Watercolor copy of Franz Marc's 'The Tiger'
(http://www.sawken.com/artblog/TheTigerByFranzMarc.jpg)
and this is a kitty!
(http://www.sawken.com/photochop/Kitty.jpg)
I really like that first one.
Ooh, kitty!
Nice work on the tiger. I had to look up Franz Marc. He certainly wasn't afraid of color. Neat stuff.
Thanks, you're all very sweet. I think the first one is going to be a gift for someone's birthday (for good or bad)
*very* nice work on the tiger!
I'm impressed!
My birthday's the 14th...
Quote from: Alice on August 05, 2006, 10:46:34 PM
I'm impressed!
Thanks, this painting was a huge step forward for me in discovering/developing further several new techniques. I have started getting aggressive with my blending by using a stiff brush, wetting it down and forcing it into the paper. I am pleased with the results. I also worked on using some of the more specialty brushes to produce cleaner lines, which in some cases I think worked really well. I am going to go back and give the background area a more geometric feel just because I can.
I think Franz Marc may be as abstract as I want to take it, though, because I don't think I am good enough to really do it with any feeling or competency. I've been on a really huge Andrew Wyeth kick lately and he's just been a huge influence in my sketching. I'd rather maybe dabble in some cubism but primarily work on attaining a comfortable level of control before traipsing off into the world of abstractness.
Quote from: nishi on August 05, 2006, 10:39:38 PM
*very* nice work on the tiger!
Thanks! I have been feeling kinda' weird about making it someone's gift because I don't want her to have to pretend to like it, but I have gotten enough decent feedback on it that I think she'll like it.
Quote from: dazie on August 05, 2006, 11:25:08 PM
My birthday's the 14th...
You want a copy of something or something else? I can draw a kitty for you.
*lol* whatever you feel like doing. I wasn't really trolling for presents...
well, sorta.
How to make a hand turkey:
http://butz.us/handturkey.html