Welcome to my home, and my other home, and my other one, and another and .... yes, I got carried away painting whimsical homes! :)
I had been reading about Koi watercolors for a while. Some of the artist bloggers that I visit use Koi watercolors, such as Lori Vliegen and Alisa Burke, and I was anxious to try them.
At first I wasn't so sure about them ~ a little plastic tube of water and a cheap looking synthetic brush that screws on the end? Hmmm, I decided to at least try them out before passing {more} judgement.
I scribbled a little on some scrap watercolor paper to get the feel of the tube and brush and then painted this tall skinny house (also seen in my last post here):
I must say, I am impressed! I really like the vibrant colors and once you get used to not sloshing your brush in a jar of water (which I enjoy doing!) it is fun to paint with the water brush. It was so much fun that I did a whole set of more tall, skinny, whimsical houses...
... and cut them out individually. I think they'd be sweet matted and framed as a set, either in 4 separate mats and frames, or in one large mat as I showed in the photo at the top of this post.
I would LOVE to create beautiful, soft, flowery, romantic paintings, but for some reason I always end up going back to the fun and whimsical art. Oh well.... maybe next time!
Now that I've tried and like them, I'd like a larger set and a larger brush! :)
Any one out there reading this blog that uses Koi watercolors or another brand? I'd love to hear your preferences. Feel free to leave a link to your art in the comments!
Take care and God bless,
Lana
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P.S. Visit this link to see more of my Koi watercolor homes.
Hi Lana - I have not tried the Koi watercolors - but I might have to give them a shot. Your "skinny houses" are so fun! I love Daniel Smith watercolors - especially Blue Apatite Genuine and Undersea Green!
ReplyDeleteThank you Dawn! I LOVE your paintings ~ hope everyone who reads this will check out your Etsy shop via your name link.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the mentioning Daniel Smith watercolors. A friend and I were chatting a few days ago and wondering about them.
Lana, I love ALL of your houses! (And the one you painted for the TDIPT update.)
ReplyDeleteI just ordered Daniel Smith and am using them for the first time.....I have to agree with Dawn, I love them!
Haven't tried Koi, but your paintings with them make me want to try them!
They look fantastic! I had never heard of this - I'll have to catch up and look for this paint! Love the houses - they turned out marvelous!
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Kathy
Hi Lana! I just started painting in watercolor this past spring and went with the recommendations on a blog post by a very successful Etsy watercolor artist. I'm using Winsor Newton Cotman colors and hot press paper blocks. I was using cold press but I don't like it as much. I've had trouble using too much water in my paint and I recently figured out its because that artist uses a lot of opaque pigments. I'm so glad to read about the Koi brand! I'd not heard of them before. Thank you so much for sharing that!
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http://cynthiacranesart.etsy.com
I just saw your sweet little row of houses on the Sakura FB page. They are so adorable.
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