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Published: 2007-05-04 09:18:48 +0000 UTC; Views: 2131; Favourites: 62; Downloads: 0
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This is a watercolour I did of a house in New York state. I paint a few houses when people ask me to, and I thought this one turned out pretty well. I had it posted last fall, so a few of you may have seen it before. It's about 16" by 20".Those bricks are really hard.
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where in New york is this? We are thinking of Buying a place like this in NYC 
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Tsh there goes buying my house
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I wish I could tell you, but I'm afraid I really don't have any clue...
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Wow! Talk about detail! You amaze me every time I open one of your devs!
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Thanks!
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Maybe I'll try it first, still seems intimidating though!
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It's all just a matter of taking your time.
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u've manipulated light with watercolour very well with this piece.
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Wow! Thank you so much! You really hit the nail on the head, as they say - that's exactly the look I was going for. I tried to accentuate the house's shape by going a little heavier on the shadows. I really appreciate it!
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no prob :smile:
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Very well done. This is trully a nice watercolor.
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Thank you very much! That was a bit of a challenge because of all the brick-work, but I rather enjoyed doing the landscape.
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sure .. the bricks are really hard .. specialy such in small size ..
but you'e done a great job there ..
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Wow! Thanks very much! I think it's all just a matter of keeping them in perspective...
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i remember this! painting houses is hard, the textures are like one of the hardest parts
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I'm glad you remembered it! I think most people forgot this one!
I don't usually find the houses too hard, but the vegetation around them is pretty trying to me because I so rarely paint trees and bushes in watercolour. The bricks on this one were pretty tough, though - I thought I was going to go crosseyed!
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Wow.I agree with what some commenters has said, it looks just like a photo! The house looks so realistic..I wonder HOW in the world you'd actually painted this.Amazing work!
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I don't think houses themselves are really very hard because they're mostly just straight lines, so as long as the perspective is right, it's just a matter of putting the right colours in the right places!
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What's with the fire hydrant??? 
Great painting as usual, Chris, my friend!
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That fireplug is very important to the homeowner. He absolutely insisted that I leave it in. I can't imagine how they maneuver their vehicles around it, but it's really there!
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Oh, I do not doubt that it is really there. You paint things the way they really are, so I had no doubts. I wonder about the homeowner's mental stability though! 
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Believe me, I saw stranger things when I was in the northeast! the placement of this fireplug is positively mundane compared to some of the buildings!
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Oh don't I know it! It comes from the area being so old with so much history. I love those things, actually. History fascinates me.
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Really pretty, I love the light effects making it look so clean and crisp!
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Thanks very much! I put a little extra effort into this one because the client was rich. No, seriously!
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its realy hard to tell that its water colors...you give to it different look...more like acrilic, i might say!
very fine done!!!
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Thanks very much! I usually paint homes pretty "specifically". Well, I usually paint watercolour with a lot of detail - not many washes because they tend to bleed and mess up a painting. D:
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you're very welcome chris.
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this is very nice! i like the brightness of light. n looks very sunny. cute home u paint
love it 
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Thank you so much! I tried hard to get the lighting to look pretty natural, but the reference photo I was provided was very good, and that helps a lot, I think.
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yea. specially the real look of the painting n the neatness n all white area which covering the light is awesomely done.
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Thank you very much! If I recall correctly, this one wasn't particularly difficult, but it took a lot of work to place the elements of the painting. and, of course, then there's the bricks...
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Fantastic work again 
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You noticed!
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Unless he has a Motorbike
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Ah! Good point! Thinking of the guy who ordered this one, I kind of doubt he'd have a bike, though. He's not really the type.
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I've been really suprised by some of the people i've seen get on a bike
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Me, too, actually. This area is just full of new bikers from all walks of life - I think it has a lot to do with the prices of petrol.
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Well thats a huge problem over here, I think everyone over here will be turning to bikes..........push bikes
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But won't that be so much more like the way we Yanks picture the Brit countryside? We all think of it as if it were one big James Herriot novel.
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I must remember to press my plusfours
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You have excellent shadows on this and great perspective too.
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Thank you very much! I don't get a chance to paint buildings very often, but I think I may tend to overdo it a bit on the detail.
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Not at all - it looks perfect to me.
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i can imagine those bricks were hard, their so small! 
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