Mango Tango
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Mango Tango
Medium: Watercolor on Arches 140lb professional paper
Size: Approx. 5×7″
I love bright colors and these mangos were just what I was looking for. A great sale at my local grocer and I had my mangoes dancing!
Colors used for this painting were Vermillion, Quin. Rose, Green Gold, Winsor Violet, New Gamboge, Prussian Blue and Peach Black. The background was almost solid paint–peach black, winsor violet and prussian blue combined. This was fun! As always, your comments are welcome!
SOLD! Collection, KM, Ipswich, MA
Green Onions
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Green Onions
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Arches 140# professional paper
Size: approx. 5×7″
I love doing close-ups of pretty much anything-people, flowers and even green onions! These are on a dark alizarin crimson plate with an iridescent gold band. Thanks for viewing! Remember–comments are always welcome!
SOLD! Collection, KM, Ipswich, MA
Three Strawberries
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Three Strawberries
Medium: Watercolor on Arches 140# professional paper
Size: 5×7″
It’s strawberry season in Kentucky and I couldn’t resist painting a few!
My process: I used frisket on the seeds before starting. Then painted the body of the strawberries in one step, going from yellowish to dark red. I painted the leaves and stems, removed the frisket and finished the seeds. Colors used in this painting: Vermilion, Alizarin Crimson, New Gamboge, Green Gold, Aureolin, and Thalo Blue.
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SOLD! Collection, B.D., Dallas, TX
Purple Iris
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Purple Iris
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Arches 140# paper
Size: approx. 7×5″
I went to Whitehall Mansion here in Louisville when they were having their annual peony garden show. While the peonies were lovely, they also had beautiful irises. This is one I photographed that day.
The colors used in this painting were cobalt blue, cobalt violet, winsor violet, bright violet, thalo blue, aureolin yellow, winsor green and cerulean blue.
SOLD! Collection, J.H., Toledo, Ontario, Canada
Follow the Leader
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Birds and Ducks
About the Painting:
Name: Follow the Leader
Medium: Watercolor and gouache on Arches Watercolor Paper
Size: Approx. 5×7″
My process: I started with the ducks, blending cerulean blue and alizarin crimson to get a mauve-gray color for the first duck, adding layers to get dark areas for shapes. I used the same mixture for the 2nd duck. Peach Black was used for the tail feathers and other dark areas. The beaks and feet were painted with mixtures of Aureolin Yellow, Scarlet Lake and Alizarin Crimson.
In the background, I used Phthalo Blue, Aureolin Yellow, Winsor Purple and Cerulean Blue. The foreground was Quin. Burnt Scarlet, Raw Sienna and Quin. Gold. I scraped in the background to get lighter tree trunks and used dry brush strokes for the path roughness. Shadows were Cobalt Violet.
Price: $40.00, includes shipping in the U.S. Email me to purchase or for International Shipping rates.
Bertie and Ernie
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Animals
About the Painting:
Name: Bertie and Ernie
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Arches 140lb. paper
Size: Approx. 5×7″
I visited a farm a few weeks ago to do some plein aire painting. There were several goats there, but these two goats were always next to each other.
My Process: I used frisket on this painting to keep the whites pure and so I would have freedom in putting in the surrounding areas. So, after the frisket dried, I poured the background colors, lifting off the fence and adding darks next to the goats for impact. I then removed the frisket and began with very light shadow colors on the rear goat, gradually becoming darker to complete him. I move to the front goat and just painted the face until I was satisfied, moved to its shadow areas and completing fine touches to both of their faces. The finished with the front grasses.
Paint colors used were: Thalo Blue, Winsor Green, Winsor Violet, Cobalt, New Gamboge, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna, Perm. Rose, and Perm Green.
Price: $40.00, including shipping within the United States. Email me to purchase or for International Shipping rates!
Pair O’ Pear
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Still Life
About the Painting:
Name: Pair O’ Pear
Medium: Watercolor on Arches 140# paper
Size: 5×7″
My Process: I love the shape of pears. I think they remind me of people–their shape and tilt, seems like they are always in a conversation. With these, I used the multiple glaze process starting with the pears, dropping in bits of color as I went. My primary colors were New Gamboge, Quin. Gold, Thalo Blue, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Purple, and Quin. Burnt Scarlet. The background is almost pure paint using Thalo Blue, Winsor Purple and Cobalt Blue. The stems and distress marks were added last.
SOLD! Collection, A.J., Grand Junction, CO
Smokies in the Fall
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Landscapes
About the Painting:
Name: Smokies in the Fall
Medium: Artist Watercolors on Arches 140# paper
Size: 5×7″
I went through the Smokies in the Fall on the way to a week long art workshop. I stopped at one of the overlooks and took some photos. This is a painting from one of those photos. The Fall colors were breathtaking.
My process: The complete painting was painted from the rear and coming forwards. I started with a sky wash, then distant mountains, then closer mountains, etc. The trees and foreground grasses were placed last. Colors used were Quin. Burnt Scarlet, New Gamboge, Thalo Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cad. Red, Raw Sienna, and Burnt Umber.
Price: $40.00, including shipping within the United States. Email me to purchase or for International Shipping rates!
Savannah River Walk
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Cityscapes
About the Painting:
Name: Savannah River Walk
Medium: Watercolor and Gouache on Arches 140# watercolor paper
Size: 5×7″
I visited Savannah, GA a couple of years ago with my family. We loved the River Walk and could have spent several days there. I love the colorful trolley buses and knew I had to include one in a painting.
In this painting I started with a light underwash all over, using a very light lavender mother color. I then painted the buildings, leaving holes for the windows and doors so that the underpainting would show through. I added my bright colors for the awnings, unbrellas, flags and trolley. I finished with a small amount of opaque gouache, highlighting the umbrellas and top of the trolley.
SOLD! Collection, J.S., Harwich, MA
Prague 3
Posted by Judy Moore Mudd | Filed under Cityscapes
About the Painting:
Name: Prague 3
Medium: Watercolor on Fabriano 140# professional paper
Size: 7×5″
I have painted this scene a few times with minor variations. I just love the way the street looks and draws you into the painting, seeing people and buildings in the distance. Makes me curious as to what is around the corner.
My process: I started with the blue building in the background, using Thalo Blue and Cobalt. Moved forward to the roof tops, then proceeded down, adding people last. It was a pretty straight forward painting process, hitting the areas with direct paint and getting the strong color down the first time. After it dried, I went back in only in the smallest areas that needed an extra dark for dimension. I darkened the front sides of the buildings, in essence creating a “door” to look through into the back of the painting, glazing with Thalo Blue with touches of dropped in colors here and there. Colors used were, Quin. Burnt Scarlet, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Thalo Blue, Alizarin Crimson and Cadmium Red Light.
SOLD! Collection: P.S., Vernon, CT
