THE END OF THE TULIP PROJECT

This project has lasted longer that the vase of flowers did! I finally had to throw the yellow tulips out a few days ago. I really wish that I had a photo of them just to complete my record. But then again, why? I've lived my moments with the yellow tulips and now it's time for the next moment.

Actually, I could say that I've danced with the yellow tulips. Remember the theme I started with? The cosmic dance.

In the top picture you can see the result of brushing the "NeoColor" with water. I hadn't applied the color very heavily. The result is a bunch of washed out green and yellow.

Once it was dry, I applied more of the "NeoColor" except this time I used blue and brown as well as the original yellow and green. You can see the results in the second picture. The color livened it up a bit but the whole piece is still pretty flat.

My first reaction is to blame the artist. Blame? That's harsh. What's to blame? This was an experiment and practice at something new. My intention was to renew my resolve to practice drawing more. This color play just made it a little more interesting.

I'm still learning how to apply the "NeoColor" most effectively. Also, the "NeoColor" crayons aren't exactly fine art tools. Perhaps I shouldn't expect too much from them. Don't know though. I'm thinkin' they can be a pretty useful item for certain applications.

Remember the brilliant colors they gave in the very first experiment for this blog? I was pretty wowed by the results.

What's the difference between the projects? Well, duh! The paper I used probably would account for the less than satisfactory result in the tulip drawing. The Cosmic Dance was done on Arches Text Wove, which is a quality art paper. The tulips were drawn in my sketch book which is just blah, cheap stuff.

Next contour drawing I plan to do on watercolor paper. I think I should be able to do a better job of achieving more depth and variation of color, even with my little box of eight colors.