tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post6789863718724220212..comments2009-08-27T02:23:38.986+02:00Nina Johanssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861767400733778212noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-31299123827746224162009-08-27T02:23:38.986+02:002009-08-27T02:23:38.986+02:00Beautiful! Love the grass and the composition.dfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04553700992955429432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-80562007123708131922009-08-21T21:20:39.276+02:002009-08-21T21:20:39.276+02:00Let me add my thank you too... I love seeing how other people do things... I love your tool box pallete.. (I use bargain basement dishes).. and a piece of wood... I&#39;ve used sticks from the yard to lay down masking fluid (just throw them away when you&#39;re done)... but would never have thought of using something to &#39;print&#39; the foreground. Thanks again.Capt Elaine Magliacanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10919763270702138153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-7169766943720244972009-08-13T02:25:55.560+02:002009-08-13T02:25:55.560+02:00I love step-by-step posts. Thanks for this! Lovely work (and such a beautiful setting).Art is for the Makinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04978438627371596100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-54296292510967512202009-07-31T14:12:17.570+02:002009-07-31T14:12:17.570+02:00Nina<br />this is lovely, thank you...<br />your work is so beautiful I always love to visit your blog.<br />Patty (blarneybytes)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-6590071479980865582009-07-27T23:16:57.907+02:002009-07-27T23:16:57.907+02:00Okay, this was incredibly inspiring. I only just started doing watercolour for this summer&#39;s holiday sketchbook, and it&#39;s been both fun and frustrating. I was planning on experimenting with different approaches to the images, but the sheer amount of unfamiliar territory (what with water, paint, brushes and all the colours one can mix) coupled with a lack of time has rather limited the scope. There&#39;s still more than half the sketchbook left, as I neglected to paint on only one side of each page, so maybe I can get a little experimental painting in before work starts again next week.<br />Thank you for sharing this! :)Ea Ejersbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03652719841633668122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-13380363579686233312009-07-27T15:48:13.916+02:002009-07-27T15:48:13.916+02:00Hooray!!! Thanks for sharing! Never would have guessed about the block of wood.<br /><br />Oh, yeah, and nice job on the painting. Really well done. But then, you probably already knew that.Jeffhttp://jeffknecht.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-78309648753641544822009-07-27T07:31:17.686+02:002009-07-27T07:31:17.686+02:00Thank-you so for this demo. For us that are learning on our own this means alot. May be a tree foliage demo?<br />Thank you so,<br />LindaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-51319354462309986452009-07-27T01:11:59.765+02:002009-07-27T01:11:59.765+02:00Assoon as the weather gets warm enough I&#39;m going outside to try this!<br />Thanks so much.quirkyartisthttp://quirkyartist.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-18743378314194583522009-07-26T21:17:46.644+02:002009-07-26T21:17:46.644+02:00Very coo,l Nina. It is wonderful to see how you produce your beautiful work.Jennifer Lawsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11055322955648732681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-19925673429669601172009-07-26T03:22:47.156+02:002009-07-26T03:22:47.156+02:00What a spectacular post Nina...Thaks for sharing such a cool process! :)Margaret Annhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04222261903697956295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-28839326854486620102009-07-25T20:30:32.720+02:002009-07-25T20:30:32.720+02:00The demo is great, detailed, teaching and inspiring, thank you! I will follow your blog as it is so interesting and full of ideas. IrinaIrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850627821782513051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-36529473309893181222009-07-24T10:48:56.733+02:002009-07-24T10:48:56.733+02:00@Saskia: <br />&quot;I am just beginning and wonder if you can comment on brushes--can you achieve such nice flow results with synthetic?&quot;<br />Thank you for your comment, I appreciate it. <br />About the brushes: I have two round sable brushes, one big and one slightly smaller, and they are unbeatable with their ability to hold water/colour so I use them for most of the washes and details. I use them every time I paint. For a nice flow with lots of paint they are the best, I haven´t found any synthetic brushes that can hold as much paint as they can. They cost a lot, but I only bought them once. I´ve had the big one for at least ten years.<br />BUT I do use some synthetics too, for experimenting and for tiny details. I don´t like working with small details, so I don´t want to lay a lot of money on small brushes, I just buy some noname brush with a reasonable price for small sizes. And then I use a lot of huge cheap brushes, goat hair or the kind you paint your house with, for laying down loads of paint on the wooden/masonite/cardboard/whatever pieces I print with. I NEVER do that with my sable brushes, I think it would wear them out pretty quickly.<br />Hope that answers your question. :)Nina Johanssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861767400733778212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-46425218185215000842009-07-24T10:47:30.862+02:002009-07-24T10:47:30.862+02:00Fantastic post! and great results :&gt;)vivienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16820836660470146799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-33088340507812582009-07-24T02:29:18.648+02:002009-07-24T02:29:18.648+02:00Wonderful...THANKYOU!Anita Davieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03651162546509817976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-37547947302673448502009-07-23T23:27:57.219+02:002009-07-23T23:27:57.219+02:00So generous to show us your painting tricks! Your work is stunning and as always inspires.<br />Joan Gillman Smith<br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/joangillmansmith/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-89392027386316096792009-07-23T23:19:03.684+02:002009-07-23T23:19:03.684+02:00Gorgeous! Your use of color and composition are beautiful. It is inspiring to see how varied and creative you can be with materials in watercolor, as well as with revealing the business of the water itself in embracing the streaking--I really like that. I am just beginning and wonder if you can comment on brushes--can you achieve such nice flow results with synthetic?Saskiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17698664090648841046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-16448114341043299862009-07-23T23:18:37.888+02:002009-07-23T23:18:37.888+02:00Thank you for sharing this demo!Minervahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16266296916634251929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-64554900894119073402009-07-23T11:33:42.177+02:002009-07-23T11:33:42.177+02:00What a wonderful demo, Nina. Fascinating and such a beautiful result.Robynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01663604160297996421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-62266225712039161642009-07-23T03:49:03.377+02:002009-07-23T03:49:03.377+02:00This is so thought-provoking. I am interested in learning different watercolor techniques &amp; have been rather fascinated with the idea of printing too so this was really useful. Thank you. Also, I was surprised and happy to hear that you get nervous about using expensive paper too.:)Dan Kenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-3553806499424155692009-07-23T03:33:42.172+02:002009-07-23T03:33:42.172+02:00Oh, great demo! I enjoyed that! It looks beautiful, and I agree that the contrast is perfect between the more controlled and the free elements here. Fabulous! thanks for sharing that!A Brush with Colorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07638723986208929476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-13998910126106640752009-07-23T00:23:49.560+02:002009-07-23T00:23:49.560+02:00Wonderful! Thanks so much.shirleyhttp://www.paperandthreads.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-59360745933948332502009-07-22T21:20:28.718+02:002009-07-22T21:20:28.718+02:00Really cool, thank you for the demo!!Sandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08394915578291177357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-30833601907136972212009-07-22T20:03:05.869+02:002009-07-22T20:03:05.869+02:00Good luck, Jesse, and thanks for giving me the idea to do this - I enjoyed it! :)Nina Johanssonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11861767400733778212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-52851001104744554212009-07-22T19:35:25.410+02:002009-07-22T19:35:25.410+02:00It was me who asked if you would post a step by step!<br />I had no idea how you achieved such interesting texture and looseness in your paintings. Thank you so much for posting this for all of us to enjoy. <br /><br />Now I&#39;m going to try some of your techniques in my own paintings.Jessenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20936570.post-36073322199169138152009-07-22T19:29:54.788+02:002009-07-22T19:29:54.788+02:00Enjoyed seeing your process, and your work!Ceceliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16132398614175975739noreply@blogger.com