Changing Mediums

Day 10 of 30 in 30

"Big Flower Little Vase"  14 x 11 watercolor

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Relaxing and enjoying watercolors.

Day 11....

"Sunlit Stream"  11 x 14 watercolor

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After 2 days of working with my portable watercolor palette, I notice how similar the two paintings looked even thought they were different subjects.  So going back to a still-life decided to change palette and medium.  Wanted to address the sunflower but with acrylics.

Day 12.....

16 x 12 inches, "Hidden Poppy" Acrylic on watercolor paper

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I am always amazed by how much the medium we paint with influences the painting style.

Mary

Why not?

14 x 11 oil on panel, "Tulips 5"

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     Being fairly new to oil painting, I have noticed that different painting mediums produce different styles.  I started in watercolor, then worked in acrylics and now oils.
 I was looking at a set-up I had ready to paint, and thought it looks like a watercolor subject, but what I had out were oils that day.  So I ask my self..."why not paint it with oils like I would a watercolor".
     I guess I just gave myself permission to try something different and so glad I did!
So "why not?" is going to be one of my new sayings when I pull out the brushes :)

Mary