Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Orange, Grapefruit, Lime


Orange, Grapefruit, Lime
sketched on February 11, 2014 for the Daily Paint Works Citrus Challenge
7" x 5", Winsor & Newton watercolors, #3 graphite, on 140 lb.
Strathmore Series 500 hot press archival watercolor paper
painted from this photo in the Daily Paint Works Citrus Challenge HERE 
where the art and photo are posted in the February 9, 2014 Citrus Challenge 
unframed, sold framed, $100 plus $5.50 sales tax plus $10 shipping
Note: I painted this using only a very large brush, a #20 round (Princeton Neptune). 
A friend passed along what watercolor instructor Dewitt Hardy said, "Use the largest brush possible." I find that wise advice and it's always in mind when I paint.

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