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The Watercolor Painting of A Farmer Harvesting Watermelon
I made this painting or I also shoud say
drawing when I was in Malang city of East
Java. If you see from the above artwork, the
farmer was harvesting watermelon. Here in
Indonesia we call it buah semangka. It
tastes sweet and very good for our health.
This pencil watercolour drawing shows that
there were two big baskets which he had to
fill with fruits. I used dark green to color
the fruits; whereas yellow and dark brown to
color the baskets. And there are even corn
and rice fields at the background scenery.
It seems that he was so blessed by God with
abundant agricultural produce.
First I made the sketch of this painting using pencil, and then I colored it using Faber Castell watercolor pencils. It took around three days to finish the drawing or painting. Why it took so long to finish it? Well, I could not paint or draw all the time. I was an English teacher at that time. I considered drawing as a hobby. I still draw and paint but not very often. I hope that one day I have more time to make more new paintings with better techniques.
Painting title:
A Farmer was Harvesting Watermelon Fruits
Size: 36 cm x 23.8 cm
Artist:
Charles Roring
Year: 2004
Media: Fabercastell Watercolor pencils on
Canson made acid free drawing paper.
If you are interested, you could buy the reproduction of this painting in Size 10R for Rp. 60,000 (not including the shipping cost). Just click this link: Painting Order Form
Art and Culture Stories
Art and culture have been an integral part of human life. The following articles are English reading comprehension material which you can use to enrich your vocabularies particularly those related to painting, dancing, and music. Because I like painting with watercolors very much, many of the articles will be about watercolor. The artworks that I have created in recent years are based on my observations on nature (landscape, seascape, forest) and human activities when I travel around guiding tourists. I consider painting as a hobby. It has not been a profession because of my other works in writing travel stories and guiding tourists. However, I might decide to devote my whole time in the future to this beautiful art media.
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Russian Travelers Visited Papuan Artists in Manokwari
Watercolor Painting of a Teapot
Watercolour Painting of A Wreck Wooden Boat
Watercolor Painting Techniques
Watercolor sketch of a Lady Wearing Shoes
Learning English by Watching The Culture Express
Program of CCTV 9 - CCTV 9 is a state owned TV station of the People’s Republic of
China. It broadcasts in English. Besides presenting news,
sports, and economic programs, the TV station has a special
program for art lovers. It is called Culture Express. Through
this program, TV audience can see various information about art
and cultural events such as painting exhibition, opera and dance
performance, as well as music concert. The program often
features life story of famous artists from China too. Most of
them have given significant contributions to the development of
Chinese art and culture.
Nadia Siregar Master of Papuan Traditional
Dance