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Relax your sick an inner voice said, go the easy route have some fun. Gorgeous Windsor and Newton inks in their individual packages always makes me smile. Sunshine Yellow , with the Summer Sunburst dolly girl , yep cool plasma in a jar. My new teeny tiny watercolor brushes, a mother's day gift. I only managed three sketches in between large dawdling clouds. Occasionally fast moving grey cumulus spilled into my h alpha view like squid ink bursting, obscuring , the billions of tons of material in my target. A relaxing slow afternoon , following the sun around my garden, with Miss Sunshine Yellow on a tiny brush. PST 40mm/8mm TVP eyepiece Sketch 1 = 12:50 UT 11/04/09 Dee Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041533 - 04/13/09 01:10 PM Attachment (29 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sketch 2 = 16:30 UT 11/04/09 Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041535 - 04/13/09 01:12 PM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sketch 3 = 17:00 UT 11/04/09 Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041539 - 04/13/09 01:15 PM Attachment (31 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Easter Sunday The interesting prom dance continues , Sunshine Yellow to begin but I am itching to try new watercolors and the tiniest brush on the planet. Looking at my box of full pans, Scarlet seems the closest block to h alpha realism. Sketch 4 = 14:20 UT 12/04/09 Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041542 - 04/13/09 01:17 PM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   !5:00UT Edited by Dee (04/13/09 01:19 PM) Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041546 - 04/13/09 01:21 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   16:30UT Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041548 - 04/13/09 01:22 PM Attachment (30 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   17:10UT Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041554 - 04/13/09 01:25 PM Attachment (27 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oh the joy of tiny action, tiny brush strokes, tiny imperceptible movement. Time lapsed drawings capturing monumental energy, flinging itself thousands of miles into space. Leaping energy anchored to our star by its massive gravity. I decide on alternate ink and watercolor sketches as an experiment , why not. 14:40UT Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041563 - 04/13/09 01:28 PM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   15:20UT I shield my eyes from the sunlight in order to see these features erupting outward from our star. My cat helps herself to a drink of scarlet tinted water , she likes to get involved. 16:00 UT my Mimosa tree is getting in the way of my prom. I have to move my whole shebang left twenty feet and backwards to catch the falling disc. Time to throw dinner in the oven. Edited by Dee (04/14/09 06:38 AM) Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041568 - 04/13/09 01:31 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   16:00UT Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041577 - 04/13/09 01:34 PM Attachment (26 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Watercolor tends to dry quickly in the sun, ink stays wet on the brush for longer. Both ink and watercolor work well for prominences, shade works , helps evaporation. The suns heat crystallises the ink on the rim of the bottle. 16:45 UT Tiny leafs swaying in the breeze block ginormous proms. I follow sun beams between trees to watch the distant show. Edited by Dee (04/14/09 06:40 AM) Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041584 - 04/13/09 01:36 PM Attachment (24 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My tiny 5/0 brush barely exists , just a few strands. 17:00 UT My little block of scarlet sits neatly on my tripod head. My oven is beeping , time to do the veg. After finishing the set , I get the urge to super size the last two sketches , one ink, one watercolor. I watch skinny twigs thirty feet away obscuring my view. They move like window wipers , my prom flickers. Another move backwards a quick view , two quick final sketches. 17:05 UT Edited by Dee (04/14/09 06:41 AM) Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041601 - 04/13/09 01:42 PM Attachment (25 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   17:20UT Best to rescue the dinner now. Stuffed chicken , roast honey glazed ham, roast potatoes , york cabbage and carrots. Eaglehawk Cabernet Sauvignon and Ortas Rasteau Cote De Rhone. Chocolate Dee I got on a roll with this , so continued hope it's not too much stuff. Have not been in here for an age , hello everyone again. Post Extras:       kraterkid Post Laureate Reged: 03/07/05 Loc: Jacumba, California Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3041602 - 04/13/09 01:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dee, these are gorgeous watercolor and ink prom sketches! I had to giggle when you mentioned your cat lapping at the scarlet water. Wishing you a quick recovery from your cold, Post Extras:       michaeloconnell Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/18/03 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: kraterkid]       #3041734 - 04/13/09 02:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent stuff Dee! Hope you are feeling better. I like that style - it is a little different. Interesting how the proms can change over the course of a few hours. Edited by michaeloconnell (04/13/09 03:00 PM) Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: michaeloconnell]       #3042067 - 04/13/09 06:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dee, Wonderful watercolor and inks~I really enjoy the proms you've done. Here's to enjoy more sunshine in the future. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: JayinUT]       #3042483 - 04/13/09 10:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very beautiful and nice work. I have never tried the medium. Sure reminds me of the brightness of the spring season, too. Roland Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: rolandlinda3]       #3042577 - 04/13/09 11:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Dee, Feeling better now? These are beautiful bright and very well done. You have excellent control with those little brushes. Thanks for posting. Frank Post Extras:       varmint I invite more abuse Reged: 02/10/07 Loc: Pacifica, CA, USA Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: Dee]       #3042602 - 04/13/09 11:29 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dee, I must say those are impressive sketches. I probably never would have even thought to use Yellow on white or even red on white. Your summary of your experiences has a poetic nature to it, as do your sketches. I'm almost tempted to combine some of them in an animated gif to watch the changes in a stop-motion animation type of scheme. Thanks for sharing. Post Extras:       Dee scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 03/12/06 Loc: Ireland Re: Easter Proms in Scarlet and Sunshine Yellow [Re: varmint]       #3042871 - 04/14/09 06:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Rich, Michael, Jaycin,Roland and Linda, Frank and Varmint. Jim, do feel free to try an animation if you like, I do not have a notion how to go about that. Dee feeling better today Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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