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Published: 2007-02-19 22:55:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 8622; Favourites: 468; Downloads: 0
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Okie dokie, here is proof that I can (a) actually paint and (b) stick with only one kind of medium if I really want to. Do you guys have ANY IDEA how hard that is for me??I did this with watercolor and gouache (which is opaque watercolor).
This was the third picture that went into the DST Art from the Cube contest in 2007.
Original artwork: sold
Prints: sold out
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nothing to thank I enjoyed your work!
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Congrats and fantastic job!!! Your art made it to the Excellent Art Folder of Dragon-Fanatics.
Sincerely,
(Founder)
The-Artistic-A
Amanda Rose Wanner
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Ok.........I've circled the globe and I'm back for more of that raw energy that you supply to me, I'm ready to use it and turn it into pure creativity!!!
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LOL - That's absolutely awesome. I'm very flattered that you like my pieces so much.
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Were there doubts about your work, young lady????
Who were those yoyos? I get blown away with everything you create.......so blown away that I truly do circle the globe and come right back to the source and start again!! As I have always told you, you are such an inspiration!! Especially for my work!! I, too, only use one medium and always will because it works for me...... and helps others become encouraged, just like you do for me. Look at the list of clubs right beside this comment!! Does anyone truly doubt you? If so, send them my way, and I'll be more than happy to point out their shortcomings, in NO uncertain terms! Keep Rockin' Rachel!!!!!!......jack
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LOL - No, no doubts. It just amuses me to think that I have multiple-medium ideology so firmly ingrained in my brain that it takes *more* effort to use a single medium skillfully than it does for me to combine wet and dry media as I've done for the last several years. People liked this piece a whole lot, and Mom bought it from me after its second public showing, she liked it so much. I've no fears about the response to my occasional forays into "proper" art disciplines.
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fantastic! he/she really does look like a flowery dragon
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Thanks very much. The blues and purples are my favorite range, too.
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Oh my god, this is amazing *_* I would love to buy a painting and put it up in my room
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Thank you, I'm glad you like it.
I know original art is expensive; that's why I make prints of most of my work.
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You're welcome
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omg.....this is just so stunning.... o____o and this is coming from a picky artist XD
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LOL - Well, I'm glad that I can please another picky artist. 
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lol i appreciate being pleased my fellow picky artist x33
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this is magnificent! i love it! very nice detail and style^^
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Thanks again!
This is one of the few watercolor-only paintings I've done in the last several years. And amazingly, I didn't use salt at all. The temptation to do so was ferocious, I tell you...
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Very cool! Thank you for the feature.
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Thank you for sharing your wonderful art with the community!
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WOW this is really amazing, all the little details on the flower and dragon just make the picture complete. I love all the different tones and the colour pallete you have used 
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Thanks very much.
It's odd; I had not painted a watercolor piece in several years, and this one just popped out! I was as surprised as anyone that it turned out pretty well.
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Thanks very much!
I hadn't touched my watercolors for a proper watercolor painting in several years - I was trying to show my sister how to play with the brushes and colors more than anything else. I made a good start on this picture, though, so I decided to go ahead and finish it - without colored pencils! For me, that's kinda scary.
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This is gorgeous! I love the colors. I've never been all that great with watercolor myself, it all runs into a huge blob of color, so I prefer oils. I love the way it looks when done right though.
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Thanks very much!
I think it was sheer luck that this piece didn't go all to purple mud. Half the trick with watercolor is knowing exactly when to stop, and that makes it a very tricky medium for those of us obsessed with working the details to death. I'm pleased as punch that this one turned out as well as it did, and I almost dread the next painting because I remember how difficult it is to stop!
Oils and I have never gotten on well. I discovered during college that I have a preference for mediums that dry quickly - acrylics and watercolor worked much better for me than oils and alkyds. Oils *did* go all to mud on me almost every time. I greatly admire all of the artists who can bend the messy stuff to their will.
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