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The First Tree
Published: 2008-01-18 18:24:19 +0000 UTC; Views: 19000; Favourites: 1210; Downloads: 0
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Very old, weird and definitely magical
Okay... I've been so tired of all the realistic, safe pictures of animals and I've just had to paint something non-realistic and funny
And this was fun, that's for sure - I finally tried a new paper, Arches hot-press - it doesn't have such a smooth feeling I like on my illustration boards, but it much better allows wet in wet technique.Original is for sale... if you're interested, just send me a note or an email and I'll be happy to reply
Watercolour on watercolour paper, 29 cm x 42 cm
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Hello! I would like to notify you that I've featured you on my surreal and abstract art blog over on Tumblr. Your work really fits the theme, and you can see it on artagainstsociety.tumblr.com . Of course, I have given you credit and linked to your page. If for any reason you don't want it published any longer, just send me a message and I'll delete it pronto. Thanks, and congratulations! Your art is beautiful. Please note: If you don't see your art right away on my blog, it is probably still in the queue and has yet to be posted.
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Thank you very much for the feature!
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Hi! I just wanted to let you know that I've included this beautiful painting in my Light of night feature.
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Thank you very much for the feature! 
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This reminds me of that movie, "The Fountain" !
Greatly done.
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Thank you! This actually wasn't inspired by The Fountain... this was, though 
And I love the movie... I should watch it again.
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The colours and different washes look great, nice how they mix up. Well deserved DD!
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featured in cool stuff
beautiful image! great colors, layers, impact!
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Thank you very much! You're feature is much appreciated!
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Beautiful painting! I love the colours you have used. I use arches hot pressed too and agree that it isn't quite as smooth as the illustration board
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Thank you!
Well I recently found out that it depends on weight of the paper - Arches hot press 140 lb paper is very smooth. But I actually like that the heavyweight paper has a bit of "tooth", it works well for me. I don't like extremely smooth surfaces for my watercolors
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I use the heavy too, I find the smooth is easier for my penwork tho
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I can imagine that the heavy-weight Arches isn'T very suitable for ink and penwork in generall. I guess that the smoother the better for pens? I have some freakishly smooth illustration boards at home, which I bought when I didn't understand the labels much - and I have no idea what I should do with them
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Well as long as its hot pressed the Arches is fine for pen and ink, and yes the smoother the better
Maybe you could do some pen work on your freakishly smooth illustration boards?
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I've never really been very good with pen. I actually really admire anyyone who can make decent picture with it
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I find it a different approach than with painting....even tho I do paint I still "think" in pen if that makes sense
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It is, definitely very different. You can't repair anything and every mistakes horribly stands out, that's why I'm scared of this technique
And I do understand, I think - I always think "in watercolor" - even when I'm drawing with graphite or coloured pencils
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sorry to interrupt...
this:
> "You can't repair anything and every mistakes horribly stands out..."
is only the case with writing-pens and writing-ink on "normal" paper.
it is totally different and VERY easy with technical pens and pigment-ink on paper/board with a sort of "closed" surface, where the ink doesn't sink into the paper, but stays on the surface.
i did technical drawings many years ago (before computers came to the offices) - keeping maps and plans of cables up to date. First thing in the morning was to get the razor-blades out and erase the old cables and draw the new one to the new correct place.
You just scrape the old ink off the surface. It's fun, simple and quite relaxing.
If done not too violently, you can draw and "repair" on the same spot many times.
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Great picture and incredible gallery!
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You're not interrupting, and it certainly sounds very interesting
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I have to say your work as come on so much since you did the paintings you just uploaded....they are cool but now your work is awesome
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Ah, another awesome tree to add to my tree collection - composition is awesome, as well as the colors. Very nice.
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