Friday, April 26, 2013

April Challenge

Sea & Shore with Spray by Nancy Rounsaville.

Fences I by Cylde Draughon
Fences II by Cylde Draughon
Hiker on Road by Cylde Draughon

Monday, April 22, 2013

Painting Challenge for April

Dreams of the Open Sea by John Lovett

We have watched a number of 10-minute videos by Watercolorist John Lovett who has taught us to paint fences, trees, winding roads, skies, seascapes and buildings using a limited palette of Thalo or Prussian blue, Ultramarine Blue, Quinacridone gold (or Indian Yellow), Alizarin Crimson and Burnt Sienna. We have watched his videos on painting from photos, simplifying a landscape and using mixed media with watercolor. The challenge is to use Lovett's palette and do a painting using some of his techniques. (Thanks to Clyde Draughon for sharing his DVDs.)

Bring in your paintings on Friday or email a copy to post on the blog. Write a sentence telling what you tried to achieve and what you learned from the exercise. If you don't want to send a painting, send a comment.

Look forward to hearing from you.