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Watercolor Painting of Two
Birds Singing by a Lake
In the middle of 2004, I felt that I needed
to deepen my drawing and painting skill.
Although it was only a hobby, I should
practiced drawing more frequently. So, I
bought some drawing paper and a box of
Faber-Castell watercolor pencils from
Gramedia bookstore in Surabaya. The first
drawing that I made was two birds. I did not
create them out of my genuine imagination.
Instead, I drew these birds from a magazine.
It was an old National Geographic. To create
more livelier atmosphere for the birds, I
added the sandy beach, coconut forest at
back of the stone which stood by the birds,
and blue waters as well as the mountain
range and the blue sky. When I saw that the
sketch was ready I colored it with
watercolor pencils. Using watercolor pencils
as media was easy.
If you are interested in painting with
watercolor, I suggest that you try
Watercolor pencils. They are easy to be
controlled and are available in most of art
supplies shop in affordable prices.
Painting title:
Two Birds Singing by The Lake
Size: 31 cm x 24 cm (12.18" x 9.43")
Artist:
Charles Roring
Year: Third week of July 2004
Media: Fabercastell Watercolor pencils on
224 GSM Canson made acid free cold pressed 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.
Ubud the center of art and culture of Bali
Watercolor
Painting of a girl after shower
J-Melo the window to Japanese
MusicWatercolor Painting of Three Little Girls Walking by the Beach
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