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Reply #120 on: December 19, 2013, 04:16:17 PM
Back from a brief vacation in Puerto Vallarta and so happy to be taking another PB watercolor class!  This was a fun painting to do - I think my background should have been lighter to make these guys pop more...especially enjoyed learning how to paint the wings for that see through effect...as always, open to any suggestions for improvement!

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Sharon


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Reply #121 on: December 19, 2013, 07:43:01 PM
Very well done :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Reply #122 on: December 19, 2013, 09:30:43 PM
Thanks, Dennis - as I look at the finished painting I'm really enjoying the whimsical elements of these creatures!
Cheers,
Sharon


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Reply #123 on: December 20, 2013, 03:12:50 AM
Well done Sharon  O0 :clap: :clap: :clap: Just love the little faces on these guys.
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Reply #124 on: December 20, 2013, 06:08:08 AM
Nice dragonfly, Sharon.  Love the sahade of background color.

aloha

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Reply #125 on: December 20, 2013, 06:31:21 AM
Nice Sharon! I can see from this that even bugs can have personality! :clap: :clap: :clap:


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Reply #126 on: December 20, 2013, 10:59:53 AM
Cute as a bug! Oh, it is a bug  :2funny:....Really kidding aside, very well done Sharon!  This was a fun one, wasn't it? :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Reply #127 on: December 20, 2013, 05:26:05 PM
Excellent work Sharon great detail and well executed in your wings   :clap:   Ray
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Reply #128 on: December 20, 2013, 06:14:25 PM
 :thankyou: all! Usually I'm not much of a bug person but I'm becoming rather fond of these guys! A photographer friend of mine I showed this to has sent me a few dragonfly photos he's taken over the years so i'll have lots of opportunities to practice what I've learned!
Cheers,
Sharon


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Reply #129 on: December 20, 2013, 10:14:34 PM
I think this is just great Sharon and I really like the color of the background. I think it is rich and perfect.


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Reply #130 on: December 22, 2013, 12:46:52 AM
Thanks, Lynn - and I've become much happier with the background the more I look at the painting!
Cheers,
Sharon


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Reply #131 on: December 23, 2013, 11:50:32 PM
Good one Sharon.  :clap:  :clap:

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Reply #132 on: February 04, 2014, 12:12:37 AM
Here is my try of Dragonflies :)
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Reply #133 on: February 04, 2014, 12:33:47 AM
He looks.... hungry! Nice detailing and colors Bhavna :clap:
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Reply #134 on: February 04, 2014, 06:20:01 AM
Bhavna,

That dragonfly is beautiful.  The blue hue is gorgeous.  So lifelike.

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