I did this painting fairly quickly, first in Dr. Martin’s washes and then added gouache and some white paint to simulate a bleary, early morning, shallow depth of field. As is my wont, I worked quickly, nay hastily, and then scrawled a note along the bottom with a dip pen in Tiger Yellow watercolor.
For some reason, disaster struck:
The paper decided to turn my lines into spidery muck. Thinking I could repair matters, I tried a different nib and a darker ink. Matters went further down hill. Finally I pulled out my fountain pen and made a irreversibly botched job of it. I even slathered on some white-out to mitigate the damage and … ah, hell, that’s why Photoshop has a cropping tool.
Ugh.
Turn the page, on to the next challenge.
that’s really wonderful…i even like the “spidery muck”.
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I absolutely LOVE your morning view. It made my heart happy.
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There is a tender softness to this….perhaps you should try this more often, drawing through the blur….It’s early enough that I can’t read it through my own blur, so I thought the spidery muck was my own early morning vision… Seriously, that dog’s smile is enough to start the day out right..
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Its a great morning view, not botched at all, but lots of character and warmth. Very endearing 🙂
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“Quickly, nay hastily” sums up my artwork in a nutshell, too! but that speed gives it such flair and movement, it’s wonderful. And you know the old saying, paint big, frame small….photoshop cropping is the modern day version, I guess!
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this is incredible – I think you captured your pooch perfectly and I love how you choose your colors 🙂
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But who is your companion? Tim or Joe?? wonderful face.
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That’s Joe the Lion.
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I love this, so warm and juicy. And exactly what you expect for first thing in the morning!
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I’d say the writing is exactly HOW I SEE in the morning before I put on my glasses. LOL
Delightful view of sleepy dog. I wonder what you would look like then if he drew you?
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A botched job? Look at that nose, those eyes. . .luscious, all of it!
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That’s so dog gone cute. 🙂 Great job. Actually the blurry handwriting seems to fit a blurry morning. 🙂
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But I love the dog. So sweet. The blurry handwriting is no issue at all. That sweet dogs makes everything all right.
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I love everything about this – botched not.
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