For the last week, I have been mulling over ideas for an Etsy shop and think I have found the perfect one. Now, one of the items I would like to make involves a series of paintings. Today I decided what medium to use: watercolours.
The reason watercolour above the others is that, I recently discovered that oil paint is actually toxic and so is not very good to breath all the time. Since I am so health conscious, it was not a good choice for me. I also felt that my oil brushes just didn't get small enough.. I think there would be other tools I could try, though it led me onto another type of paint consistency.
Watercolour is what my Granny Pam used for almost all of her life. She sold her paintings and entered many competitions, in which she often got top place. My house growing up had one of her paintings of a sunflower and the months of the year. My mother wrote family and close friends birthdays on it before laminating the whole thing. It was a central part of the kitchen.
One of my fondest memories of my Granny Pam was when she taught me how to knit in the backyard of our house. I must have been about 5 or 6.My mother used to tell me that she thought watercolour showed the most skill in painting because unlike oil and acrylics, a mistake could not be coloured over.
Another reason watercolour appeals to me is that two of my favourite painters use it: John James Audubon and Walton Ford. I admire both of their subject and skill immensely and would like to paint animals as well.
That is why I attempt to study their techniques.
The reason watercolour above the others is that, I recently discovered that oil paint is actually toxic and so is not very good to breath all the time. Since I am so health conscious, it was not a good choice for me. I also felt that my oil brushes just didn't get small enough.. I think there would be other tools I could try, though it led me onto another type of paint consistency.
Watercolour is what my Granny Pam used for almost all of her life. She sold her paintings and entered many competitions, in which she often got top place. My house growing up had one of her paintings of a sunflower and the months of the year. My mother wrote family and close friends birthdays on it before laminating the whole thing. It was a central part of the kitchen.
One of my fondest memories of my Granny Pam was when she taught me how to knit in the backyard of our house. I must have been about 5 or 6.My mother used to tell me that she thought watercolour showed the most skill in painting because unlike oil and acrylics, a mistake could not be coloured over.
Another reason watercolour appeals to me is that two of my favourite painters use it: John James Audubon and Walton Ford. I admire both of their subject and skill immensely and would like to paint animals as well.
That is why I attempt to study their techniques.
Walton Ford
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