About Me

Murrieta, CA, United States
Hi! Welcome to my blog. I am a mixed media artist who lives in Murrieta, California. I work in acrylics, watercolor, pastel, charcoal and other water and drawing media. My main subjects are abstracts, abstract landscapes, florals and gardens, equine abstracts and pet portraits. I love to use color! I try to incorporate the three C's in all of my work - color, contrast and composition! Most of these paintings are for sale. Please check with me for availability and prices if not posted. Contact me at: carol.engles@gmail.com carolenglesart.blogspot.com or text me at: (951) 704-2440 carolengles.artspan.com Art copyrighted 2008-2023

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Chartreuse Corner

10x14 watercolor with pastel and charcoal on paper. This piece is done with more of a wash effect with the watercolor and then the pastel and charcoal are added in a sketchy style. I did this very quickly so that it would have a lot of energy and movement. It is very easy to overwork art and with watercolor especially it can become "muddied" or heavy looking. Does that make sense?

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