Surface Treatment Workshop due to current family responsibilities. I’ve really enjoyed this project, learnt a lot from it and experimented with lots of different art mediums which I would not otherwise have done. It forced me out of my comfort zone! But it is a time consuming project and I don’t have the available time at the moment to commit to it. However, I’m still hoping to start an exciting new project in January with Carolyn, all being well. More info about that later in the year….
I love those two also!! They are soooo Evelyn! 😉💙
Thank you Jodi – they are definitely my thing…. !
Thanks for all the ideas, and looking forward to your new project as well…(K)
Thank you Kerfe….
Color mixing is so much fun. I hope the family situation resolves itself in a good way..
Thank you Sandy – I hope so too…..
I do love to see the results after paint has dried. I especially like the top right rusty sample.
Thank you Sharon….
Rust is definitely your thing! Such lovely experiments.
Thank you Anna….
Lovely results – I think those are my favourites too! xx
Thank you Tanya….
these experiments did turn out well, i love how the colours bleed into each other. x
Thank you Sunnyfae – I’m going to try more of this type of experiment with some different colours….
Those two are my favorites too, Evelyn.
I will miss your Surface Treatment Workshop posts, but definitely, understand how much time it must take to create those wonderful works of art.
I wish you all the very best, and I will most definitely “see” you whenever you are here.
Thank you Lisa – I will still be posting here as often as I can but just no STW…. !
All of the colors are yummy, and soothing, Evelyn. Wishing you the very best, and will look forward to your return when it is time.
Thank you Beverly – I will still be posting here as often as I can, just no more STW…. !
so seemingly simple, ‘just some color splashes’ and yet such a lovely study of colors and in letting go. Work like this, deserves to be matted and framed, displayed…. just as much as the other types of art I think!! 🙂 cheers, Debi
Thank you so much Debi. Windsor Blue and Indian Yellow were two new additions to my paint palette and I was just having a play with them really, just seeing what they will do. But I love the results I got and this is a technique I would definitely use again selectively in future art works. My mind is racing with ideas…..
phalo blue is a great color to have on hand; I also like that its so strong a tiny bit goes so far. 🙂
Perfectly delicious colours, Evelyn. I can imagine the pure joy you’re having with the new book. :-))
Thank you – the book is just wonderful, so inspirational….
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