Teaching is a passion!
W hat a pleasure it is to introduce new artists to watercolors! After almost two years of NOT meeting in person, and despite icy road conditions and...yes, our ongoing struggle with Covid, I taught a full class at Lost Pines Art Center in Bastrop on February 5th. It was a wonderful group of various ages and experience. We painted a winter scene of mine titled "Deer Me...it's Winter". We were all vaccinated and ready to test our immunity! I selected this scene for several reasons...it's winter and the colors are all cool in temperature except for the deer, who is the focal point. it also allows the painter to create sky, water, trees, rocks and an animal. My classes are always geared toward a beginner but many who have painted a long time are stuck in a routine that does not allow new exploration of shapes, colors and techniques. I often get a longtime painter who no longer enjoys their tried and true methods and can't think of anything inspiring to paint. That wil