Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Experiments


I finished the house I started working on right after my watercolour class a few weeks ago (see earlier post), experimenting with prints and stencils among other things. I think it turned out pretty well, for a first trial. Since a part of my art plan for this year is to work in series, I will keep experimenting with these techniques some more. We´ll see where it lands.

15,5 x 18,5 cm, watercolours on Arches wc-paper, fine grain.

17 comments:

Daniel Potvin said...

Very nice combination Nina. I really like the way you positioned the diamond pattern along the same diagonal as the shadow of the house, and the other stencil to almost suggest a tall fir tree, and as an echo of the house's roof. Bravo !

Anita Davies said...

It's so YOU Nina, adorable blue wash and I love the mix of fine art combined with print.
Sorry to read you've been poorly, hope you are feeling better.
Beautiful tulips BTW!

Dee said...

Interesting combo! It works nicely, Nina. I think you've hit something original and intriguing here. It's quite pleasing to look at and flows nicely. Great job! Looking forward to the next in your series.

mARTa said...

This is a striking piece Nina! I love the collage feel of it. The colors are subtle and inviting.

Pippa * Jeanne said...

Truly beautiful! Especially the dark sky. Really love your houses, Nina!

Claudia said...

Nina, this turned out super nice! Want to see more in that style!

Sherry Pierce Thurner said...

Charming! I am a sucker for night scenes, and this one calls out to me. Love the stenciled effect!

Atka Kevlarsjäl said...

I really like the result, keep doing those experiments! :)

littlemithi said...

wow ... the patterns work so so well and really set the painting off ...

Yellow said...

This has worked really well. Do you intend to work over it even more? I'd love to see what other ideas in this technique you can show us.

Maureen said...

Oh, I really like this. I can't wait to see more along this line.

cth0mp777 said...

I like, like, like it lots! Watercolor is such a fun medium to fangle around with.

Ann said...

Oooh, I love this! The concept is intriguing with the stenciled shapes. I really like how they come and go with transparency - if that makes sense!

caseytoussaint said...

Very effective, Nina! I can't wait to see whre you go with this.

José Louro said...

Nice. Its a great way to go.

Lisa Adams Reed said...

You are so brave to combine these techniques! I just love it! Will you be doing some more using the stencils/patterns over your paintings?
Lisa
http://lisalou-graceart.blogspot.com/

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