Tuesday 25 June 2013

Tranquil waters


Tranquil waters   watercolour 23x10cm   ©2013Lisa Le Quelenec

The result of paint left on my palette, a mix of paynes grey, ivory black, manganese blue and what ever else was left, one brush, a no.8 round and the end strip from a large sheet of paper that had been cut down. The inspiration came from an old sketchbook that I had been flipping through. I enjoyed painting with limited means, the challenge of making each element work hard. It was one of those off the cuff moments that just seemed to work. I thought it worked anyway..... 

11 comments:

Lorraine Brown said...

Definitely worked,its lovely. I am yet to include river and sea scenes in my work as I over complicate matters so thanks for showing me how less is more

Sherrie York said...

Great mood and atmosphere! Simple, well-drawn shapes tell the story.

Kev's Art said...

Very effective with real economy. Love the broken ripples and the long horizontal format.

Judy said...

Your leftover paints created beautiful greys! Love the atmosphere!

Bruce Sherman said...

Hi there Lisa!... I love all of your loose..."off the cuff" studies... because they flow... rich and seamlessly from the heart... which is the real home... for Real Art!

Well done! Flow on!

Good Painting!
Warmest regards,
Bruce

Vandy said...

I love painting with a limited palette - and these greys are beautifully soft. The simplicity really works!

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

Hi Lorraine, thank you. I'll look forward to seeing your take on river and sea scenes. I love the tulips in your last post!

Thank you Sherrie, it made quite a change to think of the shapes made by individual brush strokes rather that building up n glazes.

Thanks Judy :o)

Hi Bruce, thank you! I'm flowing and it feels good......... :o)

eM said...

Hello Lisa, I simply love this watercolor painting. The title of this painting is accurate and it make me feel such a tranquility. I like very much how you are capturing meditativeness of the sea..Have a lovely summer!!!

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

Hi Marcela, thank you. Yay for summer! I hope you are having a lovely one too.

Ruth Steinfatt said...

I live beside the Pacific Ocean in BC Canada and we have a lot of weather coming in from the west..moody skies. I really like your work!

Lisa Le Quelenec said...

Hi Ruth, thank you and welcome. I hope your storms have passed. We are having heavy rain today and whilst it feels like thunder should be rolling it hasn't so far. Best wishes.