{"id":129,"date":"2011-02-07T08:26:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T16:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/?p=129"},"modified":"2011-02-07T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T16:26:39","slug":"first-watercolor-painting-in-2011-purple-hyacinth-bulb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jsgreene.com\/blog\/?p=129","title":{"rendered":"First Watercolor Painting in 2011: Purple Hyacinth Bulb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since I don’t have a regular studio space, I don’t paint regularly. \u00a0Towards the end of Christmas time, I painted a lot — an Easter painting for Glenmary (that post will come out in April, since the painting is secret until then), a Christmas present for Bonnie, and the Farmer’s Market painting. \u00a0There may have even been more, but those are the ones I can remember. \u00a0After all of those, I cleaned my stuff off of our dining room table and haven’t painted since.<\/p>\n

When I get into these spurts of not painting, it’s difficult to get back into the groove. \u00a0Mostly because the next time I pick up the paintbrush, I feel rusty, even though it’s been only a few weeks. \u00a0But, I wanted to start painting again, and I really want to finish a fruits\/veggies series that I am doing as a belated wedding gift for my friends Terrence & Liz. \u00a0I have one painting left, and I am psyched out because I started with this painting and it turned out horribly. \u00a0So, instead of jumping back in to that painting, I decided to do a fast, easy painting.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Hence, the Purple Hyacinth Bulb. \u00a0I bought this bulb at the nursery down the street, mostly because I loved the clear vase…and I thought it would be cool to grow something. \u00a0So, on a sunny afternoon, I got out all of my stuff and decided to paint. \u00a0I did something different in this piece — I tried pen & ink, without using pencil. \u00a0I usually draw out a detailed sketch in light pencil and then paint over it. \u00a0I have tried pen & ink before, but have always been disappointed on how the pen runs when I put the paint to the paper and it’s hard for me to lay pen on paper and not be able to erase.<\/p>\n

So, I tried it as the setting sun was coming through the window, illuminating the vase & bulb, and I think it’s ok. \u00a0It’s not my favorite, but I do like how the colors blend together and define the lines. \u00a0I found defining the roots of the bulb and the various colors in the vase to be difficult, but it’s not bad, especially for an hour-long drawing\/painting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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