The Egyptian

I am fine and going to make this bread right now…I’m glad you like the painting…thanks so much.. :)))

That would be something… :))

I was trying to think of what folk like things we still believe in these days and I could not come up with any…
It’s colour with a vengeance…I was looking at Cezanne and VanGogh today, and that confirmed me in my preference for strong colour…glad you like it…thanks Linda…

I cook the onions first…my preference…thanks so much Bev…nice to see you…

A lovely comment Carla…thanks so much…

Thank you so much Corey…I’m glad you like the painting…
Re your qusetion about materials…..Unfortunately the cheaper paper produces poor results and even for a beginner you ahould buy the best or you will be very unhappy with the painting…the paper should cost the main part of your budget….so buy one sheet of 300lb Arches and divide into smaller pieces by creasing it, carefully wetting the crease and then tearing it along the crease..try not to cut it…you want to get what is called a deckle edge…when you are ready to paint, tape the small piece to a board like coated masonite…
Buy the best paint you can afford, (a few tubes of the primary colours to start) and one or two good quality watercolour brushes with a good point…a size 6 and a size 10 or 12 will do to start…
If you can’t buy, maybe if you have a friend who paints, who will be willing to lend things they are not using….they would have to be an exceedingly good friend…do you have any materials yet? if so what do you have?

Thank you so much Erika…I’m happy you like it.. :))

I paint onions every chance I get…I’m so pleased that you like it…thanks so much…

LOL…nice of you to say so Anna…thank you so much…

As soon as you can afford it get Winsor Newton tube colours, and the best brushes…W/N has some good synthetic mixes for watercolour…I use their series 7 sable brushes, but since they are worth a kings ransom, you probably won’t even look at them…but the best paper is crucial….

Thank you so much Erika…:))

Welcome and thank you so much…:))

I’m so glad you like it Jens…thank you so much..:))

I use mainly Winsor/Newton colours, but I rarely use the opaque ones…I paint wet in wet, spraying the paper constantly, and I layer a lot of colours one over each other, up to 20 sometimes…I generally use the most powerful staining pigments like the pthalos and the quins, and mix them mostly on the paper so they shine through each other, letting them run all over the place and then stopping them when I want to..but I think the paper plays the most important part…I choose different ones depending on the effect I want, but it’s Arches most of the time…thanks for coming by Douglas…I really appreciate it…

Thank you so much Alison.. :))

I am very flatterd that you think so Andy…thank you so much…

Thanks again… :))

Thank you so much Karin… :))

Welcome Pamela…thank you so much…I’m glad you like it..

Thank you so much Catherine…I’m happy you like it.

They are really interesting plants…glad you like my version…thanks so much Amy… :))