Katrina – watercolor and watercolor pencils
Being a cyclist and an artist, I am often possessed by the desire to paint a bicycle but am frustrated because the perfect circles and straight lines on a bike are not easy to do with watercolors. This was an attempt to combine the transparency of watercolor yet not lose the engineering marvels of the bicycle. This is a loose interpretation of Katrina, my husband’s custom bike. I wanted to show the lines, not the exact colors or details.
This painting measures 11″ x 15″ it is sold! Â You can buy a print here
Categories: bicycling
A very rustic rendering of Katrina. I was very sad to hear that Katrina was stolen just before Donald passed away. Was she ever recovered?
Watercolour pencils seem to add greater precision to your lines. Congrats on a successful painting (and for selling it. How can you part with some of your paintings?)
Dear Mimi, I, too, think that this rendering of a bicycle in watercolor is a successful use of the medium. And always in your paintings there is a silence that leads me to emotion. You elicit a feeling from me. That’s a gift you have. Peace.
A very successful piece.
What a nice bike! And your drawing of it is commendable. I know they’re hard to get right. So much work for such few lines! I like the softness in the colors. A good balance to the engineering side.
simple. You can get on the bike, which has 2 wheels, and pedal… and you can go and go and go!
Very nice.
Love the background — just right to set off the exact lines of the delicately delineated bicicletta..
You must tell me what is the special characteristics that make it an engineering marvel?