Westwood, New Jersey in Watercolor

[slobomotion]

Thanks to petermohlman for sharing this with me. I've been giving him some long distance watercolor pointers. Many people can learn this very difficult form in about a year if they try hard. This is a good example of a steady hand with the dry method mixed with the ephemeral stuff for skies, trees and reflections. Bravo! Greetings from Paris, France via the USA.

[petermohlman]

Im speechless, I hope to be as good with watercolor some day soon! thanks, pete

[Ruffian144]

I love your rich, vibrant colors.

[walter4play]

No people, anywhere. On purpose?

[DeMeNTiA2012]

Beautiful :)

Did you use liquid (tube) watercolour or standard watercolour?

[J4archae]

Amazing.... These are all masterpieces.

[justuspots]

Reminds me of Hopper only better!

[jeratak]

awesome!

[bozomahoney]

wow... most people do NOT put vehicles in their paintings; but this is AMAZING !!! I think it's because it's real... it's life. You took simple simple photographs and brought them to life !! I am a fan !!!

[HosannaSkurfin]

outstanding magnifico! BRavo! 

[HosannaSkurfin]

Awsoem job

[nitsud223]

lovely! wish i could render watercolor paintings like you do to get my grades up... this is beautiful.

[claudiamanja]

Excellent!

Maybe are de best watercolor what i see.

Very realistic

[80conrad]

i love it

[khalid305786]

Your paintings have this... peacful, and modern feel to them... Most painters dont capture the present.... they usually stay primitive... but The way you painted not only the buildings and trees, but the cars is what I think sets you aside from other artist. Superb job, continue to paint, the world deserves it.

[ioriorioriorio]

you find a beauty in an otherwise harsh suburb...like your simple brushwork too, folksy quality...that downtown scape at 2:25 is perfection

[morning0raga]

(I am no professional - watercolors for me are just a hobby.)

I like how (for me atleast) your paintings switch 'perspectives'. Some are very detailed, almost like a photograph of the actual scene you are trying to capture. Others have a sense of retrospect around them... like more of a recollection than anything else. I like the second kind the most, where details are focused in on some object that stands out in memory and the rest of the world blurs around that with some faint definition.

[sweetpeamei]

WOW.I like your pics a lot.

[SCUBONZIES]

WOW WAT A ARTIST

[BlueMuffins14]

i just don't know hoe certain people do things like this... incredible.

[YoshBear]

Really nice paintings. Thanks for posting them!

[esquenoquiero]

pretty cool

[thedogsrevolution]

Perfect!

[LetsDanceToTheBeatYO]

WOW !

[gbastow]

Very nice!

[OneHourDesign]

Edward Hopper style. Very good.

[no2tyranny]

How refreshingly different

[IwishiwasSelenaGsBF]

i live in westwood great work

[akuarashi]

yay for warm light cool shadows! ^^

[nilpajha]

awesome work sir!! n the projection of shadow..it was quite realistic... :)

[weedgrowerUK]

those watercolours are fantastic !

[Breal191]

Are these Photoshoped photos?

[bozomahoney]

how do you get the bldg drawn straight first of all??? before even starting the painting...???

[Cr3ativity]

Very realistic. I really enjoyed the video, thank you :)

[jpaschal12]

Gustav, Thank you for all the idea's you have given a new watercolor student. I love your simplistc take on all these subjects.Your cast shadows are spectacular !

[thomasvalenti]

Gustav, Your work is fantasic. I like everything you do.

[MyPlaceMiami]

I like that

[darleengay]

wow

[thomasvalenti]

Gustav, I really enjoyed your slide show, great paintings.

[mcartexord]

Edward Hopper is so inspirational. I like your take. Your paintings - all of them - are so lovely. You're doing what I wish I could do: I have a longing to paint the same themes - spot signs, the line in the road, houses, shadows, lights. I'll try to find your blog, soon. The compositions are great; I love the railroad. I lived for a while in Westport, CT and so there's nostalgia. Then again, my life is pretty good. Today I was at Bolinas Beach. I will learn to paint the joy I felt there.

[danny550ha]

haha thats really good i recognized a lot of those parts of town

[ryovan]

wow...this is really gud......

[Synata]

Those were really, really lovely :)

I'm extra impressed that you've done those images with watercolour.

[kuhlayer]

Excellent! I actually like the fact that you included cars. They make the pictures into honest representations of the town and the time we live in. Plus you get so many lovely effects with the long shadows and evening light hitting the angular cars in different ways.

Well done!..

[chanellechuchi123]

WOW THiiS iiS MY TOWN ii LiiVE THERE

ii AM SO PROUDD [=

[slimjunks]

beautiful... all morning and evening paintings?

[aalto324]

Yes, I find midday light deadly.

[Amarynthine]

@aalto324 omg same

[HandelMcmandle]

@aalto324 strange... a lot of these paintings don't look like they were done with watercolor. Is there some sort of special technique that makes this sort of effect?

[lakewebster]

Wayyyy way cool Gustav. Museum work , for sure!!!

[robertsmoratejada]

outstanding watercolors. Your choice of blues for the white trim on houses is lovely. Thanks for posting!

[Onlyjasonhere]

Edward Hopper, is that you?!

[konohanoshiroikiba]

Amazing!

[genyouwin]

Great paintings - very Edward Hopper - but what's with all the cars - they absolutely ruin what would otherwise be interesting images.

PS The painting at 0054 is a gem.

[Marinataliera]

very nice concept ...beautifull...

[MidNightFucker32]

THiis is sick man i have a project to do in art and this is mad hard

i dont how u can sit down and watercolor this takes time

nice pics

[kagapay]

lovely and mesmerizing with relaxing music dancing with colors very nice!!!!

[taniaislam1989]

Wow!

[oosh79]

totally radical dude!

[LAArtGallery]

Wonderful works of LIFE!! I love them all, each and every one tells a story! with great emotion and color!

[jonartyt]

Beautiful watercolors and I really appreciate the work that you put into them........John

[credenza1]

Unusual subjects for watercolour, but done with skill and affection.

[shaimaaelshatter]

Love it