Saturday, February 14, 2015

Garden Pixie

A little watercolour from last month.  The drawings you have seen before and the changes were made in order to improve the design.




I had originally drawn her with a flower but I felt a lot better about the drawing when I changed the flower to a sumac twig.  I like the long thin leaves of the sumac tree because I can put them where I need them to be to complete the design that feels right to me.

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13 comments:

  1. WOLFebruary 14, 2015 at 8:18 PM

    Didn't the original drawing have another figure in it off to the right?

    I agree, I like the rhythm of the long leaves, the long twig and the long body.

    So what is this twig? Is she using it as a broom to clear leaves away to begin her spring gardening? Is it her faerie wand? Is she about to work garden magic? Is she fixing to whup on a mischievous pixie who's been making mischief in her garden? Is it the beginning of a territorial squabble with another garden pixie? Is she doing pixie quarter staff exercises? Is she doing a little pixie Mardi Gras dance? I'm waiting for the tale that must be hanging about here somewhere . . .

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  2. WOLFebruary 14, 2015 at 8:23 PM

    Also, I think you might enjoy this guy's artwork -- http://tanglefootcomic.tumblr.com
    It has a wit and humor I think you might appreciate.

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 15, 2015 at 1:53 AM

    I love how your ladies are sort of bulgy and natural. No generic glamerous, stick thin models here!
    Lovely earthy colours too.

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  4. Larry MacDougallFebruary 15, 2015 at 5:44 AM

    Rosie - we love all shapes and sizes here at the studio. :)

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  5. Larry MacDougallFebruary 15, 2015 at 5:46 AM

    WOL - I think she is doing a worshipful dance of appreciation for the natural world she lives in. Think Grateful Dead concert or zen ballet.

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  6. TessaFebruary 25, 2015 at 12:51 PM

    Very pretty.. How do you prevent your paper from getting bubbly?

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  7. Larry MacDougallFebruary 25, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    Tessa - I use 140 lb hot press paper and tape it to a wooden board. Also, I work with small brushes and don't splash a lot of water around.

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  8. TessaFebruary 26, 2015 at 12:14 PM

    Then how do you make the backgrounds?

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  9. Larry MacDougallFebruary 27, 2015 at 4:13 AM

    Tessa - I usually try to design my pictures so there are not large areas of empty space that need large washes. If I do have a big empty sky to deal with I will try to do it in small pieces with clouds of various tones and colours. If you need to use a lot of water on your paintings you will have to stretch your paper or work on a watercolour block or use thick 300 lb paper.

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  10. Larry MacDougallFebruary 27, 2015 at 4:22 AM

    Tessa - I also work small. That helps too.

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  11. TessaFebruary 28, 2015 at 10:10 AM

    It works out very pretty, I really like your style! Your drawings are like little dreamworlds..

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  12. Larry MacDougallMarch 3, 2015 at 4:52 AM

    Thanks Tessa. :)

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