January 12, 2015 Snow, rain and ice … gutter dripping outside my window. Still plugging away at the Provence Art Journal … almost done. Dreaming of spring gardening and returning to France in May. The little pots of herbs keep my spirits high. Daily Drawing: Ink and Watercolor Sketch of my potted, sage plant. Here’s …
As I mentioned in a previous post, I demonstrated several watercolor techniques during the demonstration for WASCO last month. Due to the nature of the techniques, I did not complete any of the paintings during the demo. As I complete them back in my studio, I post the results to share with those who attended …
One image always leads to another. The Polyhedra led to the flexigons. The mandalas has led to the Zendalas (that aren’t really Zendalas) What is important to me is that I’ve found another format to present to students to explore color schemes, color mixing and design while improving drawing skills. My students in Santa Rosa …
A recent note from a diligent student: “When I took your Village Art workshop I was fascinated by the idea of the game. I went home and then had to decide WHAT to draw, then draw it in a box and make several fully contained areas in it so I’d have places to play with …
In the last exercise you created a color wheel and color strips using a limited palette of three hues. One or two of the hues fell into the category of rarely being used or least favorite. Hopefully you discovered that your ugly hue produced some pretty nice neutrals. Exercise: Creating a More Neutralized Color Wheel …
A fabulous day in New York City! I taught a Color Scheme Game Workshop at N.A.W.A. (National Association of Women Artists). A delightful group of women attended, curious, open to a new way of thinking about color and willing to experiment. They didn’t even complain when I presented a brief science lesson! Next …