Welcome
to the January -- March 2009 Project. The theme for this quarter is
"Children." The painting you submit must be painted specifically
for this project and be watermedia. Submit your images to me via email or
snail mail. Send title, size, and comments about the paintings and painting
process. Let me know if it is OK to link your email address when I add your
image to the project page. The project end date is March 31, 2009.
The images on this page are protected by copyright law. Any use without the expressed consent of the artist is prohibited!!!
Sherry Thurner
"Ella Mae Holly"
Ultramarine and burnt sienna watercolor on Yupo. I also used some watercolor pencils in the same colors. Size: 5x7 inches The image is from an old photograph I found at a local consignment shop. This project was my first try at using Yupo, and it was lots of fun.
Barbara Sailor
"A Portrait of Rachel"
I painted this portrait of my grand daughter on ¼ sheet (11"x15") of Arches 140# w/c paper with mostly Holbein watercolors. I painted it from a photograph I took 1 ½ years ago while experimenting with light sources…in this case she was next to the window with the inside lights turned off. I was trying to get strong shadow. Rachel is 7. "Thank you" Maury for offering us this opportunity to share our work and see how others answer this challenge.
Ray Annino
"Looking forTidal Critters"
One overcast day last summer I saw these children looking for sea critters in the tidal pools found on these rocks. I painted this recently in my 9 x 12 sketch book for this show. I haven't decided if I will do a finished larger version in the future.
Frank Schneider
"Turtle"
Thanks for coming up with another great challenge. Attached is my entry. 12 x 16 Arches 140#, watercolor.
Millie Carree
"Megan"
This is our great granddaughter Megan. She is six years old in this painting and teeth are coming and going. Thank you Maury for this project. It made me try something different. This is painted on Grumbacher rough watercolor paper and an assortment of watercolor paints. As you can see, I like my strong colors! Millie.
Bonnie McBride
"A Helping Hand"
Painted on 11x14 140 lb cold pressed, I tried
a different 'mingling' technique. I rarely paint people, so this was fun.
Thanks Maury for the challenge.
John Kennedy
"Graycen"
I'd like to submit the attached for your January "Project." I've been watching your site and your projects for a while, so when "children" came up it was time to act. Kids are one of my favorite subjects. This is a painting of our granddaughter Graycen, painting is 8 x 10 on arches 140 lb cold press. I like a rather loose style in my portraits, and I love painting kids. I think this one captures Graycens quiet and reflective nature pretty well. I usually paint these in one sitting, cause the next painting is already starting to develop in my head.
Carol Lois Haywood
"Fish-ful Thinking"
The picture is a 14 x 20 piece on 300 lb Arches paper using Winsor Newton tube paints, mostly quinacridone red, yellow gamboge, and indanthrene blue. You may link to my website, http://haywoodc.com, and/or my art studio blog, http://haywoodc.com/blog. I rarely do figures anymore even though I always enjoy them--just because I love fishing boats more. Now and again I find an individual or group at work on their boats and get very excited. But catch-offloading is automated now and not very interesting (but a lot easier on the fishing crew).
Cathy Geha
"Untitled"
I have been watercolor painting since April of 2008 and love it. More than one trial at various paintings for the "children" theme happened but this is the one I am sending in. This did not have a reference photo - just a figment of my imagination put down on paper. I used mostly Daniel Smith paint on Fabriano 140 pound paper. Cathy in Fih, Lebanon
Dorothy Wagner
"Baby John"
This is a painting of my friends
little boy, John. He is a lively and bright little baby, who keeps them on
their toes.
A small painting, 6 by 6 inches on Arches watercolor paper, using Winsor-Newton
paints. I enjoyed the project. I usually do not paint children and I found
it a lot of fun. Thanks for your many projects and I look forward to the next
one.
Susan Rose
"Fistin"
I rarely paint people so I appreciated the challenge of doing one. I love taken photos of children at play, so I have plenty of reference pictures. I choose to do a painting of Fistin, the son of some friends. We do medieval recreation as a hobby, so hence our little friend Fistin was wearing his long, white, linen tunic. He spied some water and couldn't resist getting into the puddles in a field and having some fun. We thought it was cute how he attempted to keep his long tunic clean by holding up, or maybe that wasn't the point, a boy trying to keep his clothes clean?! He probably wanted to see his feet better as they stomped in the water! 8"x10" on Stratmore cold press watercolor paper, with a variety of brands of tube watercolors.
Sue Manson
"Untitled"
I took a photo of my five year old grandaughter in her first Christmas program and wanted to paint from the result. Your project was just what I needed to get my brush wet. Painted on Arches 140 with whatever colors were on my palette. Many thanks for your site!
Randy Emmons
"Waiting On The Bus"
My painting was a long time coming this time. Anyway, kids here are standing around early in the morning waiting on the bus, hence the name "Waiting On The Bus." This is a about a quarter sheet of Kilimanjaro 140 CP and a variety of paints, but mostly DaVinci.
Maury Kettell
"Lauren"
My painting is based on a photo I took when my granddaughter Lauren made a visit last summer. We had made a trip down to the local swimming pool for some sun and water. As far as the painting process, I wet the paper several times before adding pigment--DaVinci Red Rose, Winsor Newton Colbalt Blue, Burnt Sienna, and Aurolin Yellow. My first wash was pretty random, trying to get the different pigments across the whole painting to provide a base of color. After that, I worked to build form and accentuate the various features. I'm always amazed how I walked through the years raising my two sons and didn't think a thing about it. Now that I have six grandchildren, I'm scared to death--the world seems a lot more complicated and dangerous.
Georgina Jones
"Untitled"
Not a lot of time this month so got out my Chinese book on people and found a few examples of children that I used as a guide. I have a lot to learn on this subject as you can see!!! 140 cold press. Winsor Newton.....mainly Paynes's Grey
Merry Nuutinen
"Hot day for Claire"
I decided to enter your project. What a wonderful web page!! I too have a passion for watercolor. Look forward to next quarter's project. This is a picture I did of my granddaughter, Claire. Size is 11 x 14, I took pictures of her and painted from them. It was a hot August day when she wanted to cool off. We had no little kiddie pool so I gave her the pail with a dipper. She had a great time. This is done on Arches 140 lb paper with W/N transparent watercolors. I tried to get the impression that it was a hot sunny day.
Charlie Morison
"Untitled"
This is a painting of my son John and daughter Diana on the shores of Lake Michigan. They are not listening to music but to the sounds of sea gulls, wave splashing and other children enjoying a day at the beach. They are not talking on a cell phone to friends but to each other about the fascinating finds on the shore. This is a memorable photograph and now a painting.
Email Charlie
Greg Rodriguez
"The Kid from Accross the Tracks"
140lb CP Strathmore (9in x 5.5in). Your site
was the inspiration for this painting. I've hit a dry spell for the past few
weeks turning up fewer paintings and less quality paintings than I normally
do. While searching for something inspiring I came accross your site and I
decided to do the monthly challenge. My painting is free hand drawn without
any refrence picture. To me it comes accross as an illustration more than
a fine art portait. Immedeatly after deciding to do the March Clallenge I
drew the template for the painting and as it was quite late, I went to bed
after.
My process consisted of mostly wet-in-wet techniques after an initial wash
of lemon yellow for the tint of the skin. The other colors used for the skin
were flesh tint as well as burnt sienna. The eyes and the outline of the mouth
are PRISMACOLOR watercolor pencil used wet. The background is four layers
of FUB with one layer of Burnt Sienna on top of that and a final glazing of
FUB.
I allowed the portait to paint itself and remained free during the painting
process in part because I didn't worry about a refrence picture and therefore
I was able to paint what I wished.
Sallie Kratz
"Sweet Child"
This is from a photo of a friend's 16 month old grand baby...I only had the
photo in my camera and was doing this from the screen! Leaves lot to be desired,
but this really IS the first time I've even done a child or human 'portrait'....
I cropped this from a 12X16 Arches hot press paper, using Windsor Newton paints
AND a lot of luck.
Jeni Smith
"Bali Bliss in a Hammock"
Another excellent challenge Maury- My "Bali
Bliss in a Hammock" is from a photo I took in the mountains of the child
of a friend. It was such a lovely image I was inspired. I used Winsor Newton
and Art Spectrum, paints and Jean Dobie s" Make Color Sing" book
trying to use her theories of only using pure colours so as to not make mud
(I did resort to Cad Orange which broke the rules lol). I am not that happy
with it yet but the deadline has arrived so I guess it is finished for now.
Many thanks and waiting in anticipation for the next challenge.
Maria Jose Barrera Garrido
"Irene"
Irene, is a portrait of my small daughter
Water-colors Rembrant, paper Guarro, size 30 x 40 cm.
Project Closed