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106 O NE WATERCOLOR A D AY
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DAY 40
Arabian Nights, watercolor with gold paint pen
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STORI E S A ND IDEAS 107
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“When I was making pen and ink drawings and illustrations
for the story of the Arabian Nights, I also experimented with
some color drawings and illustrations. I attempted to create
the illustration under the influence of the Persian miniature
paintings that I had seen at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
in New York. Thought it might be fun to do!” —Margaret
EXERCISE 40
For this cultural exercise, you’ll need watercolor and a small
amount of gouache. Margaret has illustrated a scene from
the story of the Arabian Nights, but for our exercise, we’ll
choose a garden scene, either drawn from life or from a photo
of a garden that you like.
Using a book of Persian miniature paintings as a guide (or
look them up online), redesign the garden so that it takes on
the stylization of a Persian miniature. Use a very thin brush
with your watercolor fairly dry to get the thin lines; use a
slightly larger brush and wetter pigment for the shapes. Add
details over the larger shapes once dry. Again, it helps to start
with lighter or less-saturated colors and add the darker or
more saturated colors. A gold paint marker can add some
style. Your work doesn’t have to look exactly like the Persian
art, just be influenced by it, to experiment.
Arabian Nights
VARIATION
Onceyou’vecreatedthePersian-inuencedgardenpainting,
try the same picture translated through another culture, such
as the illustration of a Caribbean folk tale that Margaret did
(above). Take a look at the paintings from your chosen
culture, and notice the way they use colors, the kinds of
colors, and the amount of details in the painting. As with the
Persian miniature exercise, the idea is not to copy what you’re
looking at, but to study the patterns of the painting and be
inuencedbythem.
Anansi Stories, watercolor with ink and gold paint pen
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108 O NE WATERCOLOR A DAY
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DAY 41
Stem Rust Designs, pencil and watercolor
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STORIES AND I DEAS 1 0 9
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“Before I do any painting on ceramic, I create thumbnail
designs with watercolor to guide me. These are sketches for a
ceramic series called Stem Rust, done in response to an
outbreak of stem rust disease that infected cereal crops
worldwide. I wanted to bring attention to food-related issues
that we tend to overlook, since we are often far removed
from the source of our sustenance.” —Dominick
EXERCISE 41
Using watercolor, create thumbnails to design a set of
dishes for yourself, a friend, or a family member.
Get a circle template, and create several circles on
one page to paint on. Think of the colors and patterns
that might work for your recipient. If you are designing
dishes for your own family, for example, you might
consider your cultural background, the predominant colors
of favorite family places, or symbols that work. Be as literal
or abstract as you want, and get experimental. Use wet color
on wet paper, wet color on dry paper, dry color on dry paper,
layered colors—even scratch into the paint with the back of
your brush to create interesting textures and marks. Have
fun with it!
TIP
• Onceyou’vecreatedyourplatedesigns,checkonlineorin
thephonebooktoseewhetherthereisaceramicstudio
opentothepublicnearyou.Manyhaveunred
ceramicwarethatyoucanpaintonyourself,andtheywill
reitforyou.Afterallthatdesigning,wouldn’titbeniceto
seeyourdishescometolife?
Stem Rust, hand-painted ceramic
Ceramic Paintings
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110 O NE WATERCOLOR A D AY
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DAY 42
“This is a story I wrote for my son, James. He loves to sing,
and I love to hear him. So much imagination in that little
boy!” —Despina
My Song Is My Friend
EXERCISE 42
This is a painting you will make as a gift for a little person
in your life: your child, grandchild, niece, nephew, friend’s
child, etc.—you get the idea. It’s for someone less than seven
years old.
Choose a classic children’s song such as “Twinkle,
Twinkle, Little Star,” or one that the child you will give this
to likes. Pull out a symbol from that song, such as a star, and
make a colorful watercolor painting of it. You could mix
watercolor with colored pencil as Despina has done here, or
use one of the other techniques we’ve tried in this book.
Keep the painting small; after all, you are giving it to
someone with little hands. A nice white frame will help make
this gift very special.
TIP
• Don’t overmix the colors for this one—
keep them fairly pure and bright.
Singing, watercolor and colored pencil
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