"Peonies" and "Fresh Cut" ....May and June 2020 Watercolor Wednesdays

Peonies ( continued)

Well, since the pandemic is keeping us at home for awhile, we decided to continue meeting this way. There is a value to having more time to absorb the information and paint. Our May class, as usual was a combination of beginner and advanced watercolor artists  local Texans and also from Colorado who completed this lovely artwork. We did an under painting using 3 colors: Hansa Yellow, Permanent Rose and Cobalt Blue as well as salt for texture before defining the leaves and stems, later soft petals and centers. The outcomes were all good. I suggested note cards ( easy using Vistaprint,  Shutterfly and other online sources ) and I am happy to say some went forward with this idea. Here are my notes and images.

                                                      

                         

    A transfer sketch was made available to all painters using a grid

                                     

    The softer blue lines are Pebeo masking fluid ( my reco)

After the background was added, we got up close and personal with our darks to make the white petals pop.

My completed painting:

June work shop "Fresh Cut"

   Using my reference photos of a colorful flower shop taken in Aptos, California in 2019, we created a very easy value study by copying this in B/W. Both were used for decision making during the class.

                                          

We used complementary colors and our goal was 5 values in this painting. We tried to convey 4 textures: stone, water, tin and living plant material with one medium, watercolor.

                   

                          

                             10 values from white to black

     Transfer sketch ( sign or not) was easily done on any size paper. 11 x 15 is most popular due to over the counter framing capabilities.

And here is our distinguished online Gallery of completed paintings:

Please notice choices of color, additions and deletions, heavy and light applications of pigment and.....personality. The teacher, as always, learned from her class!

 Monica Donna

         

                                             

Sue                                                                                                Debbie

                             

                                                                            

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                                                                                                                                                  Carol                    

                         

Rene                                                              Georgia

Lu

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Please join me in congratulating these artists who have managed to convey a lively scene filled with a variety of textures and values. Leave a message for an artist here and feel free to share.