Watercolor Figure by Texas Daily Painter Nancy Standlee

Patricia (seated)
Watercolor on hot press 15 x 30

One technique we tried at a recent Houston watercolor workshop with Liz Hill was to make some large loose shapes before drawing the model. First thing was to paint and get the paper prepared so it could dry and we used charcoal and were instructed to draw with a continuous line which is sometimes difficult and we'd forget. The above 1/2 sheet hot press paper was my attempt. This was an exercise to get us out of the habit of drawing and then painting within the lines as in a coloring book fashion.

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"Aqua Girl" by A.B.Deneweth

One of my favorite approaches to figure painting is abstracted watercolor. I love exploring the relationships of cool and warm tones as they move over the figure. This was painted quickly (as you can see from my drips!) from the live model.

Be sure to check out the October issue of American Art Collector if you like figure painting it's one of the best issues I've seen and features a great article on one my favorite figure painting teachers of all time, Ron Hicks.

"Aqua Girl" 12 x 16 watercolor on Arches Cold Press by A.B. Deneweth, SOLD
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