This Sundowner rose grows in the flower bed next to my home. As the trees around me have grown, so has the lack of sun. Because of the abundant shade, this rose bush produced only two blooms. Looks like I will be moving it to a sunnier location come spring! Lots of glazing was used to create the glowing color of this sundowner rose watercolor. It is one of my smaller paintings, only 8 x 10 before framing. It is painted on 140# Arches cold press watercolor paper. Painting inquiries to mucciyvonne@yahoo.com ©Yvonne Pecor Mucci. All rights reserved. Do not copy or reproduce site contents without my written permission.
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Sundowner – Watercolor
Posted by ymucci on November 23, 2014
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Apple Blossoms Watercolor
Every year in late spring the apple trees in our backyard burst with flowers and color. This watercolor is something that I’ve wanted to paint for several years. What interested me were the shadows cast on the pale petals. It is painted on 140lb Arches coldpress watercolor paper.
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Posted by ymucci on June 17, 2014
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Sunflowers Watercolor
The past couple weeks we have had lots of snow and it’s too cold outside to be enjoyable. That is what prompted me to paint Sunflowers. I tried to capture the beautiful contrast of bright yellows against a blue sky. Looking forward to warmer days!
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Posted by ymucci on January 25, 2014
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Loves me, Loves me not – Watercolor
Who hasn’t pulled off daisy petals asking that question at some time in their youth.
This daisy plant was photographed during a trip to Wisconsin. I liked the way the light caught the flowers against a dark background. Originally the background was of other plantings, but I thought the contrast of blue against the bright white and orange centers would make the painting a little more interesting. The background and leaves were painted very loosely to keep the focus on the daisy flowers.
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Posted by ymucci on August 12, 2013
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Love Blooms – Pink Peony Watercolor
Across the street from my father’s home is a well-tended patch of peonies. They were lit up by the sunlight which I thought would make a lovely watercolor painting.
I like the way artist Soon Warren mixes her pigments to achieve an intense dark background without using black. The peonies were the perfect subject. I mixed Hooker’s Green, Burnt Sienna and Prussian Blue, leaning towards the green and blue to achieve this color. It took me a couple applications to get it right.
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Posted by ymucci on July 29, 2013
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Plein Air Season!
Painting en plein air is great. Gets you out of the studio and into the sunlight. It also forces you into painting more freely due to time constraints. I participated in the Arts In Bloom weekend by painting en plein air at a local greenhouse. Great day!
Posted by ymucci on May 25, 2013
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Spring Crocus Watercolor
I took a walk on a sunny day with my camera earlier this month and saw a wide variety of crocus flowers throughout the neighborhood. In this watercolor painting I wanted a very muted background to emphasize the change from winter to spring. It is painted on Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper.
This painting is part of an exhibition showing from May 4th through the first week in June at the Gloucester County College.
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Posted by ymucci on April 29, 2013
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Bridal Blossoms Watercolor
This watercolor was commissioned as a wedding gift. The bride will be carrying pink hydrangea for her wedding bouquet. I really liked the thoughtfulness of the gift and hope the bride and groom will also love it.
It was mid winter when this was painted, and I was happy to have fresh blossoms on my drawing table as reference. It was as close to plein air as I could get this winter!
I usually do a small study which is shown below before working on the final painting. Click on the image above or below to see a little more detail.
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Posted by ymucci on March 8, 2013
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