Matt's watercolors (1 Viewer)

[JTMB]

Great spider! These guys (or similar species) are all over the place here at certain times of the year. Their webs look wonderful with the dew condensed on them in the mornings (which given our climate happens virtually every day this time of year).

 

[JTMB]

Hey Matt,

I'm taking a sketching class weekly for a couple months, and the instructor brought some magazines to class today. As I was paging through one of them - I believe Artist's Magazine - from 2001, there was your article on drawing birds. Nice to see!

 

[mattybohan]

John, that is pretty funny! Ten years sure fly by. The editor there was nice to deal with. He had very few changes to the article. The color separations weren't great on some of the paintings... and they misspelled "Downy" woodpecker. Its funny the things you remember.

Thanks for the comments on the spider. Those marbled orb weavers have always been one of my favorites. Almost as cool as the jumping spiders.

 

[Rahul Parekh]

Awesome water colour paintings Matthew. love it. Thank you for sharing WIPs too. Enjoyed your painting process .

All best wishes,

Cheers, Rahul

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks Rahul, I should have some other WIPs up before long.

This snapping turtle is the final drawing in the sketchbook. My neighbors found it while gardening.

 

[Lykos]

wow...she looks angry

 

[JTMB]

Nicely done, and I really like the close-in crop! I always remember growing up being told that an adult could snap a broom handle, so I steered clear of them.

 

[colleenc]

looks peaceable to me in the drawing...wouldn't think it could ope its mouth wide enough to get around a broom handle

 

[mattybohan]

another non-bird... a Female twelve-spotted Skimmer
4.5 x 7 inches
transparent watercolor
Arches 140lb HP paper
the detail shot is about 2x3 inches

A work in progress can be found here.

 

[buzzard12]

another non-bird... a Female twelve-spotted Skimmer
4.5 x 7 inches
transparent watercolor
Arches 140lb HP paper
the detail shot is about 2x3 inches

A work in progress can be found here.

Amazing the detail in these tiny pieces, this one is superb. What a treat to see the WIP. What a patient painter you are...

 

[timwootton]

Amazing the detail in these tiny pieces, this one is superb. What a treat to see the WIP. What a patient painter you are...

. . . and amazingly talented. I don't know what to say about this dragon piece that hasn't already been said. It is a terrific piece of work - love it!

 

[mattybohan]

THanks, these insects lend themselves to a small format and are fun to paint.

 

[colleenc]

another stunner Matty

 

[KathrinJ]

Wow, the dragonfly is great! I never dare to draw one because of the wing venation. Really great job!

With kind regards,
Kathrin

 

[mattybohan]

Back to the experiments with ink and watercolor. It's a ruddy turnstone this time.
about 5x7 inches
Arches 140lb HP paper
A WIP of the painting can be found here.

 

[colleenc]

beautiful colors Matty

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks! it was a fun one to work on. I think that speeding things up encourages me to use bolder color.

 

[JTMB]

Great job, Matt! I always enjoy this style of work.

 

[phil baber]

Perfect pieces Matty!

Fantastic illustration work! Magazine illustration has dollars written all over it.

Your work is perfect for such a medium!:t:B

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks Phil and John!