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Bell Flowers/Campanillas – combined techniques on how to watercolor painting

By: Giovanni Antunez May 15, 2020May 16, 2020

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This is another painting on the topic of wildflowers, this time, the background is purple; leaving more white space in the composition.

Bell Wild Flowers – combined techniques on how to watercolor painting

By: Giovanni Antunez April 26, 2020April 27, 2020

This painting tries to capture the beauty of a simple wild flower. There is so much beauty in the wildflowers. For centuries, famous painters have painted roses, tulips, and other flowers that are not wild. For me, the topic of this painting is wonderful, the little bells that are frequently found in the wilderness. There…

Forest – Painting nature in a loosely way using watercolors

By: Giovanni Antunez April 12, 2020April 16, 2020

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When it’s time to paint nature, I sometimes do this using a loose way; the colors of the trees may not match the ‘real’ colors of the barks’ trees; but it’s okay since I am painting in a loose way – mostly from my imagination or; sketch’s notes from the woods/forest nearby my home. Below…

Violets at the Garden – Adding a special touch to your watercolor’s paintings

By: Giovanni Antunez April 4, 2020April 13, 2020

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This is a watercolor painting on the topic of violets. It shows three violet plants in their clay’s containers.

Still life – Different ways in which you can add a special touch to your watercolor’s paintings

By: Giovanni Antunez March 30, 2020March 30, 2020

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For the painting showed in this post, I used a different brand of paper, Fabriano – the advantage of this paper is that is more resistant to water, bends less and it has a nice brilliance. I also used watercolors that come from tubes (instead of tablets of color), and for some reason, I think…