Matt's watercolors (1 Viewer)

[username]

A touch of the Talbot Kelly's on that Turnstone...very nice..!

ps...your dragons have a great appeal and are quite unique in their styling...:t:

 

[mark richards]

very nicely done...mark.

 

[mattybohan]

You've got to like Talbot Kelly's birds! Those are great.

 

[timwootton]

This works perfectly - excellent!

 

[RussB]

I love waders, and I love how you've done this. One day, many years from now I would like to think I could portray some of my favourite birds like this.
Wonderful.

Russ

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks! I like turnstones.

Here is the first sketch in the new sketchbook. It's a soldier beetle from the backyard this summer.

 

[timwootton]

Splendid. Are you working under glass or through bins for these macro pieces, Matty?

 

[mattybohan]

Thanks Tim, this one was from a series of photos I took with a 100mm macro in the backyard. I have a stereo dissecting microscope and compound microscopes that I use for some of the other drawings. With the insects you are pretty limited if you want much detail.

 

[phil baber]

That's an ace Matty. Love it...

 

[spizaetos]

It seems that I missed a lot in this thread!
A very attractive series of beatifuly and precisely sketched
drawings! Everyone of them unique, I love them all Matty!

Paschalis

 

[lake van fan]

Hello!

I can´t decide what I like better: the sketches have a very light and white appearance, but nevertheless don´t seem quick.
The ink-coloured pictures again seem so vivid and alive, but still a little comicstrip-like. Very captivating.

cheers

 

[Lykos]

fantastic :t:

 

[mattybohan]

Here is another fast watercolor and ink painting. This one is of a scarlet tanager that our daughter spied out the kitchen window.

Transparent Watercolor and ink
5 x 7 inches
Arches 140lb HP paper

A WIP of the painting can be found here.

 

[colleenc]

spectacular Matty:t:

 

[mattybohan]

Another timber rattler... this was the smaller of the two we came across on our hike.

5 x 7 inches (detail is about 2x3 inches)
Transparent watercolor and ink
Arches 140 lb HP paper

A work in progress can be found here.

 

[colleenc]

whew, what a beauty

 

[timwootton]

Excellent!

 

[Lykos]

yes....excellent

 

[tbbilbo]

Excellent work, Matty. I particularly liked the scarlet tanager. I'm working on male and female summer tanagers at the moment. Your timber rattler is terrific, too. I've done a few herps, too, and a hellbender salamander is on my list of things to do. Keep up the fine work. tbbilbo

 

[Woody]

Tanager's a good'un but the rattler is outstanding!

Mike