Matt's watercolors (1 Viewer)

[nickderry]

great rear view on the oriole - love the frog too, even if I have a phobia of them!

 

[mattybohan]

Tim's "Sharpie Studies" are a real inspiration. Painting loose has never been a strong point of mine. I decided to try to attempt something a little more "free" by limiting my time. I did a few loose washes (by my standards) and then pulled out the crow quills and inked over to sharpen up a little bit. I thought this might strike a compromise between detail and loose, while cutting the overall finished painting time down by 1/2 to 2/3. It was a lot of fun so I'll try a few more.

Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Redbud
5x7 inches Transparent Watercolor and Ink
Arches 140 lb HP paper

 

[timwootton]

Well if I can take any credit for this - I certainly will!!
Marvellous work - love it. . . . and the frog!

 

[RussB]

The RBG's a stunner, Matty. Following in the footsteps of TW may seem extremely daunting, but you've pulled this off with aplomb. Right, I'm ready to have a go!

Russ

 

[Lykos]

all are very beautiful ..but the Rose-breasted Grosbeak and Redbud is phenomenal

 

[colleenc]

Kudos Matty, superb, and so great to see a new direction from one who is so accomplished... can't wait for more

 

[nickderry]

great colours - a true little gem there!

 

[buzzard12]

great colours - a true little gem there!

Indeed, a minor triumph, love it..

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks all... now I just need to find some time to do some more.

 

[mattybohan]

Back to the insects...
Calico Pennant dragonfly
5 x 7 inches
transparent watercolor
Lana 140 lb HP Paper

A WIP can be found at http://blog.bohanart.com

 

[buzzard12]

Back to the insects...
Calico Pennant dragonfly
5 x 7 inches
transparent watercolor
Lana 140 lb HP Paper

A WIP can be found at http://blog.bohanart.com

Glorious little painting Matty, quite amazing the detail you get into these.

 

[timwootton]

Terrific piece - my absolute favourite!

 

[mattybohan]

Another experiment with the watercolor and ink. Tried to keep things very fast and fresh.

Baltimore Oriole and Redbud
Transparent Watercolor and Ink on Arches 140lb HP Paper
5.5 x 7.5 inches

 

[resparza]

These are really cool! The colours are just incredible!

 

[colleenc]

the inks are giving you very clear colors, and that dragon is magnificent

 

[JTMB]

Wow, great work, Matt! I've always liked pen and wash work, and the Baltimore Oriole is just extremely well done. As are the dragonflies, and the frog!

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks! Working on a timber rattler in watercolor/ink now. To many scales to go terribly fast. Still trying to keep from going overboard and keep it somewhat "loose"

 

[mattybohan]

I got a little time to wrap up the timber rattler.

Transparent watercolor and Ink
Arches 140lb HP paper
5x7 inches

 

[JTMB]

Just superb! Seeing this image brought back the first time I was hiking as a teenager and was in the process of taking one more step which would have landed right square in the middle of a coiled rattler like this fellow. I jumped back about six feet and took some time to calm down and give the reptile a wide berth when I continued on. Now, living out west and taking annual raft trips through high desert country, rattlers are pretty ho-hum - we expect to see and hear them ever trip. Of course, ours are not Timber Rattlesnakes, but they are still impressive. Great job here!

 

[colleenc]

way cool Matty, love how you left out some detail as the snake goes back in the picture plane, gives it a more painterly feel