Carole Smith5
James Toole
Joyce Racine2
Linda Gerbers
Loren Bergren2
Pat Bassett5
Sharon Smith4
The above paintings were completed by the students in the Exploring Watercolor Beginning class that just ended.
This is the most difficult class I offer because of the magnitude of information and skills that are covered in a short period of time.
Many of these paintings are painted with student grade paints because I don’t want anyone to invest in the artist grade until they decide they are going to continue painting.
We learned basic strokes such as wet in wet, wet on dry and dry brushing. We learned how to soften an edge and the difference between a soft and hard edge. We studied value and how to create a dark by mixing several dark colors together. We learned the difference between opaque and transparent and made a chart of our own colors in order to determine the ones that were more opaque. We learned how to use salt, a sponge, masking fluid, splatter and how to make a rubber band brush for grasses and texture. We learned to grid and measure a format so the grid will work on the surface of our paper. We painted trees, skies or water, and little people. We spent one night discussing color and learning the color combinations that work well for artists.
If you would like to see all of their paintings click here. Thank you to all the students who shared their work here.
Leslie White 