Yellow Rose Demo part 1

Here I'm laying out another floral, a loosely rendered grouping of three pale yellow roses in sun.

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• Susan
• Kennedy
• art
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• painting
• demonstration
• watercolor

[susankennedyart]

Dear ChaosSurplus, I use Arches paper and usually Winsor and Newton and some Blick Studio watercolors. Arches does make a less expensive pad of paper which is still all-cotton and is almost as good as their blocks and individual sheets. It has a green logo on the front and is only around $15 for a pad 11x14. Good luck!

[susankennedyart]

Thanks for the comment, Peachs...actually most of the time I have a sketch, usually done in graphite pencil which amazingly will come up with a soft eraser after the painting is done. Also, I've been using water-soluble pencils lately (often a burnt sienna color for a floral) for the sketch, and they just bleed into the painting, no need to erase.

[kophii]

Oh and i might add it must be COMPLETELY dry before you take out the staples, or it -will buckle-. But if you wait or use a hair dryer, it works really well.

[armanunited]

thank you.you are wonderful girl.

[peachez77]

Susan, I was very impressed with your paintings, although I am an Acrylic based artist and have dabbled here and there with watercolors, but it just wasn't my medium if you know what I mean lol. Anyways I totally agree with you on the stretching of the paper, it warps anyways in the end. I do have a question for you though, do you sketch your drawings beforehand and fill in your sketching afterwards with your paints? Again your work is brilliant, keep up the fine work!

-Peachez77

[veaudor]

Another stunner!!