Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Day 10 - A winner!

16x20 watercolor by Liana Yarckin

 Well, I guess if you paint 10 days in a row, you might get a keeper.  This one sings to me.  I am probably biased because it is my son playing football on the beach.  Any mom is so happy to see her child (tweener) with joy on his face.  I see some tweaking that I need to do.  I painted wet into wet, no masking was used.  I am not opposed to masking, but, the preparation, time and attention to detail that masking requires is not really my personality type.  Portrait artists, any tips on improving this one, I am all ears.  Overall, I am happy with it and thanks to Leslie Saeta's 30 in 30 Challenge, I finally painted this.
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15 comments:

  1. Anthony DuceSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:03 AM

    Wonderful..

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  2. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 6:54 AM

    Thanks, Anthony. That is a compliment coming from someone who paints people all of the time! If you have any thoughts on improvement, I would love to hear.

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  3. Kellie ChasseSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:27 AM

    It's breathe taking Liana - such wonderful composition and color choices. The illusions of people behind him on the beach are wonderful too. Your love for your son really shines through on this. :)

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    1. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:11 PM

      Thank you, Kellie. My husband didn't know what the background was, so I am glad you could figure it out. Obviously, he is not an artist. How neat that both you and your mom are artists. My mother is an artist, too. She paints in oil.

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  4. Arena ShawnSeptember 11, 2013 at 11:05 AM

    This is definitely a winner! It caught my eyes immediately as I was scanning the thumbnails on the challenge page... It is filled with light, air, joy and movement. Lovely!

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    1. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:10 PM

      Arena, thank you so much! Love your flowers, particularly the orange and yellow glads.

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  5. Olivier ViolinSeptember 11, 2013 at 1:57 PM

    Absolument merveilleux...
    Un chef-d'oeuvre!

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    1. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:06 PM

      Olivier, thank you. I visited your blog and you have amazing work!

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  6. Lorraine BrownSeptember 11, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    You have captured something so special in this piece, no wonder it will be a keeper

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    1. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:04 PM

      Thank you, Lorraine for visiting me these last few days. I hope I can paint something good for tomorrow.

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  7. BlagaSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    This is really fantastic! The expression of the boy, and all the energy emitting from him, it's perfect!

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    1. Liana YarckinSeptember 11, 2013 at 9:03 PM

      Blaga, thanks so much. It is a compliment coming from you. I love your work.

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  8. Sandra BusbySeptember 12, 2013 at 3:35 AM

    Wow - you did this in a day??? Amazing! :0)

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  9. UnknownSeptember 12, 2013 at 5:33 AM

    This is excellent work, Liana!

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  10. Jo MackenzieSeptember 12, 2013 at 5:37 PM

    Don't change a thing!

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