Brandywine Valley White Barn – Watercolor by Yvonne Pecor Mucci (Framed 20 x 16, Sold)
Such a picturesque location! This watercolor was painted as a progressive demo for my watercolor workshop from photo references. Originally the subject was painted on location for the Plein Air Brandywine Valley competition.
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Posted by ymucci on December 19, 2014
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Wren House watercolor (Framed 15 x 17) by Yvonne Pecor Mucci (sold)
This little wren house is a larger version of a previous watercolor. I used this as a demo for a watercolor workshop. It is always helpful to see how another artists develops a painting from start to finish when you’re taking a class. Each week I would demonstrate different techniques. It was a lot of fun!
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Posted by ymucci on July 13, 2013
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Palm Tree Watercolor (Framed 20 x 24) By Yvonne Pecor Mucci
Palm trees are really complex. This watercolor study is painted on Arches 140 lb cold press paper. Masking fluid was not used on this painting giving me slightly softer edges. The whispy sky was painted in several glazes using cerulean and ultramarine blues, painted through the palms and lifted from the trunk while damp. A yellow underpainting gave me warmer and stronger darks.
You can click on the above painting, and the build below to see the detail.
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Posted by ymucci on July 8, 2012
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Hibiscus Study Watercolor (16 x 20 Framed) by Yvonne Pecor Mucci
I’ve started the watercolor paintings from the St. Thomas sketches. Above is the Hibiscus, which are everywhere in a variety of shapes and colors. I liked this variety because it was not your typical hibiscus. As a botanical study it works, but I may try another with a more tropical colored background.
This painting is currently on exhibit at Gloucester County College.
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Posted by ymucci on March 26, 2012
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Wheel Loader Watercolor 16 x 20 Framed (sold)
Just finished this painting. I admire watercolorist Paul McCormack and tried to use some of his techniques for building skin tones. My skin tone palette was mostly Yellow Ochre, Cerulean Blue and permanent Rose. The granulation of the Cerulean Blue was a challenge and I may substitute Cobalt Blue (which was suggested in a demo) for the next painting that includes skin tones.
I also found that you really need to adjust the cast shadows to allow for the detail to be shown in the face. I never want to copy a photograph. The finished painting has to make sense and stand on its own.
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Posted by ymucci on February 14, 2012
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Southern New Jersey Barn – 19 x 23 Framed
Driving in southern NJ you’ll see some beautiful open spaces with active farms. This was painted trying a different technique on the grass.
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Posted by ymucci on February 4, 2012
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View From The Dock, Fairlee MD – 11 x 17 Framed (sold)
The goal was to capture a quiet landscape for the property owner which the family enjoyed all summer.
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Posted by ymucci on February 1, 2012
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Runner – 17 x 26 Framed
This painting was done specifically for a show with the show requirements being a woman artist and the subject being of a woman, but not a portrait.
I wanted it to be a wider format to portray distance and use the runner’s shadow to lead you into the background while the fallen leaves bring your eye back to the runner. I thought it was completed and now I am rethinking the skintones in the face. I’m not sure where I need to go with it, but something is off. This may be one of those paintings that I rework from the beginning.
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Posted by ymucci on January 21, 2012
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Hydrangea – 16 x 20 Framed
This hydrangea watercolor was completed this past summer. It is a tough subject because of the complexity of the flowers. The composition was arranged so that you come into the painting from the bottom left and move up through the blooms with the honeysuckle bringing your eye across and back down into the blooms.
I have a small plant in the back corner of our yard. For a few months in the summer the blooms change colors starting with a bright lime green and moving from pinks to blues and finishing with a dark green to burgundy. Honeysuckle is winding through the fence in the background.
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This is a second try on the Hydrangea watercolor. I wanted to simplify it and make an attempt at painting in a loose style. There are elements I like about each version. Some like the first and some prefer the second which tells me there is not enough of a change.
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Second Try
Posted by ymucci on January 21, 2012
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Seashells by Yvonne Pecor Mucci
The holidays are over and it is time to get back to painting. I had set up a little still life of seashells during the holidays to hold me over till I figured out what the next watercolor subject would be. I sketched out the shells on 140 lb Arches paper but didn’t start it for some unknown reason. I woke to a dusting of snow on the lawn which was the perfect excuse to start painting something that reminded me of warmer days.
The shells were masked out and the background was painted using salt and splatter techniques to simulate the sand. Once the masking fluid was removed I began working on the shells trying to incorporate the colors used in the shells into the background with more glazing and splatter. Today it was almost 60 degrees, so maybe the painting helped!
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Posted by ymucci on January 7, 2012
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Framed 16 x 20 By Yvonne Pecor Mucci
I travel to southern Florida quite often. You have to go pretty far south before you hit that beautiful blue/green water. As the title of this post states, it is one of my favorite places. I love the way the sky changes the color of the water. Every day is different and you can spend endless hours trying to capture the feeling you get when you’re sitting by the ocean.
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Posted by ymucci on December 1, 2010
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Intrigued (Framed 16 x 20) By Yvonne Pecor Mucci
Talk about a perfect day at the beach. Pictured is a typical day at the Jersey Shore. Strathmere beach is usually pretty quiet and it wasn’t crowded this day. The sky was solid blue and the light was perfect. I sketched this boy as he played and took a series of photos which turned into a beautiful painting. Right before we left, I gave the boys grandparents one of the black and white sketches I had completed.
I wanted to learn how to portray waves and putting the boy in the foreground gave the waves the right perspective. Plus it made the painting much more interesting. The color of the water and the sand is completely different in southern New Jersey compared to Florida. Much cooler colors.
This painting is currently on exhibit at the Gloucester County College.
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Posted by ymucci on August 20, 2010
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Whitegarden at Longwood by Yvonne Pecor Mucci
Painting florals in watercolor is a very popular subject which gives the artist and the viewer great pleasure. Keeping them light and loose is a difficult thing to accomplish. The branch was rotated and the background was kept out of focus to keep the viewer involved with the blossoms.
Longwood Gardens is a beautiful place to go for a walk. There are endless subjects which make beautiful paintings. I have a great many photos of flowers and trees which would take a lifetime to paint. I especially enjoy painting flowers during those gray winter months.
Once you have your photos and sketches, it is great to have a live cutting of the flower you are trying to capture. Your eyes are much better than a camera lense at capturing complex details.
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Posted by ymucci on August 15, 2008
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