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Related: About this forumMy copy of a Winslow Homer watercolor
https://markdomincreative.blogspot.comComments and suggestions welcome. I'm just learning watercolors, so don't be too cruel!

Srkdqltr
(8,074 posts)I'm a quilter, piecer mostly, but I follow patterns others publish. I try to make them my own some way, changed block or colorway. Copying the masters seems like a good way to learn.
sinkingfeeling
(54,421 posts)bif
(24,767 posts)Docreed2003
(18,089 posts)Love the contrasting colors and mood that you captured
bif
(24,767 posts)I'm just an imitator.
Docreed2003
(18,089 posts)Inspiration from Homer or not...your work is incredible.
bucolic_frolic
(49,082 posts)I mean you're good enough to create your own paintings. Or is the plan to become a forger? It's a nice profitable niche if you can delay the unveiling for several decades.
Maraya1969
(23,204 posts)I can't give any critique since I don't know much about water colors. But I like the colors and pictures.
Karadeniz
(23,909 posts)A lot can be learned copying other artists. You did a really good job with the colors and values in this one - water color is so tricky and you can't fix anything like you can with oils (which is why I tend to avoid water color).
bif
(24,767 posts)But now I can se the value in it. And you're right about fixing things. You really need to plan ahead.
Ocelot II
(123,452 posts)did what they did is really useful. I did a fake Caravaggio once, starting from the verdacchio underpainting they used at the time; took me almost a year. It didn't come close to the original but it was an interesting exercise.