Pandemic Pastime

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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby MandysMom » Sun May 09, 2021 4:01 pm

Nice job on the grapes. Looks very much like the older branches on vines in my yard. Very creative.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby BarbaraRose » Sun May 09, 2021 4:24 pm

Another beautiful painting! Have you attempted Koi fish? I know those are more complicated, especially the fancy ones.

Do you use any books with instructions and/or pictures to learn the brush strokes? I would love to learn how to do this on my gourds!
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby monik7 » Sun May 09, 2021 6:52 pm

BarbaraRose wrote:Another beautiful painting! Have you attempted Koi fish? I know those are more complicated, especially the fancy ones.

Do you use any books with instructions and/or pictures to learn the brush strokes? I would love to learn how to do this on my gourds!


Yes, I did a koi and posted here on page 5. I wasn’t too happy with it so will try maybe a white/orange koi soon. No, I have no books and I’ve found YouTube hard to follow, they go so fast and don’t explain a lot.That’s why I really would like to find an in-person class. So right now I’ve just been looking online for ideas. I’m using watercolors and I’m not too sure how they would work on one of your gourds. Maybe acrylics would work better.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby monik7 » Tue May 11, 2021 11:28 pm

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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby Shirlv » Wed May 12, 2021 7:27 am

WOW !!!
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby Bethers » Wed May 12, 2021 8:26 am

Wow wow wow!
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby OregonLuvr » Wed May 12, 2021 7:14 pm

OMG you are so much more talented than I knew. Love it.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby chalet05 » Wed May 12, 2021 7:48 pm

I am blown away by all the different subjects and how precise they are!
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby monik7 » Wed May 12, 2021 9:57 pm

Thank you all so much. I always doubt myself so much so please know your nice comments serve to convince me to keep going and hopefully improve.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby snowball » Wed May 12, 2021 10:33 pm

you are doing great
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby monik7 » Thu May 13, 2021 9:21 pm

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I’m going to slow down on posting more pics while I practice.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby Shirlv » Thu May 13, 2021 9:50 pm

Sandi, thanks for the beautiful painting to enjoy while you are gone
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby MandysMom » Fri May 14, 2021 2:55 am

You are doing such a great job Expressing yourself in watercolor! Have fun!
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby Othersharon » Fri May 14, 2021 7:10 am

I’ve enjoyed each one of your paintings! Such talent! Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Pandemic Pastime

Postby BarbaraRose » Fri May 14, 2021 12:55 pm

Yes, I did a koi and posted here on page 5.


Somehow I missed that one. Looks very good! I love your waterfall painting and the rabbits you did earlier.

Have you checked to see if there is a FB group for this? I am on a few different gourd groups there and have learned a lot.
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