Monterey Classes March 27- April 24

 

 

REALISTIC WAVES IN SEASCAPES

You will take away your own watercolour painting of a Seascape

and the knowledge of how to create the realistic waves that make these paintings so desirable. Luminous seascapes are only a few classes away. This is a highly sought after class, so do not delay,come join in on the fun. Supplies required. 

 

March 27-April 24

 

FLORALS: A BUGS PERSPECTIVE IN WATERCOLOUR

Students will paint an enlarged view of flowers based on GeorgiaO’Keefe’s  style of floral paintings. We will paint a floral close up and personal from a honey bee’s perspective. What fun! You will learn how to mix colours using a limited palette and how to work in thin layers of washes to build a flower that glows. Supplies required. 

March 27-April 24

 

 

 

This time around we are going to work on Calla Lilies.  Hope you will join us

Bouncing Chartreuse?

I finally finished a piece I started back in November...(having been inspired way back then by Paul Jackson's workshop to paint glass) Fortunately for me my husband and I collect glass...so it wasn't difficult to come up with a series of images from which to choose.  This one stood out for me, mainly because of the warm light that is filtering through the water glass at the back, and the reflected chartreuse light that is bouncing around the piece...

Is there enough contrast in the piece to create that wow factor or are there just too many midtones.
I am thinking about cropping the piece to set the focal point more on the division of thirds... one of the conventions for a good composition.

Having cropped it... now I'm thinking that curve of dark value on the left is important to the flow and how the viewer moves through the piece. It also creates more room behind the focal point and gives the piece more dimension...Dilemmas...I'll sleep on it and decide tomorrow when I can look at it with fresh eyes. I'm leaning toward the original.

 The only other thing is to name it...I'm thinking "Perfume Dulcé"; or "Bouncing Chartreuse."