Comments on: Artist Spotlite – Brittany Bellows

By: Alana Cullen

Alana Cullen — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:12:46 +0000

Counting Sheep is the first watercolor I printed for my inspiration wall. I have never painted an animal and yet my passion is walking rescued greyhounds two to three hours a day, five days a week. Your painting gives me the same feeling- warm & fuzzy! Thanks for inspiring me. Chris

By: Brittany Bellows

Brittany Bellows — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:50:31 +0000

Thanks for all the comments. To answer a few questions:
I painted from a photo. In the photo there were actually 15 sheep but it had a crowded feel to it so I selected the sheep I liked the looks of. Didn’t even pay attention to how many I selected just picked the ones I liked the best.

To get the mist feel I put the paint down and then used a spray bottle to allow the paint to bleed. I liked the effect this did as it left some of the darker marks while spreading the rest of the paint around in neat ways. I did this on the grass as well so that it would match the background somewhat.

I did not use any masking fluid to save the white. I used yellow and gray to shade the sheep to varying degrees and was careful to keep the paint very light in spots to keep the white appearance

Thanks again everyone for looking at my artwork.

By: Juma

Juma — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:51:52 +0000

I love your painting Brittany. Superb !! Keep on painting and painting as much as possible being an important part of artistic life.

By: carolyn Bishop

carolyn Bishop — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:58:36 +0000

You really put a smile on my face! Wow!

By: Lynn Marlowe

Lynn Marlowe — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:00:36 +0000

I do like this. Did you paint from memory, picture or on site? Just wondering.