Playing with Watercolor

Rooster

I think I copied this image from the backcover of the Readers' Digest.

Manila, 1981. Summer vacation. I was a 3rd year college student with nothing to do then. I tried to pass the time by attempting to paint using watercolor. After reading some tips on watercolor painting, I bought the basic materials - watercolor paint, brush and the watercolor paper. I copied pictures from magazines and objects in my sorroundings.

In watercolor painting, planning is very important. You must have an image of what the outcome will be before putting that first stroke of color on paper. You start with the light colors, then proceed to darker colors and finally apply the darkest colors or shades. In watercolor painting, you can not erase a mistake especially the dark colored strokes. Here are my watercolor paintings in 1981. After this venture on watercolor during that summer vacation, I just stopped. I don't know why. Maybe I got busy again with my studies and now with my work. The experience was fun and relaxing. Here are some of my watercolor paintings.

Afternoon at Sulucan

This is a painting of the window in our apartment at Sulucan St. in Manila where we live then during my college days.

Wooden Bridge

Rocks and Cliff



Alien

In this painting, I used a toothbrush to produce the

dotted colors of green on the bright yellow background.



Coconut Tree



Good Companion
(Copied from the original by Jack Pellew)

Happy Days
(Copied from the original by Jack Pellew)

 

Curve Ahead