tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post4766463585294466845..comments2023-07-04T07:57:14.993-06:00Comments on Raena's Sketch Journal: Yevgenia Watts, of Watercolored HandsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00231453420718519162noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-64798296619421537582010-07-17T16:16:28.827-06:002010-07-17T16:16:28.827-06:00Very good job, Raena! I must admit I have a pendi...Very good job, Raena! I must admit I have a pending matter with portraits... :/ANAIS G. BURGOShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445145172853443836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-32277776033989775622010-07-13T21:41:47.172-06:002010-07-13T21:41:47.172-06:00It's really cool that you do portraits in wate...It's really cool that you do portraits in watercolor. I like doing portraits too, but I absolutely have the most difficult time with watercolor! So props to you!Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04125779342541236588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-50878602537179347552010-07-13T14:13:53.121-06:002010-07-13T14:13:53.121-06:00Such wonderful expression....and her hair is so lo...Such wonderful expression....and her hair is so lovely as well!suzanne cabrerahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04355818039917371712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-32743772628977679562010-07-12T23:02:32.488-06:002010-07-12T23:02:32.488-06:00Beautiful work Raena! I'm pretty intimidated ...Beautiful work Raena! I'm pretty intimidated by portraits I have to say, but the Portrait Party looks like heaps of fun...might bring me round eventually :)Kellyhttp://www.sableandsquirrel.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-38547488950028420012010-07-12T15:26:52.285-06:002010-07-12T15:26:52.285-06:00Yes Krista has the right word!! STUNNING!!! Very v...Yes Krista has the right word!! STUNNING!!! Very vibrant!! Very pretty!Shalinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15550080769261275991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-68466859757464827992010-07-12T15:03:59.303-06:002010-07-12T15:03:59.303-06:00Beautiful painting! And congrats on the book - tha...Beautiful painting! And congrats on the book - that sounds like an exciting and worthwhile project. I like your new workspace below too.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08559534274200050929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-77328940716842936972010-07-12T10:34:56.572-06:002010-07-12T10:34:56.572-06:00ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Like others, I wonder how yo...ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! Like others, I wonder how you can work so small, but obviously it is where your talent lies.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05540050745681475664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-10899048336874402502010-07-12T06:45:43.455-06:002010-07-12T06:45:43.455-06:00Raena, I was drawn to the thumbnail of this sketch...Raena, I was drawn to the thumbnail of this sketch on Flickr, and loved this painting.<br />The only thing I find with overworking a watercolour painting, is that it loses it's freshness and spontaneity - but that doesn't mean it looses it's quality as an artwork.<br />I also agree with curiouscrow about the figure in the background, it does distract from the subject, even in the photo, where it appears very blurred._Frankb10https://www.blogger.com/profile/18151551321981740679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-7302379292257011942010-07-12T05:56:56.232-06:002010-07-12T05:56:56.232-06:00So much details and delicate brush stokes in a tin...So much details and delicate brush stokes in a tiny space for a great result! Bravo<br />You know the saying:<br />if you can draw small, you can draw big. Apparently the other way around is more difficult.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-22005242018713843322010-07-12T05:46:24.982-06:002010-07-12T05:46:24.982-06:00Gorgeous! I don't know the technical stuff, bu...Gorgeous! I don't know the technical stuff, but aesthetically, 'it works'. Lots of personality in that face!Maundering muttererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10007758736758966777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-5929785195143748842010-07-12T04:41:26.742-06:002010-07-12T04:41:26.742-06:00This is very good..I liked the shades of her face....This is very good..I liked the shades of her face...her hair everything.Aarti Harishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04957917993427417361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-45964913472945395072010-07-11T18:23:42.202-06:002010-07-11T18:23:42.202-06:00This is very, very good. From my sidebar, it look...This is very, very good. From my sidebar, it looked like a photograph.hw (hallie) farberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636182620056350811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-67115578078586732092010-07-11T13:06:44.110-06:002010-07-11T13:06:44.110-06:00HOW do you work this small! I think this is really...HOW do you work this small! I think this is really great - good values, and nice sense of her character. It doesn't look overworked to me, the only thing I think might push it a little further is if you left out the background detail, so her head would be really emphasised. But that's just my opinion.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05394200634221634534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-12426229379572443392010-07-11T12:12:45.295-06:002010-07-11T12:12:45.295-06:00Thats a lot of detail for such a small painting, b...Thats a lot of detail for such a small painting, but all good details (you have a good eye for it), not over worked at all and I like it (especially the darker back ground, ads nice drama to it). Well done.Mari Brown and Colourblobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09031663861630821478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-30624262356245865462010-07-11T10:03:49.984-06:002010-07-11T10:03:49.984-06:00Drat! it doesn't show up on my computer. Maybe...Drat! it doesn't show up on my computer. Maybe later it will magically appear.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17285606251006696303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-46217193527974847632010-07-11T00:40:57.238-06:002010-07-11T00:40:57.238-06:00Awesome! Thanks so much for doing my portrait, Rae...Awesome! Thanks so much for doing my portrait, Raena! And I like your new banner, too! :)Yevgenia Wattshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848370532919127427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-81846579887255530232010-07-10T21:19:08.496-06:002010-07-10T21:19:08.496-06:00Now it shows that you've got surgeon's han...Now it shows that you've got surgeon's hands ^^ Able to work with your brush with such details on such a small scale.... =)<br />There's something that I've discovered, it's just my opinion anyway Raena, I really like it when you work with soft colors...but when you do with dark and stronger tones, it brings out the subject really well... I think that's a great way to do it, strong colors and coupling with your delicate brush strokes... AWESOMENESS!<br />Thanks for the comments =) Me happy with my first art-checkAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621662753557056346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-29727107764759943142010-07-10T18:19:34.127-06:002010-07-10T18:19:34.127-06:00your work is SO good! and thanks for your comments...your work is SO good! and thanks for your comments lately. I want you to know I accidently rejected your comment on the newspaper one. I loved your comment, I immediately laughed out loud and tried to accept it ... all while driving. oops I accidently rejected it....and I know. i shouldn't do that while driving.Lydia Velardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759753949829058116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-64587637603414441412010-07-10T16:38:06.343-06:002010-07-10T16:38:06.343-06:00I think this really great. Love the way you have ...I think this really great. Love the way you have ditched the ink and come out with great values in the watercolor - you are getting better and better. This scene looks to me like a scene from Harry Potter - I don't know why except maybe I have Harry Potter on the brain.Dan Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13130079803891606515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-14394704971002106262010-07-10T16:29:44.685-06:002010-07-10T16:29:44.685-06:00Very impressive! (As always.) Great detail and col...Very impressive! (As always.) Great detail and colors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-29629313095435333172010-07-10T14:16:51.378-06:002010-07-10T14:16:51.378-06:00My goodness that's a lot of detail, I would no...My goodness that's a lot of detail, I would not have guessed the size correctly. You did a lovely job.Its about art and designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16500077279971506800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3114458486830993270.post-264627647235822642010-07-10T12:39:24.199-06:002010-07-10T12:39:24.199-06:00Lovely, Raena,
And doesn't look overworked to...Lovely, Raena,<br /><br />And doesn't look overworked to me - trust me I am an expert at fiddling and overworking!<br /><br />xoxoVicki Holdwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05080822190815460018noreply@blogger.com