This watercolor is based on a photo of breakfast after a whirlwind trip to Mexico City. We set the table with our newly acquired, hand thrown pottery, crooked bowls, a ribbed tea pot and folklore figurines in the early morning sun. I've drawn, painted and carved woodcuts of different angles from this scene, and I love the bands of light and shadow around the place settings & across the table.
In this version, after drawing the composition with pencil, I added light washes in layers, one over the other, until the values were right. The cat on the sill & the small mask hanging near the cactus were added as an after thought, while I was laying in the background.
Mexican Breakfast 15 x 21 watercolor on paper
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1/24/06
Watercolor Washes: Mexican Breakfast
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15 comments:
::: sigh::: this is so beautiful. I have so much to learn! Thank you for sharing your outstanding art.
SIMPLY INCREDIBLY AWESOME!! I love how you've shared the steps and process -- your colors are always so vibrant and alive ... lOVE IT!
Gorgeous, Belinda!! You've achieved great depth of color in this piece - something that's not easy in a watercolor!! I love the composition - the diagonal lines of the sunlight really draw your eye through the painting!
Wonderfull!
Hi Belinda,
That's really a beautiful sense of light. You mentioned you were in Mexico City - did you do any painting there?
Look great!
Belinda, this is beautiful. Please tell us, what is the trick to doing such detailed watercolor without making it look like a coloring book? If you do another like this, would you consider doing a more in-depth step-by-step for those of us who are learning? AND, if you should ever write a book on the subject, would you please let me know so I can be the first to buy it? Seriously! I love loose watercolor for my sketchbook, but I really want to be able to paint like this!
yeah.... belinda, write a book!!! pleasepleaseplease! i just read every word of every post and i have learned so much already!!! not that this means i can do it all... wow! wonderful, informative blog with, naturally, the most beautiful artwork :)
Wow what a beautiful painting with such vibrancy and such perfect light! And it's great to see a step by step, the process of creating is so fascinating.
I really can't get over the depth of colour you manage to create but each piece still looks delicate and not over worked. These are truly wonderful.
i am in complete and utter awe. your mastery of watercolour is what i aspire to!
Wow this is such an amazing painting!
I am constantly blown away by your amazing watercolors! I enjoy so much as you show your progression from one stage to another. Pure eye candy!
Belinda, beautiful work!
belinda, this is beautiful. love the light streaming in across the table. good work.
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