Entries by Srishti wilhelm

Sunkissed- WIP

I just started this yesterday. 12×16 inches on Fredrix watercolor canvas I am experimanting with Stephen Blackburn‘s technique of pouring the masking fluid. 1. First poured the MF, and let it flow around a bit…2. Then I poured my yellow (Hansa yellow Med DS) and Quin Magenta(W&N).3. After this dried I pulled out the MF. […]

Color Explorations! (5)

Now you must be wondering what I am going to do with all this fabric etc… Here is where the creativity and fun begins!I need to trace out or draw the pattern on the fabric on to the canvas. Then, I would decide on an interesting way to devide the painting into 6 areas. 1. […]

Color Explorations! (4)

Here are my violet blue and green wheels… Next I will be starting on my paintind and hopefully applying all the labor of painiting the Wheels!!! I decided to do this on the Watercolor Canvas 12×16 but one can do this on any surface… Walked over to Joanne’s fabrics this morning and found a nice […]

Color Explorations! (3)

Here are my Yellow Wheels: (DS Hansa Yellow Med; complementary: W. Violet) The two value wheels: White (of the paper) to pure hue:- Pure hue to black:- Intensity Wheel:Pure hue to no color:- See how when you add black to yellow you get beautiful olive colors; while adding complimentary violet gives gorgeous browns~~ Here are […]

Color Explorations! (2)

A particular color has the following properties:1. Hue: This essencially means what color it is: red/yellow/violet or blue, etc…2. Value:this is the darkness or the lightness of the color.3. Intensity: the brighness or dullness of a color. We take each hue and we do 3 color wheels for each. Two Value Wheels:From white to a […]

Color Explorations!

I am leading a class currently at Wetcanvas! on “Color Explorations” based on the book “COLOR” by Betty Edwards, who as you all know also wrote the amazing book on drawing “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” (I am also working through that book on the side as well.) I haven’t read the […]

WIP- Rahu 2

I worked today mostly on the adornments Rahu is wearing.Since Rahu is the North Node, he is the one causing eclipses according to Indian mythology.I am trying to an effect of him being in front of the glowing Sun/Moon as if he’s eclipsing them.

WIP- Rahu

The North Node- RAHU I have been working on Rahu, the 8th planet. “Gaping mouthed, sword, shield, trident, granting wishes,on a lion and dark colored is fixed Rahu.” Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra: Graha Shanti, 12 Rahu is four armed revealing that he is a Graha of worldly activity where Rahu forces us to develop where […]