Here are paintings from three very different classes. This first one was an attempt to draw/paint glass and silver. One of our problems was that the light was coming from several different sources. We did have a spotlight on the set up, but there was outside light as well. The reflections are confused - it was confusing!
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| Class study #4 Watercolor & Pastel $50 |
But, they were interesting shapes - a good challenge!
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Another day we had a plate of green onions and radishes. I was sitting across the room for this one and could not see it as well, so I made up some of it. I wanted to work at a different angle - I imagined what it would look like looking down on it instead of looking across at it. The other issue with this one was that the still life had been set up the day before for the Tuesday class to paint. I subbed in the Wednesday class that week, so when I got there the day after ...the radish leaves (which apparently were fresh, bushy and alive the day before) had withered and looked awful.
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| Radishes and Onions Watercolor $75 |
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We paint a lot of flowers in this class - some of the men are not so crazy about that and come prepared with photos of boats on the flower-painting days. I must admit, that after painting a few petals I frequently get lost in a flower and and am ready to tackle a boat myself!
However, one day my garden was just bursting with color and I picked a large handful of flowers and took them to class. I was in my "simplify" stage that day and decided to tackle the flowers. I knew if I tried to draw the full vase I would be overwhelmed, so I just isolated a few flowers and sketched them on my paper. I know when use my sketchbook I do well with ink and watercolor washes - being in simple mode, I went with the ink and watercolor and voila...
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| Flower Study #3 Watercolor & Ink $75 |
