Comment by Sharron Boxenbaum on December 20, 2011 at 9:04am

It looks as if a few elegant strokes make a lovely work of art. The water is amazing.

Comment by Cecile Hines on December 20, 2011 at 9:28am

oh, I am partial to your watercolors.

Comment by Darrell Baschak on December 20, 2011 at 6:30pm

Lovely watercolour David, quite poetic.

Comment by Thomas Wezwick on December 20, 2011 at 7:53pm

Absolutely.........Elegant......

Comment by David Freedman on December 20, 2011 at 10:38pm

Thanks Sharron.Darrell, Cecile and Tom for your kind words . people ask me if theres a secret. theres NOT

 I  first draw it carefully in pencil .....usually sitting on a stool in front of the subject . Then use a big brush for the large areas tilting the page where necessary and avoiding touching the wet area again till  completely  dry ..... edges are kept soft by having the paper  slightly damp. To achieve harmony I use very few colours. I try to make the finished painting seem wet by doing it quickly with the least number of strokes. I used a masking fluid to begin with for the highlights and put the darks on last. Its not all that difficult if you follow this procedure.

Comment by ivan ortiz on December 21, 2011 at 10:02am

you got the touch sr. nice work. ....

Comment by Carolyn E. Lewis on December 21, 2011 at 2:51pm

Love everything about it. Thanks for posting

Comment by David Freedman on December 22, 2011 at 7:36am

Thanks for your generous comments Ivan and Carolyn

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