The beginning

Charmagne Coe
May 16, 2008 at 9:15 PM
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Here's a small art post for the weekend. I'm working on an idea that involves a character from another original painting I did some months ago. The below is more of a study. I'll be experimenting with palettes and balance and doing more study paintings. Then I'd like to do a larger final painting. It involves the themes of human evolution, spirit and motherhood/childhood.

"The beginning". Approx 16"x10", watercolor, ink and pastel:

The beginning

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The beginning

Sketches and layers:

I wish you all a wonderful weekend with your family and friends.

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i really adore ur sketches and paintings and keep wondering what type of media u're using bcoz u know, i am not an artist and never involve in this painting stuff~ yet very eager to learn bout it.

I love, love, love the reds in this mama bird. For the longest time, I was always attracted to blue; i wore it, painted my room with it and sought it out in life. Now I am seeing a shift in my attraction to red. Upon reflection (what is said about the unexamined life?), I think that my desire for blue was my desire for soothing while I was experiencing anxiety attacks. Perhaps my shift to red is the need for a little POW in my new life as a homemaker? I don't know yet. Do you find you have different attractions to colours?

Charmagne Coe replied to ila~ni’s comment:
May 21, 2008
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Thank you for your interest in my work and thumbnail sketches. I use good archival black ink pens for sketches with good drawing paper pads (canon). I use watercolor wash, then layer ink contour lines and pastel values/shapes in my paintings. I hope this answers your questions. Have a wonderful day!

Charmagne Coe replied to allison’s comment:
May 21, 2008
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Thank you for your kind comments and for sharing your insights and experience with color in your life. I enjoy reading these snippets of personal experience. My love of turquoise and red stems from my childhood, watching my father create turquoise and coral necklaces. It seems it has always been a part of my life's palette. ;-)

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