It was an Avant-Garde kind of day at the Wolf Creek Winery, for the last day of our Watercolor Workshop.
We learned about Niki de Saint Phalle, painted on Aquabord, un-painted with Q-Tips, drew with gold leaf markers, and decorated our Nanas . . .
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| One of Niki de St Phalle's Nanas |
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| Pat demonstrating -- painting primary color backgrounds on Aquabord |
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After painting primary colored backgrounds on our Aquabord tiles, we found some references for our Nanas, and began to draw . . .
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| Drawing the figure shapes with gold leaf marker or with a brush and liquid acrylic |
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| After drawing the shapes, we un-paint with Q-tips and water |
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| After removing the color from the figure, we paint the skin another bright or dark color |
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| Some of us chose to draw and paint cows! |
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| . . . and cats! |
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| Debbie's Tap Dancing Nanas |
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| Diana's "Naval Academy" |
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By the end of the third day, everyone was ready for a little wine . . .
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| Lori with her colorful elephants |
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| Marilyn's "Happy Hour Series" |
I love teaching this workshop at the winery. Thanks, ladies, for being
so creative and open-minded and for working so hard. You were such a wonderful group!
See you next year!
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