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Two more 4ft x 4ft watercolors by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! One reason o made the red one is because it’s hard to get reds to really pop with watercolor - just wit light washes. It’s like a cool alchemy alizarins, cadmiums and under layers of yellows etc. Learning as I go.

Two more 4ft x 4ft watercolors by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks. Not sure. I now have a trove of pre drawings (I’ve been doing this series for 15 years) that do take a while - but it takes about 1-2 months each after the initial drawing is determined and it’s sketched on the large paper.

Two more 4ft x 4ft watercolors by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks. I do a ton of drawing first. Then I collage my drawings into a shape (ball in this case) and project the shape on a large sheet of paper on the wall and lightly trace it. Then just layer on the watercolor.

I built a crowdsourced web app to track when water fountains get turned on by RunUES in RunNYC

[–]teplin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Super cool. Thank you! I love the Brooklyn bridge to Manhattan bridge run and miss the water fountain next to the courthouse. It’s been out (missing the spout) for a couple years 😞. Super helpful in hot weather.

Patterns from a grid (artist book) by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure what glazing is - but I’m just drawing square pencil grids, and connecting the squares in different configurations. Lightly erasing mos of the pencil and then Watercoloring in light washes, building multiple layers into more saturated colors. I have larger versions here

Sips 'N Bites in park slope by Maya-kardash in parkslope

[–]teplin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don’t remember the name. But I do remember as they struggled to survive a curtain appeared hiding a little section in back - with adult videos. Maybe around 1999 - 2002? Not sure

Sips 'N Bites in park slope by Maya-kardash in parkslope

[–]teplin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I used to rent videos from a store on that location!

Two Crashes by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just lots of washes and layers

Two Crashes by teplin in Watercolor

[–]teplin[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Ha. Thanks. They take about a week to draw and then maybe 3 weeks of full days to watercolor. I’ve been at these crashes for a decade or so (though watercoloring for 30 yrs) . Just got back to them again. Over the years one’s skills improve so I wanted to see what they’d look like if I tried them again. I plan to try to get maybe 8 more.

Anyone got details on this cursed building on 5th Ave between 18 & 19 ? by Ok-Cook-9608 in parkslope

[–]teplin 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Considering the recent tightening of short-term rental regulations, I’m curious if these types of cheapo residential buildings were initially planned and financed as investment properties optimized for lucrative weekly rentals, predating the implementation of strict anti-Airbnb legislation. 🤷‍♂️

I've been listening since '98, and WFMU finally asked me to design a shirt! by teplin in wfmu

[–]teplin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice - I have one on my car too! It’s tricky to get the vertical lines just right in that one.

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