#WorldWatercolorMonth Day Seven
I stand before the entire world naked.
Well, not literally the whole world (seven bloggers),Β and not exactly naked in the true sense of the word, but during this #WorldWatercolorMonth of July thatβs how it feels. Iβm new to watercolour paintingβ¦ yes, Iβve painted during schooldays millennia ago, but havenβt done it since, and throughout this month whatever I paint I shall publish; good, bad or indifferent. Iβm using this month to try to have a go at painting different things in different styles, to see if thereβs one I take to like a duck to watercolour, where I can go forth and amass a fortune. I mean be more creative in that regard.
Long time visitors are well aware of the fact that Iβm not very good at faces; whether those Iβve created here from time to time, or on my other blog Splodge and Splatter (from which Iβm taking a little time out whilst Iβm trying to reach my 2,000th post here by New Yearβs Eve this year). I have problems with noses, you see. Eyes are OK, but I always have them in two different sizes. Mouths are tricky (is it βmouthsβ or βmouthesβ; mouves even!?), and so are ears. Itβs best to say that itβs faces Iβm not good at (and I chose not to hear the remark about me not being good at watercolour either, thank you from the back there!)
Faces aside, I class myself as something of an expert, nay a Michelangelo, when it comes to portraits. Others class me as a Picasso, and I can live with that as well. I havenβt been called a Rembrandt yet, but thereβs time. At the moment, however, I donβt want my head running away with itself, so Iβm merely a Tom. And I paint my portraits, tongue planted firmly in cheek (when Iβm not painting the tiny tricky areas, that is, at times like that I find myself chewing my tongueβ¦), and on most occasions with my eyes closed. My good one, anyway.
The above is one such portrait. Of a star. A superstar in my eyes, truth be told. And as it looks nothing like him, I wonβt be saying who it is. I jest! Obviously itβs a womanβ¦
Already Iβve said too much. The picture should tell its own tale.
Iβm having fun just doing. I like colour, and so what? if the end result looks like a scribbled mess. The process here is just as important as the end resultβ¦ and the end result being an unmitigated disaster may not be the goal that I had when I first started, but hey! On the flip side Iβm equally not expecting a masterpiece β but thereβs nothing saying that wonβt come along either. Itβs all about having a go.
#WorldWatercolorMonth isnβt only about getting folk all over the world painting in watercolour, itβs also about raising funds for other folk who canβt get the equipment needed so they too can splosh a little colour around. Itβs about sharing happinessβ¦ sharing smiles. Visit Charlieβs blog using the World Watercolor Month link below if youβd like to find out more.
And no! Iβve told you already Iβm not telling you who it is!
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