Bubble Glass and Grapes

Another version of "Bubble Glass and Grapes", 4x3 inches, watercolor on board, POR

Bubble Glass and Grapes

Iv'e done this one in oil many times and was wanting to get back to a red/green palette so I gave it a whirl. I may do another version tonight or tomorrow. Thinking about what exactly my concept would be. Darker background? Throw more paint at it?
"Bubble Glass and Grapes", 3x4 inches, watercolor, POR

Blue Vase and Silver Creamer

I tried a different composition. I tried one that reads left to right but it feels a little awkward to me. Maybe it's cause I'm not used to setting up my objects like this. Any comments? "Blue Vase and Silver Creamer" 4x3 on R-Tis-Tx board, POR

Blue Vase and Silver Creamer (horizontal)

This is a horizontal version of previous painting. Gives me a chance to explore the colors and brushstrokes. In addition to painting small and often I find it's a good practice to repeat myself. What do you think? I started another painting where I went back to the vertical composition but reversed the direction of the objects. Hope to finish it today and will post it tomorrow. "Blue Vase and Silver Creamer (horizontal)", 4x3 inches on R-Tis-Tx board, POR

Blue Vase and Silver Creamer

This is a set up that I bring to my oil workshops. Since I have the compositions all figured out and the objects all in one place I thought I'd do as many of these set ups in watercolor also. All I had to do was run out for the orange. I did this late afternoon yesterday and I may do this one again in a horizontal composition to see if there's something else there. The R-Tis-Tx board is really good for putting on a lot of pigment and layers. It seems to accept more layers without getting dirty looking. Also dries a lot slower so I can move the paint around more than on papers. The paint also comes off easier either at first glance (as soon as you put it down) or after it dries. I did a lot of blotting when the paint was still wet.
"Blue Vase and Silver Creamer", 4x3 inches on R-Tis-Tx board, POR

Sunflowers and Brass Vase

As it turns out I worked on two more paintings of the same set-up. I'm still trying to see if the other one will work out. Scrubbing and painting. Hmm, I see something else I may change on this one. The petals on the left hand flower could be wiped out a bit to give it more light. "Sunflowers and Brass Vase", 4x3 inches, watercolor on Reeves board, POR

Brass Vase and Sunflowers

This is probably the last in the sunflower and brass vase series. Any comments about which worked the best and why would be appreciated. My grandson likes #0818 the best. I like it when one painting leads to the next. We're having company this weekend so I probably won't get to paint 'til Monday.
"Brass Vase and Sunflowers", 4x3 watercolor board, POR