WDE 30th April - Lighthouses (MI)

[Mona P]

Houses and landscapes sure are out of my comfort zone, to make it even more challenging I painted them on hot pressed watercolor paper (I usually use cold pressed).

Northern Lighthouse, W&N watercolors on Fabriano hot pressed (7,5 x 12")
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-May-2010/181453-WDE0430_NorthLighthouse_3_1half_hrs_800.jpg

SouthEast Lighthouse, W&N watercolors on Fabriano hot pressed (9 x 12")
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-May-2010/181453-WDE0430_SouthEastLighthouse_4_2_hrs_800.jpg

I never posted the Antherium I painted last week, so I'm throwing in a splash of color here as well (watercolor 9x12").
http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/01-May-2010/181453-WDE0423_Antheriums1_800.jpg

[bchlvr]

Great job on all!

[agnesdale]

Very productive Mona,Love the lighthouse most!!

[crispur2005]

That northern lighthouse is very dramatic, I love the grass silhouetted against the sky. Well done on all of them.

[BUN201]

Great job on all three of these. The North lighthouse is on a tip of the island and you have to walk 30 minutes or more between the rocky coast with sometimes scary surf, and the wild life sanctuary opposite the ocean with a brackish pond on the other side, and scrub brush that borders it, so it can be a bit intimidating---you captured that mood, I think. I love the brightness of the Southeast lighthouse. You conquered the hot press paper! Good job on all three.

[Mary Y]

All nicely done.
Mary

[Valri Ary]

Love the moodiness of the first! And the cheeriness of the second!!

[skappy]

Hi Mona nice bunch each so different they're all good .I prefer the mood in the first oneyou did well on the hp . How do you like HP paper it is so different than the other I had trouble to use it the first time now it is my usual I ve used it for portraits anstarted with an almost invisible wash of raw sienna le it dry and the paint this way you've more control and can erase easily
Robert

[connievanwinssen]

Good work! The lighthouse is my favourite. Great atmosphere:)

[upnorthtim]

nice paintings Mona....agree with others about the first one.

[Signchick]

These are awesome, Mona! I sure couldn't tell you were out of your comfort zone! :)

[l Heather l]

Very nice Mona! The lighthouse is my favorite. Nice color on the Antherium :thumbsup:

[Paulafv]

It was a dark and stormy night...the first lighthouse is my favorite, and a warm and sunny morn.

Nice red leaf.

Great job on all.

[artastic]

beautiful WCs, dark and moody to sunny and bright!

[Mona P]

Thanks for commenting :heart:

The northern lighthouse looked a bit spooky to me Bunny.

Robert, thanks for the tip on how to work with HP.Portraits are a bit out of my league just yet, but I might get there some day. I haven't liked working on hp before, but for buildings with fairly smooth surfaces it worked great. I have mainly used this pad of paper for acrylics :o , maybe I should stop that and start appreciating it for it's own benefits.

[Dewi]

All are lovely work Mona and your flower is beautifully done too.

[eyepaint]

Love the first lighthouse with it's moody, coastal feeling.