Have your ever worked with watercolor?
By Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
Midland, Michigan
October 11, 2024 3:16pm CST
Several of us attended a mindfulness watercolor even last night that was free it your could donate five dollars. All the supplies were provided.
Two ladies ran it, neither were teachers. The one that explained had several pictures she's done showcased which we could use to make something similar.
My sister, T, and I were the only ones of our group of four who painted. The the other two watched. T, has done some watercolor painting in the past but not during the last year. I only did it once back in 1970.
The pic on the lower right is one that the speaker made. My rendition of that one is the upper left pic. I tried to put them together but my app has other ideas.
We forgot to get a pic of the other with more colors. So, two of those are mine. My sister did very well with hers. Maybe I'll take pics of hers next time. They'll be doing them monthly.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Oct
It was better than I expected. I'll be looking forward to next month even though my hands shake making it harder to get the effects I'm shooting for.
When I was in school I took an art class and liked certain mediums. But I can't really draw unless it's still art, meaning things like a bowl of fruit.
The books I'm designing are about the closest things to art that I've done in a long time and a lot of that is AI generated. I just have to come up with the ideas.
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@Fleura (30539)
• United Kingdom
11 Oct
@MarshaMusselman It's still nice to play around with ideas though and see what comes up, isn't it?
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
@Fleura yes, and I'm looking forward to trying again.
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@anya12adwi (9817)
• India
12 Oct
I liked the first one and the last one! I tried working with water colour but I ain't a pro! So made a mess!
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@anya12adwi (9817)
• India
12 Oct
@MarshaMusselman Recently, I tried my hands with painting but I did good with sketch pen but not with water colours.
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@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct
I used to as a kid, but I'm not real artsy.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
I'm about the same. It's been many years that I've tried anything like that and my lines are crooked because my hands shake. But I found out if I blot the colors some it minimizes the crooked edges.
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@kaylachan (71590)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct
@MarshaMusselman I'm glad that you still enjoy it.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
@kaylachan we're not after perfection but after a calming experience.
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@RebeccasFarm (90294)
• Arvada, Colorado
12 Oct
I did when I was a kid. Didn't do okay with it though. I liked oils better.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
I've not experienced working with oils. My favorite was batiking although it's a lot of work.
@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
11 Oct
That's cool. Did your have books to get ideas from or a good imagination?
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Oct
I have painted with both water colors and with oil based ones.
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@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
12 Oct
@MarshaMusselman I used to do a lot of paint by number and really enjoyed that,
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
I always wanted to learn to paint scenery. Maybe I still will one day.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Oct
@RasmaSandra I did that when I was young.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
They're not technically a class, she's just sharing what she's done. She does it to settle down so her day isn't crazy.
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@Deepizzaguy (104008)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 Oct
I worked with watercolors when I was in grade school in the former Canal Zone in Panama.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Oct
I only worked with them on one project in high school.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
14 Oct
I might do more with it but try to stay away from trees and things that need a steady hand.
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@grenery8 (11100)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
15 Oct
@MarshaMusselman i'm similar. i can do some things, others also but not in a perfect way but that doesn't mean we're less artists
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@somewitch (1409)
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17 Oct
It's been over one year since I worked with watercolors, it was at art therapy. It was great to be able to perform such activity with no pressure or expectations, just going with the flow and accepting whatever the outcome was. Your attempt at watercolors came out pretty good though, and I think it was worth the $5 overall.
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
19 Oct
Plus I didn't have to pay. My sister paid for our group.
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