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DAY 16
“I followed a few swans for a few weeks and made a series of watercolor/ink
studies. I love the gracefulness of them, so beautiful.” —Margaret
Swan and Trees, watercolor with ink and gouache
In Love with Swans
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TIP
• Vary between wet and dry painting to achieve the different kinds of
sensations with color and line you see here. A shape of solid color,
applied very thickly, will hold up well against an area of loosely applied
varied color applied in a thinner wash.
Swan Miniature Paintings, watercolor with
ink and gouache
EXERCISE 16
Go to a garden, and bird watch. (You might even go back to the garden you
were at for yesterday’s exercise.) But while you watch, paint. Try getting very
decorative as Margaret has done here, to create a fantasy-like feeling with
your paintings.
Try several different things in small thumbnails—these paintings are only
about three inches (7.5 cm) wide! The smaller size will allow you to do more
of them in a day, trying more variations. Every one of these paintings starts
with a large shape or several large shapes. Do the same, preparing two or
three simultaneously. Allow the painted shapes on them to dry, and then
add details and marks on top of the shapes in both watercolor line (with a
thin brush) and ink. Try making marks for leaves or flower petals. Notice
the way Margaret keeps the swan consistent as an ink drawing in these
paintings, which holds it together as a series. The birds also add a nice sense
of movement.
If there are no birds to draw, you can make this small series of decorative
fantasy landscapes without them. Try picking out a different element to keep
consistent: a flower, a particular plant, or a manmade object in the landscape.
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DAY 17
“Mystic Seaport in Connecticut is like a village sitting in time,
just waiting to be painted. I love the authenticity of the old
seaport village and the genuine good character of the people
who work there. On a crisp fall day, the place can’t be beat.”
—Eddie
Mystic Seaport
EXERCISE 17
Today’s exercise is a panoramic. This is your chance to
create a large-scale painting of a place you love. Eddie has
chosen Mystic Seaport in Connecticut, but any place you
love to spend time in will work. Go for a place with a
mixture of buildings and nature, so you have a lot of detail
and information to play around with.
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Begin by laying down large shapes, first in light pencil
outline, and then in blocks of color. Working from the lighter
colors to the darker ones, continue to layer areas of paint over
the original shapes, first allowing the initial shapes to dry.
Then use Caran d’Ache watercolor crayons or a small brush
with drier watercolor pigment on it to add some details such
as leaves and bricks. Don’t be afraid to leave some white
space, as Eddie has done, to keep things lively.
TIP
• Before you begin your large panoramic,
it would be a good idea to make several
little thumbnail drawings, like Eddie’s,
above, to get a sense of big shapes, and
lights and darks in your painting.
Mystic, pencil, watercolor and
Caran d’Ache crayon on paper
Panoramic thumbnail, pencil
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