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Sharing the lessons I teach at the Artist Guild and the personal discoveries in my art.

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Sunny Lunchtime


Sunny Lunchtime

12x9in alcohol ink on yupo
Available HERE


Artist Note.
This one looks a bit like a batik
to me. I loved the way it 
turned out. 

The photo was taken in 
my daughter's garden where she 
had the tallest sunflowers
I have ever seen.

I did another watercolor 
on yupo with the same theme 
only it was a goldfinch
playing a camouflage game
with the sunflowers.


29 comments:

  1. Julie, it's beautiful! I must have missed the one with the goldfinch. Enjoy your day.

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    1. Hi Carol - I have not posted the goldfinch one. The watercolor acts a whole different way on yupo than the inks. I do not have a good image of it or I would have posted it with this one.
      I think I like your photo of the special full moon than any of the others I have seen. I do not know why, but it didn't look that much larger to me. Weird.

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  2. Such a great piece! l love the fact that you work with different mediums! This makes me want to experiment more! Thanks Julie!

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    1. Thank YOU, Kaethe, Oil is truly my favorite medium, but when I do a serious series I like to tread into new waters. When I was an illustrator more of my work was done using water-based media and I found it very forgiving... whereas an oil can get muddy of chalky very fast. I find cannot just bounce back and forth though. I have to do several paintings in the same medium to get into the flow of its individual secrets.
      I think I am in love with Bentley. What a great painting - your paintings always amaze me.

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  3. I love the effects you get with the yupo paper. Does it work with oil?

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    1. I am not sure but there would be nothing to absorb the oil in the paint unless you gessoed it. It is a type of plastic.
      I was drawn to it as a way to prevent having to put glass over it when framing. I ended up using matting and glass on this one anyway.

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  4. What a wonderful effect you get with the yupo, and I love the warm color of the sun flowers . A piece that makes me think of something antique, really lovely.

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    1. You are right, Jane, I can see the antique look. I use the same fracturing technique no matter what media I am using, but they all turn out differently. It shows me how the surface or medium create their own special properties.
      Your portrait of Leonard Cohen captures him exactly. Well done, Jane. What a loss.

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  5. This is wonderfully warm and appealing, Julie, and I really like the muted earthtones. How creative you are!

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    1. I find most of the colors I like are colorful but this one became more muted due to the technique.
      Talking about color... your latest painting is a beautiful example of the blue/orange harmony and the way you captured the effects of sunlight is perfect!

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  6. You're very consistent with your mastery of Yupo. I'm continually amazed at the unique textural markings you get out of this paper. To me, it has a vintage appearance, or, as you said a batik tendency that gives an overall unity to the piece. Well done!

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    1. Hi Carol - thanks for the encouraging comment.
      The reason for the textural marking - I was trying to rework the Yupo which is difficult without disturbing the first layer. I came up with a way it worked for me and this is the end result.
      Hope you enjoying this beautiful weather and happily painting away.

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  7. I think it has a masa paper look to it. You get incredible results with the alcohol inks. I now have 3 sets of colors...and few more and after viewing a few videos I'll give it a try.

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    1. Hi Joan - I am excited to see what you do with the inks. With your experience with watercolor and line I expect great things although I believe it is the stimulation which is important more than the results.

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  8. Very wonderful painting and so interesting technique, I love the beautiful orange/blue colours !!!

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    1. Thank you, Stelios. I enjoyed visiting your blog and seeing the doorways. Amazing...what wonderful places you paint!

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  9. It does have a batik look to it. Very dally. Is that a word. Love seeing these alcohol inks.

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    1. Thanks Sharon. You are one busy lady. Your latest post is choc full of great information. You amaze me with your energy.

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  10. This one is a bit special, Julie, isn't it? There's something about the sunflowers I think, it's the lack of the bright colours they are usually depicted with.

    There's a delightful touch of the modern-old-fashion about the painting ... I know what I mean :)

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    1. Hi John - good catch about the color...Sunflowers at this stage are not bright anymore. All the energy has gone into making the seeds. I wanted to be able to portray it. Not quite as easy with the inks.
      Following your Seagull building with total awe.

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  11. These drawings on yupo are beautiful . Cool technique .

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    1. Good to see your blog again Jean. I fell behind while I was so busy. Good to have my life back. Thanks for the comment.

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  12. love this look! :D yes it looks like a batik piece but also reminds me of old murals painted on roman walls.

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    1. Oh...I LOVE the old roman frescos. Come to think of it - you are right. The spidery veins of aged plaster frescos!
      I LOL reading you felt you had to explain what one of your sketches was. Wrong, I already knew. Your daily drawings are always a treat to see.

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    1. Thanks Anne - I just saw your brilliant Forsythia painting. Congratulations on it being selected. Certainly deserves to be a winner. Fingers crossed.

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  14. Muted colors look very special, lovely Julie! How do you preserve water color on Yupo?

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Julie