“A Posh Frock” is my watercolour sketch for today. Frock is an old fashioned word for a woman’s or girl’s dress and a word not really used much today. But being an old fashioned word it is perfect for my old fashioned, vintage watercolour dress.
The dress was painted with Daniel Smith’s Buff Titanium mixed with a little Naples Yellow. No other colours were used for the dress. The coat hanger was painted with a little Paynes Gray and the necklace was painted with Rose Madder. The paper used was Fabriano Artistico Extra White Rough, 140 lb and 100% cotton. I LOVE this paper! “A Posh Frock” measures 19 cm x 28 cm.
This was painted without a preliminary sketch – it was drawn with my paint brush…
Practicing my drawing in a separate sketchbook is really helping me with my watercolour painting. It’s helping me to be more confident when I put paint brush to paper. Straight away I can hear someone out there saying “but I’m no good at drawing…”. Well, the fact of the matter is this:
Anyone can learn to draw
True, some people are more naturally gifted than others but every single one of us can learn to draw. It just takes persistent practice and time. The main sketchbook I use for drawing at the moment is an A4 sketchbook I bought from Poundlands (a UK discount shop) for £1 – it’s brilliant. And I use a Derwent Mechanical Precision Pencil which costs £4.99 with a putty rubber costing £1.50. Drawing is cheap and cheerful and something I can do anywhere any time…
Painting without a preliminary sketch (drawing with a paint brush) is a whole lot harder, I have to admit, than just drawing with a pencil on paper. But, as with all things, it gets easier with practice…
“A Posh Frock” may just get put on the wall in my studio….
Beautiful! I am enjoying your musings about drawing, along with your comments about the materials you use. — susan
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Thank you Susan… !
It is beautiful Evelyn! What size painting is it?
Thank you Jodi. It measures 19 cm x 28 cm, just a bit smaller than A4 …
Lovely!
Thank you Jodi – it was wonderful watching this appear on the paper…
I can imagine! You are so talented and have grown so in your watercolor journey. 👍😉☺️💛
I think practicing my drawing really has made a big difference and helped me to improve my painting…
What a treasure! There is something so dear about this painting. you have brought to life a whole story here.
Thank you Sharon – what a lovely compliment,,, !
A lovely painting, Evelyn.💚 I think that drawing in my sketchbook has helped me improve my painting and spark new ideas for paintings.
Thank you Patty Anne! Yes, I would recommend drawing practice to anyone who wants to improve their painting…
Makes me wish I had a place to go to wear it.
Me too… !
Really pretty and unique! I like Buff titanium too for those special spots, like cat fur, mushrooms, beach sand and now… frocks. Great job 🙂
Thank you Sandra… !
What a great title! And I love the way you’ve rendered the lace. (K)
Thank you for noticing the lace Kerfe! I wanted to paint enough information to suggest the lace without getting bogged down with too much fussy detail. The title was inspired by an old British sitcom called “The Good Life” – worth watching if ever you get the opportunity…
Gosh I hadn’t realise it had been so long since I’d visited your site! I love your beautiful watercolours – soft colours really appeal to me and the shades and tones you use are so pretty 🙂
Thank you Rosemary – the time goes by so fast doesn’t it! I love watercolour painting and have a whole new load of inspiration to work from…
That’s fun, Evelyn. I can see a whole series of clothes on hangars, some with necklaces….
Thank you Lynn – there may be some more “things on hangers” in the future… !
Wow this is stunning!
Thank you Sunnyfae… !