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GPV

(72,388 posts)
Sat Jun 24, 2023, 04:58 PM Jun 2023

Why I'm proud of this watercolor

*It's for Paint the Peninsula and had to be done in 6 hours, which made me nervous.

*I didn't have my best supplies with me, though my friend provided me with great paper.

*I only had about 4oz of water with me. I had to use a water brush on the sky. (I didn't want to use saltwater on my good travel brushes.)

*I only erased twice. Usually my perfectionism kicks in and I wind up redrawing the same line for an hour, messing up my paper surface.

It might not sell at the show, but at least I got it done. Phew!

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Why I'm proud of this watercolor (Original Post) GPV Jun 2023 OP
It's lovely. Lots of nice movement in the water. Well done! MLAA Jun 2023 #1
I'm lovin' this, my dear GPV! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2023 #2
Very nice, I love the greens Walleye Jun 2023 #3
Reminds me of Georgian Bay. applegrove Jun 2023 #4
Great job! Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #5
Truly lovely! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 2023 #6
It's sweet. blm Jun 2023 #7
Very good work, fresh and expressive and it draws you right in! You have good reason to be proud! 👏 LiberalLoner Jun 2023 #8
Nicely done! bif Jun 2023 #9
As you should be Traildogbob Jun 2023 #10
I like this so simple and peacefully done. DUar17 Jun 2023 #11
Love this!😍 Well done! lucca18 Jun 2023 #12
It turned out great! I really, really like it. judesedit Jun 2023 #13
Very nice GPV samplegirl Jun 2023 #14

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,945 posts)
2. I'm lovin' this, my dear GPV!
Sat Jun 24, 2023, 05:03 PM
Jun 2023

It has a quiet serenity--a feeling of relaxation on a tranquil summer's day.

Ahhhhhhhhhhh...........



LiberalLoner

(9,762 posts)
8. Very good work, fresh and expressive and it draws you right in! You have good reason to be proud! 👏
Sat Jun 24, 2023, 06:23 PM
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