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Hi gang… Sorry about the absence but I’m afraid it was no more then procrastination. I also “discovered” acrylics! No, I’m not giving up watercolors but painting with acrylic in a transparent manner is like painting watercolors with “do-overs” as Marcia Burtt would like to say. Have to say it is fun, fun, fun! This medium gives you the confidence to start a painting and experiment because you do get “do-overs”. Painting this local waterfall was a blast except for the poison oak. This canvas (been a while since I’ve painted on canvas) was 24′x36′. Fun to paint big for a change. More to come…

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on February 13, 2009 at 8:44 pm | Reply Mike

Hi Joe,

I have just started to read through your blog entries and hit this one.

I have considered using acrylics as a watercolor technique to see how subsequent washes will affect previously dried ones (darkening and changing colors and such). But If you are using acrylics as a transparent medium, I am not sure what you mean by “do-overs”.

Are you referring to immediately wiping up a still wet wash that didn’t work and not affecting the previously dried work? Or merely “covering” mistakes later with opaque acrylic paint (but I guess that wouldn’t really keep it a transparent watercolor alternative).

Just looking for some insight as to some techniques that you have played with so that a “fledgling” like myself doesn’t burn too many pages when you have already done it

Thanks for your site. BTW, I really appeciated your six page entry in the book, “The Watercolor Skies and Cloud Techniques of 23 International Artists”. Two of the best paintings in that whole book were yours, Montana and Colorado Sky, especially Montana. The play of light and dark and the use of color in the sky made me want to pick up a brush and copy your work until I learn something from it

Thanks again!!

Michael
- on February 15, 2009 at 9:29 pm | Reply watercolorblog
  
  Hi Mike… What I meant by “Do-Overs” is from Marcia Burtt http://www.marciaburtt.com/ and she is referring to covering up previous work. I have found that you can paint over transparent areas with thicker paint and wiping it off to make it appear to have a granulated look. Guess you could call it translucent??? Just play and see what happens!!!
on April 3, 2009 at 6:55 pm | Reply Dianne

Wow, I am loving your blog! I haven’t done watercolor in years but have just started playing around with it again. I am so taken with the beauty of it – the process and all. I just did a piece for something and although I was pleased with the results, I realized how much I enjoyed the journey. I can’t wait till I have time to read through more of your site. Hope you keep it coming!
on January 3, 2011 at 12:12 am | Reply ruthsteinfatt

I am impressed I am a watercolorist and have tried acrylics in the Charles Harrington method. What I did in class turned out reasonably well but I haven’t had any success since..

Guess I’ll be sticking to watercolor!

Ruth
on January 25, 2012 at 10:14 pm | Reply mary ellen

love your work
- on March 2, 2012 at 6:04 pm | Reply watercolorblog
  
  Thanks… Just posted some new stuff.