This copper tea kettle was photographed by my friend Deb Holmes at an antique shop. She has kindly allowed me to paint it. Thanks, Deb! I love to paint reflections, although it takes me a lot longer than my usualy style of painting. This painting is 12" x 9" and is painted on 140 lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper. For the copper I used burnt sienna, sepia and van dyke brown and mixtures of those colors. I love to mix burnt sienna and sepia - it makes such a rich brown. For the reflection of the mauve cloth in the pot, I used dragons blood mixed with the burnt sienna.
8 comments:
Beautifully done, Barb!
Barb, Wow! This is outstanding. It's a shame it's not large here on your blog so all the intricacies can be appreciated. I saw it on WcW in larger size and was blown away. The colors are beautifully complementary-the blue & purple perfect bg for the copper. The copper color is fantastic, but it's the lights on "metal" that make this so amazingly a true copper pot. Barb, you were good before you retired, but you are "SAILING" now into masterpieces!
Sorry not commented of late - been here there and everywhere except checking out blog friends.The colours are wonderful to create the copper effect - thanks for sharing how you get there. Scrolled down down to the lovely mug and eggs, another great little painting.
brilliant! in every facet of the word! :) this is a gorgeous piece. thank you for sharing not only your skill and creative spirit but the acknowledgements and little tips. you're so thoughtful. have a great day, Barb!
Its a gorgeous piece, really!The reflections are too good, the colors sparkling!Congrats.
Amazing-unbelievable! I'm a little bit speechless.
You have outdone yourself with this one! Thank you for sharing your talent, I am inspired!
Oh Wow! I love this!
Barb, this painting took my breath away...it is so beautiful! Amazing work on the copper and reflections!
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