One less hour of sleep last night…
for a later sunset…
Yep! I’ll take it!
Yippee for Daylight Savings Time and Springing Forward!
(A quick watercolor sunset done on Arches 140 lb hot press)
Cheers & Hugs,
Jodi
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I would like for them to keep this permanently. Happy Spring Forward Day! LOL! (As far as I know, there’s no such thing). I LOVE your sunset picture, Jodi! It really is beautiful!!
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I agree PJ! I like later evenings. This was just really a 5-minute experiment with hot press paper, which is a completely different feel than cold press – very smooth and the paint reacts very different. Happy Sunday! We’re having a birthday party today! 🙂
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Is it your birthday?? It’s really strange how the different type of papers can make such a difference!
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It is my youngest son’s – so the family will gather to celebrate here – and I get to cook and bake! YAY! 🙂
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I am sure you will put together quite a feast too! Happy Birthday to your son!
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Very pretty Jodi
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Jodi, this is gorgeous! I’ve never tried HP paper for anything but detail work. Wow, wonderful job! How did you get the white and dark lines? Is some gouache mixed in, or something else? Love this! Happy Birthday to your son and have fun today!
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Awh! Thanks Laura – I didn’t think it was very good, but decided to show it anyway – haha! The black lines are panes gray paint. The white highlights I did at the very end with a white gel pen. It is a great little detailer when needed (like for eye highlights) Thanks for the birthday wishes for Nick, and have another great day with your daughter!
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😎👏🏻💃🏻💜💛I really love the foreground colors underneath. Very cool combination! I just love skies and it feels like water coming forward to me. Lots of drama in a sky is wonderment to me. Well done!
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oh – good! It was supposed to be water 🙂
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and PS I just ordered some paper from Blick – some 300 lb and some rough 140 lb. I love trying different papers.
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I’m glad you’re doing this; I think you’re really supposed to! I just got a Blick order too….acrylic paper and pastel paper as I explore new mediums once again! I’d like to really mix up mediums and I don’t want to have any limits around my artwork at all. Trying to expand my range! We’ll see what happens. Enjoy your experimentation! I should try the 300lb., as its recommended for pastel and acrylic as well. 💜
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I’d also like to try some Fabriano and Bockingford papers, to be honest. Give them a fair shake, as lots of artists love them!
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Love your post…makes losing a precious hour a bit more bearable. 🙂
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Awh! Thanks Nancy! Try to look at the positive 🙂
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I am trying. I had totally forgot about it and thought I was up early to write…only to have lost an hour. Argh. But then, DST does mean SPRING and I’ll take that!!!
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Very nice Jodi – and I like the later sunset. Happy daylight savings to you! 🙂
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Thanks Terry! Woohoo!
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You’ve certainly made missing an hour of sleep more bearable! 🙂 ❤
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Awh! Thanks T! Then my job here is done 🙂
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Maybe you can take a nap, then? LOL!
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Lol. Birthday party day here! Better than a nap. 🎉👍😝
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Beautiful work Jodi x
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Thanks Flo!
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Lovely, lovely, lovely…and I too love springing ahead. 🙂
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Thanks Kath!
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Beautiful image!! 😍And yes…it’s a price to pay for a little extra evening! Hehe…but yay to that!!
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Such a pretty painting, Jodi! Yay for Spring!
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thanks so much KR!
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That’s beautiful, and really neat with the texture in the foreground. Clever use of the highlight pen!
I really like the 140lb hot press paper, and am also going to try some more “high end” papers along with some different brands of watercolor paints. I have some Lukas AQuarell 1862 watercolor paints arriving this week I can’t wait to try, and I have some Aquash brushes I need to try too. I want to be brave and try plein air sketching and painting. 🙂
I think it’s important for us to try new papers, paints, brushes, and subjects so we grow and discover who we are as creators/artists. In addition it’s just as important find out what we like and don’t, what works, and what doesn’t work as well, etc.
I see your style already, and recognize your work. I still am evolving and haven’t developed mine yet. I may never, but I’m having fun in the meantime.
Have a lovely day with the family today. Happy Birthday to your son!
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Oh Deborah! thank you so much! it is funny how others see “my style” before me! 🙂 I hope you will begin to share some of your work! thank you for your sweet and kind encouragement!
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Such a beautiful vibrant sunset, Jodi!! 💜 I like how you matted it too. YAY Jodi!! 🎨💖🌈💐
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Thanks Jill 🙂
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Wow Jodi! You are becoming so talented at watercolour. If this was a quick one… I love it, it’s beautiful!
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awh! thanks mandi!
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All sunsets are beautiful but I really love THIS one!
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Awh! Thanks Carol! 🙂
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Sunrises and Sunsets are some of my favorite things!!! LOVE this! Great job!
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Jodi, love your sunset painting! You know, sunsets are my favorite! And this one is perfect! Happy week! 💛 Elizabeth
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Wow, exquisite Jodi! I’m always happy for more daylight.
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I’m still a bit sleepy, but will enjoy the light in the afternoons. Beautiful sunset and hope you had a nice party! (K)
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I love the extra hour of daylight in the evenings, too! And your painting is just beautiful! You are a very talented artist!
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Oh Ann. You are too kind. ☺️
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Nope, just honest!
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