Challenge February 2023

[CokeR]

Cheers
CokeR

C&C always welcome
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Youtube: Coke's channel
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[KreativeK Moderator]

Most excellent sketches, Caroline, of the tree and a leaf.  Your depiction of the castle is also stunning work.

CokeR, that’s a mighty Highland cow done in a loose manner.  Size?

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Skyenorth]

David, am I right in thinking that you used to post a few links to videos of your paintings in progress? I seem to remember something regarding you painting with a 24 dagger brush.

Caroline

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[Skyenorth]

Many thanks Kay!

Great work CokeR! the loose watercolour style is very suited to the Highland Coo! Thanks for taking part.

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[Dorrart]

Skyenorth wrote:

David, am I right in thinking that you used to post a few links to videos of your paintings in progress? I seem to remember something regarding you painting with a 24 dagger brush. Caroline

I did post some links, but I used an angle brush for most of the paintings, those were all in acrylic and oil.  https://www.youtube.com/@vangoghsear1

EDIT: I remembered I do have one acrylic dagger brush and I did use that on my Yosemite National Park painting.  I find the watercolor version, especially the #24, holds a lot more water and paint.  Different animal.

- David

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

[Mayfly]

Hi All – Greet to see this challenge thriving again!. Awesome images too.  I plan to join in. Thanks Caroline for hosting. I will be back to comment shortly. Cheers

Carl

[Dorrart]

I love your editorial choices and economic rendering of the Highland Cow CokeR.  Well drawn and painted, it has great personality.

- David

"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working." --Picasso

[Skyenorth]

Many thanks David for the link to your painting videos. I do remember seeing one a while back.
Very interesting about your dagger brushes, I do have one that I got recently in a pack with other brushes and it is good!

Caroline

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[Skyenorth]

Thank you so much Carl.  Look forward to hearing from you and for joining in the Challenge!

Caroline

 

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[Mayfly]

Hi All –

David – Nice job on the watercolor tree. A good splash of different colors and a nice looking tree.

Caroline – lovely sketched trees. And the leaf is well done. I especially like the atmospheric castle watercolor. Amazing colors in that sky!

CokeR – I like your loose style of the Highland cow. A nice blend of colors too. Well done.

Carl

[Skyenorth]

I took a walk up to the location of the field with the trees today. Mainly to celebrate that February is here and after seeing the snowdrops the world looked a better place.  I took a photo for Donna as she messaged me to say if she had been able she would have painted this scene which I originally posted here, it is set in the summer with the trees in full leaf and the field a golden colour. Look at it today
I have also posted a photo of the snowdrops and also the road back home!

Caroline

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[Skyenorth]

Many thanks Carl most kind!

Caroline

[URL=http://www.simmillarts.co.uk
http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/
Success is never found. Failure never fatal. Courage is the only thing.
Winston Churchill.

[KreativeK Moderator]

Here is my version of the Highland steer or bull, don’t think it is a cow with those longhorn type really long horns.  Size 5.5×8.5 ” in Masters Touch sketchbook using opaque watercolors.

The extra photos are really nice!

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

[Mayfly]

Kay – great colors and the cow’s head is awesome with the hair/fur.

And more photos, cool!

Carl

[KreativeK Moderator]

Thanks Carl!

Here is what I learned:  “…horns of males and females do differ slightly. The male’s horns are shorter, thicker and only curve upwards a little. While the female’s horns are longer, thinner and curve upwards more.”

Kay

Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary

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