Working from photos / Wet on Wet

 Bonsecour Market -  Janet Sargisson ( Watercolour on Arches Aquarelle)
This is a quick sketch from a photo of Bonsecours Market;  the perspective is  off, but I like the mood evoked by the colour.

The View Out Back - NDG Lane in Winter  - Janet Sargisson (10.5" x 14.5" Watercolour on Arches Aquarelle)  This is another very quick wet - on wet sketch from a photo.  Montreal and its variety of architecture!  I think I could go in on the second one to put in a little more detail.

Early Spring

Daffodils by Janet Sargisson.  (10" x 14" water colour on Arches Aquarelle paper)

Do Have a Cup

Tea pot and Cup by Janet Sargisson ( 7" x 10" watercolour on Arches Aquarelle paper)

This is a small water colour painting done very quickly, but I think it demonstrates how sometimes through speed we cut to the essentials and end up with a satisfying piece!  I like the freedom of this  and the colours.  It makes me want a cup of tea!

Far Away Places Right Here

I painted this based on another photo of Monet's Garden from my old calendar.  I guess you could say that it is more about the feeling of the image than the architecture itself.  The photo was much more complex in that sense. 

Still Life with Roses

Again, I was working wet on wet, then I used a dryer brush for more definition through line.  The challenge, as always, is not to close in all the forms, but to leave some breathing space in certain areas. 

Working from a photo

For this painting, I worked from a photo of Monet's garden, from an old calendar.  I worked wet on wet and then went in with a dryer brush for more detail and line. 

Simplicity and accidents

For me, the hardest part of water colour is knowing when to stop.  So often, less is much, much more.  In this painting, I worked wet on wet and then with a slightly dryer brush for more specific lines to define certain edges.