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Country Charmers
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by Ronnie Cramer
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"Country Charmer" began as a watercolor painting,
and finished as an acrylic over watercolor. While working with the
two mediums, I like to think of the watercolor as an "under-painting".
This progresses using watercolor until a point is reached where
I feel that the addition of acrylic would enhance and intensify
the brilliance of the work. At this stage, the watercolor "under-painting"
is sprayed with one or two coats of matte medium, and then I proceed
to paint using acrylic pigment.
Come tiptoe through the garden with me...it is my
hope you will enjoy the experience.
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Introduction
My paintings begin with light tints of local
color to establish the underlying tone of each plant. The
paper remains flat and unstretched while I paint.
The paper that I use most often is Arches 300lb
rough.
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Stage One
The first tint of color is yellow. Yellow will
be washed over all areas that are to be yellow, green, or
orange. Red is the next and blue is washed over the background.
My goal at this stage is to cover the entire
sheet with a tint of color, leaving only the white paper where
the object is to remain white.
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Stage Two
The yellow are deepened. The green mix for the
leaves is New Gamboge, Viridian, and Cerulean.
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