Today wrapped up my scheduled workshops at Art of the Carolinas in Raleigh. All three were watercolor classes. Today's instructor was Tom Lynch, a very charismatic teacher whose mission was to teach us the fundamentals of a good painting while having fun. We did!
This time our classroom at the North Raleigh Hilton had the same mirrored teacher station, but I was not bothered by the directionality problem. There was no specific drawing or direction to worry about.
He gifted us with a small plein air palette filled with paint, two brushes, and also four quarter-sheets of Gemini 140-lb. paper. Very organized- everything came in a plastic bag ready to go!
We each made two juicy background washes, one in a warm tone and one in a cool.
We put leaves over the underpainting and painted over them with dark values.
We learned to find a focal point and soften the colors in other areas of the painting. We added some positive shapes and some veins in the leaves.
Here is mine with a mat over part of the painting.
I ended up with a semi-abstract, colorful painting with a glowing focal point. I like it, but think I will try it again. These leaves were kind of torn up, and did not make as crisp an image as I would like. Compare mine to these of Tom's.
I purchased two Tom Lynch instructional DVDs, and then went to the trade show. Very overwhelming! I limited myself to a few supplies that the instructors had recommended: spray bottles for spraying paint, and some of the 300-lb. Bright White Arches paper that Tom Jones recommended on Thursday.
Oh, yes, and I had to get just one new book from Suzanne McNeill's booth.
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| Altered Surfaces, by Chris Cozen Using Acrylic Paints With Gels, Mediums, Grounds & Pastes
I think I have enough projects to get me through the winter!
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1 comment:
Wow, these are super watercolors!
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