On Day 3, we tackled a negative painting project, with beautiful results . . .
music is "The Gathering of Spirits"
by Carrie Newcomer & Allison Krause
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
PAINTING SUNFLOWERS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES of WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP
What we learned on Day 2:
1 - Contour drawing from life, and designing the painting as you go, and then adding a frame within a frame, where the petals and leaves spill out over the frame. Then, adding a wet-in-wet mingling of different yellows within those shapes . . .
2 - Using salt for texture, in the center of the sunflowers, and painting the stems and leaves with cool and warm greens. . .
What a fun day -- with 14 beautiful paintings to show for it!
1 - Contour drawing from life, and designing the painting as you go, and then adding a frame within a frame, where the petals and leaves spill out over the frame. Then, adding a wet-in-wet mingling of different yellows within those shapes . . .
2 - Using salt for texture, in the center of the sunflowers, and painting the stems and leaves with cool and warm greens. . .
3 - Creating form within yellow flowers -- & what colors to use to darken yellow (quinacridone gold,
burnt orange, and even magenta . . .
4 -- Mixing and painting a transparent dark in the background . . .
What a fun day -- with 14 beautiful paintings to show for it!
Thursday, September 20, 2012
BEHIND-THE-SCENES: DAY ONE of WATERCOLOR WORKSHOP in DURANGO
What a great start to our 7th Annual Watercolor Workshop in Durango!
On the first day, nine ladies (mostly beginners) painted a "sampler" of 9 squares, where they learned the following drawing and watercolor techniques: wet-in-wet underpainting, contour drawing of veins in leaves, negative painting of shapes, layering, and edge shading.
We did stop in the middle of the day for a fabulous lunch, prepared for us by Sue -- and, at the end of the day, we enjoyed a glass of wine and shared our paintings. It was so fun to work with these enthusiastic beginning artists!
Here's a slideshow of the day --
On the first day, nine ladies (mostly beginners) painted a "sampler" of 9 squares, where they learned the following drawing and watercolor techniques: wet-in-wet underpainting, contour drawing of veins in leaves, negative painting of shapes, layering, and edge shading.
We did stop in the middle of the day for a fabulous lunch, prepared for us by Sue -- and, at the end of the day, we enjoyed a glass of wine and shared our paintings. It was so fun to work with these enthusiastic beginning artists!
Here's a slideshow of the day --
music is "Happiness" by Goldfrapp