Glass Wing Butterfly

This is the 7th in my series of Nature using the webbing and spraying techniques using only watercolors.  Initially I thought this would be a straightforward painting but it didn't turn out that way.  I'm still getting used to painting on Fredricks' watercolor canvas but getting easier once I figure out what happens when you layer.

I made several changes as you can see to this paintng to simplify the background and make the butterfly stand out more.  I'm ready to sign it.  Hope you enjoy this painting.

"Fishing Nets" series

Nets and Floats

Nets and Floats 2

With the sale of my painting, Raising the Nets, I pulled out my AquaBord and started another in the series.  I was so excited to get going on the painting that I forgot to follow my steps of placing the webbing according to the design I wanted to achieve.  I remembered that I wanted to masque certain areas which I did around and over the webbing, which should have been done before.  I proceeded to spray with my concentrated watercolor pigments and let it dry.  Well, I left out the step of wetting the entire surface before sprayiing.  I really like the darker, brighter pigments which resulted but some of the lights in the nets didn't come through. Because the Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus watercolors are staining, I might not be able to lift as much as I had originally intended.

Rather than stop, I started another painting with a similar design.  I believe this one will allow me to add stronger pigments where I want them.  Hope you will stay tuned to see where I go from here.  Any comments?

Now I can develop the details......

Diana
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P.S.  I usually have several paintings going at one time so I can keep myself from overworking an area that is still wet.

Special Size Giclee Created in Photoshop

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One of my clients asked for a special elongated size giclee  of my Tanzanian Elephant II painting.  The proportions just didn't look very good so I initially played in Photoshop to see if I could combine both of my paintings into one longer one.  Thanks to David Hooten the result is what you see above.  My client is happy; I am happy.

If you want to order a giclee of this 12x20 image, please email me directly to place the order ($70.00).

dianagnadal@gmail.com