Finishing Touches on a Watercolor Monoprint Rubbing(HD)

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I started this painting as the watercolor monoprint rubbing in the end of a plein air painting near the Point Vicente Lighthouse of Palos Verdes Peninsula and after returning I completed it with details and washes. My wife Victoria was the person behind the camera.

Materials:
1)Set of 7 Piston Waterbrush Pens; Small weasel brush, split old wolf brush, sheep hair super wash brush; 2)Mulberry paper #1; 3) Marie's Chinese painting colors. Chinese painting supplies are available at our online store
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• monoprint
• rubbing
• watercolour
• plexiglass
• landscape
• encaustic
• plein air
• painting
• lesson
• demo
• tutorial
• sumi ink
• watercolor
• Chinese
• sumi
• mulberry paper
• Point Vicente Lighthouse

[MrHroark]

Good job Henry

You made me smile..."Most important to know when to stop."

I have ruined many good paintings because the artist did not want to stop.

:)

God bless

[blueheronarts]

@MrHroark Understand. I wish I could "undo" my paintings all the time. But you learn from those overdone paintings. Just take a picture before you continue sometimes so at least you leave record of an earlier version. Thank you!

[MrHroark]

@blueheronarts One watercolor teacher said it was like having a little devil on your shoulder saying "Put a bit more right over there...and there too...oh, and now there..."

If it was easy, everyone would do it.

God bless

[blueheronarts]

@MrHroark An interesting quote, again. (Don't quote me, though:-))

[bcsnakeeyes]

@MrHroark if you want to stop at a certain point then do it, you dont have to copy exaclty what the artist does.

[blueheronarts]

@bcsnakeeyes According to some artists, the best time to stop a painting is sometime before you think it is finished. I think 70%-75% done is a good time to consider for a first stop. You may add additional 5%-10% but never try to reach 100%. @MrHroark Thanks for sharing artist Ron Ransom's quote.

[savillah]

Thanks for a wonderful technique for painting.

[MrHroark]

@bcsnakeeyes Thanks.. I was speaking of original works.

[MrHroark]

@blueheronarts Hi Henry

Credit goes to Ron Ransom, English Water-colorist, now living in Oregon I think....one of the first Western painters I know of to use the Hake. A pretty remarkable personal story as well as a very accomplished painter and teacher..

[kibo070]

The sea, rocks, wind - all live in your picture! Thank you for your art! Спасибо !