And it’s done

July 31st – the month is over, and so is the watercolor challenge. I’m happy to say I managed it, but then I tend to draw or paint most days anyway. There are many more art challenges to be had on the web – drawing 100 people in a week, or new prompts on Doodlewash for August – but I think I’ll give it a rest for now. At least until Inktober (making an ink drawing every day in October). We shall see.
Meanwhile, here is my output for the last week of July, much of which was taken up with my floral triptych.

Day 24

Started adding background to my floral paintings.

 

Day 25

Fruit and veggies on the kitchen table – three green tomatoes, a nectarine, two apricots and a pear. I drew these in a Moleskin journal which has glossy pages that reject watercolor, which made for interesting effects. You can see the paint pooling on top of the paper instead of sinking in.

 

 

Day 26

Having picked this red cabbage in the garden, I was fascinated by the shape of the outer leaves curling around the central globe, and the subtle colors going from purple to blueish green. I made a quick sketch – on khadi paper this time, which absorbs color beautifully. Not very pleased with the result, but unfortunately I couldn’t start over, since it was time to cut it up for the salad!

 

 

Day 27

Artist Caroline Magerl posted a picture of her westie on Instagram. I loved the shape she made from the back, so I used her for today’s sketch. Looking at the photo, I now think the background needs to be darker.

 

 

Day 28

Today I felt like drawing a figure, and I came upon some origami paper, so I added collage. This is a small sketch in my khadi journal.

 

 

Day 29

I’m hard at work on my triptych, so no time for anything else today.

 

 

Day 30

Today’s garden harvest: courgettes, some whiskery leeks, a couple of small and barely ripe tomatoes and a lone strawberry (actually there were a couple more, but I ate them). All begging to be painted.

 

 

 

Day 31

I think my floral triptych is finished. Here it is, propped up on the kitchen counter, since I don’t have an empty wall big enough. I’ll contemplate it for a day or two, in case I feel like making any changes, then I’ll pack it of to its new owners.

 

 

And that nicely concludes the challenge. New bird painting planned next.

36 thoughts on “And it’s done”

  6. I absolutely LOVE the triptych, it’s a wonderful piece of work and I’m severely envious of its new owners! The leeks painting and the red cabbage are both excellent, I love the subtle colour shading on the folded down cabbage leaf. This month has given us lots of beautiful things to look at, I hope you do it again.

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  9. The Triptych is beautiful! Congratulations for completing the whole month! I managed 1 a week with Angela Fehr’s challenge. That’s about all I can handle. You and the others that paint everyday are marvels!

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  18. Marina, wow! Your paintings dazzled me as I tap away on my laptop late at night with the rest of the family asleep. There’s a strong wind outside and I have the flu with a barking cough and your paintings gave me a great lift. The iris’s are dazzling. You have such talent. Keep going!
    xx Rowena

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