Painting

[AtticaFish]

Pulled out my other set of paints on Saturday......

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Is a stretch for me painting with watercolor where it is better to let the paint flow where it wants to go........... i get too anal trying for detail. :blush: Most of my sketches and painting is odd Dr. Seuss type stuff where one can screw up and it looks like you meant to. I usually don't try to paint realistic stuff unless it is landscapes or trees. Not terrible but still needs work.

 

[CrappieHappy]

nice work Russ!

 

[JSC]

Looks Good to Me ... Any I do look like a 2 year old did it

 

[Pepop]

Good job Russ! WAY better than I coulda done!

 

[hookup]

Nice job

 

[goodtimesfishing]

looks good to me....I know I can't paint that good. I'll stick to painting jigs.

 

[StumpHunter]

You're to hard on yourself, looks good to me. I would put that jig back in my tackle box!

 

[Radtexan]

You sure you didnt trace that from the Diary of a wimpy kid ????



Looks good to me,I never could draw like that !!

 

[Pup]

I think you've done a fine job AF. I enjoy impressionistic art work. It's no wonder I tie jigs.

My Mom is an artist that has enjoyed some commercial success. Dad was a wood carver/sculptor, as well as a fisherman, during his retirement.

Watercolors are pretty cool. I like the way you've painted the fish and, especially, the brush in the background. The jig was no sweat I'd bet. Tempted to powder paint it?

 

[Ron Don]

Sweet that would go on any wall of mine!

 

[AtticaFish]

Thank you for all the kind words. This is one i do want to frame and put up above where my laptop... or at least down by my painting area.

I love painting with water color but am constantly having to hold myself back from trying to pull out all the details. I do enjoy bright colors also.

 

[papaperch]

Never was the artistic type but I can remember my Grandfather Hays. He would ask one of his grandkids ( he had a lot ) whats your favorite animal ? Whatever the answer was he would commence whittling on some wood block. Anywhere from a 1/2 hour to maybe 4hrs ( depending on detail and size ). And you would be holding something so lifelike it was scary.

When I was in my " bear " phase he carved and painted every main specie of bear he knew about . I remember playing with them in bed till the wee hours of 8:30 pm or so . Funny thing is I don't remember what ever became of them.

 

[LedHed]

If you put a # on it I can paint it.. Very cool rendition Russ

 

[eyecrosser]

A man of many talents. nice job Russ