Glorious Succulents come alive on paper!
March 3 and 4 was a very fun time for 9 students and myself at the Lost Pines Art Center in Bastrop. We all recreated a complicated garden scene that included succulents of various shapes and sizes on a patterned background. We also threw in a garden hose and faucet just for fun! It was based on this original of mine titled "Low Water Crossing" , a 22'x30" painting that would take a longer time period. Instead I took sections of it and sketched these onto 140 # Strathmore watercolor paper (11x18) using a graphite transfer method. Low Water Crossing 3 beginners to this medium were in my class with intermediate and even advanced watercolor painters. The workshop is geared toward beginners but not kindergarden...this is a college level approach for adults who have had some experience in other genres , sketching and painting and even pastel and colored pencil. They were amazingly adept and we reached our goal of havi