Picture a Week

So week one has commenced, and finished. I said I needed to do a quick one and here it is. The start of a very long year I feel.

In order to keep this one quick the subject matter has come straight from one of my (many) Art Books on water colour techniques (better attribute it – Readers Digest How to Paint Watercolour Landscapes, photographs by Joe Cornish, Written by Hazel Harrison).
I also chose a 6 inch by 4 inch (15cm x 10cm) water colour paper. It’s the last small sheet in my box so I rubbed the sketch that was on it out and started fresh. It’s a Windsor & Newton postcard paper and there is a spot on the back for an address and stamp! I don’t think I’ll be sending these through the post though, not with our wet weather.

Started at 12 noon and was finished by 1.30pm so an hour and half for this week, and I’m happy with the choice.

Enjoy!

Full image:

With ruler for size:

Framed:

I’m changing the blog. Now I’m getting old and inspired by Mr Jonathan Coulton, I’m going to paint one picture a week in my lunch hour. I’m then going to post it on here, with a creative commons licences.

If it does nothing more than add 52 pictures to my growing collection then so be it. Who knows though, someone might actually like them.

I was going to start with a painting of the inspiring man himself (Mr Coulton) but this is a half week for me as, well, it’s New Years Day and the weeks most of the way over. He’ll come next, and I’ll start this week off with something quick and easy.

Be warned, I’m fond of barely dressed ladies (I went to an all boys school, which has a lot to blame for), so expect at least one of the 52 to be Not Safe For Work.

Lets see how far I get.