Take a Workshop…you will be amazed!

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 I know what you are thinking…how much more can anyone say to advance my understanding in watercolor? The answer is PLENTY! 






I just finished teaching 5 March Classes with some beginner to intermediate painters and watched them grow exponentially each week. We painted a still life, a landscape, a floral, an animal and a person. It was a great deal to cover. I always learn something when I teach ! The next week April 4-7, I attended an intense and rewarding Carol Carter ( internationally known, St.Louis based ) workshop along with 18 others held in Austin. Both teaching and attending made me grow as an artist but the deeper experience was to awaken from just doing what Carol does to making it a part of my own skill set. I hope my students got a little of that from me.

Here are some of my student’s paintings:








                                                                            Background for drama and dog fur lessons


And then I attended a very informative workshop taught by Carol Carter

Here we are at work with Carol Carter who simplified her technique into 10 simple “rules” that will make any painting better. We painted horses with a limited palette and zebras with a rainbow on all stripes followed by a wash. 

This is Carol looking at our horses and being quite complimentary!
Here is Carol during her instruction process which included a class display after each of the four paintings.




Jane was new to this medium!





Shevawn was deep in her thought process

  

Becky doing her wash
   



Rashmi working on zebra designs



 

                                                                         Me striping


Carol with her limited palette ponies


Class discussions were helpful and built a strong connection with Carol's philosophy

My next workshop is one I am teaching on May 14th based on my painting, "Nopaloosa". It's a full class and I'll be busy with this one. Stay tuned....cactus might be prickly but their blooms are delicate and beautiful!


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