Thursday Class

Wet-on-wet watercolor with watercolor 'drawn' on top.  I transferred the drawing (made sure it was fairly dark),  gently wet the entire paper (you can use a small spray bottle to do this, you do not want to remove the drawing), and then I added washes of color all over the owl and background - lightly and loosely (I used new gamboge, cobalt, and permanent rose in various mixtures).  After this dried I started adding detail on dry paper (I used burnt sienna and indigo in various mixtures).

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Watercolor hibiscus.  First I transferred the drawing (make sure it is fairly dark, if not go over it in areas with a pencil), applied masking fluid to a few highlighted areas, and wet the paper. I then carefully applied a light wash of cobalt and permanent rose ranging from red purple to blue purple all over the paper (be careful or you can lose the drawing).  Next I removed the masking fluid (after the paper was dry) and started negative painting between the petals as well as adding washes to the petals (positive areas).  I mixed a varied green (cobalt and aureolin) and painted the leaves sometimes adding a bit of the purple and some of the aureolin.

I added a little more detail to the owl.  It of course needs more.  The detail is accomplished by drawing with the paint - various colors and varied in the amount of water as well.

Tuesday Class

Colored pencil tomato - Tuscan red colored pencil on Bristol board.  Remember to shade lightly and pay attention to the nuances in the values.  We will add color after the values are complete.

Colored pencil on black paper - White colored pencil on black paper.  Remember to shade lightly and pay attention to the nuances in the values.  We will add color after the values are complete.

Thursday Class

Photo we are using

Acrylic on a Canvas Panel.  I started with thin acrylic and painted very loosely.  I allowed that to dry and  started adding detail and values as needed. (only the very top has the detail work).

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Gouache over watercolor.  I added more of the lights with the white gouache.  I need to add some darks and color as well as details.

Gouache over watercolor.  I have added some color and a few darks.  I need to add more as well as some detail work.

This is watercolor added on in a controlled way (less wet).  I have added a few more darks and some detail.  This is very close to complete.

This started as a wet-on-wet.  I have then added some detail which is done on dry paper and is very much like drawing.  I have also added a few dark washes as needed.

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

This is the background for the gouache piece.  I wet the paper, floated color, and sprinkled with salt.  It is not  quite as dark as I would like, so I did add a wash of indigo and a dark red and more salt before beginning.

This is the piece after the indigo, dark red, and salt plus the transferred drawing and the start of the gouache.

This is another example of the same technique.

This is the other example with a little more gouache.  It still needs quite a bit of work...

This is the mushroom with more dark values and details.  I would like to do more detail work before considering it complete.

Tuesday Class

I neutralized the bright color on the background.  I added a blue (grayed-down) over the bright yellow green color.

I added more color and details as well as values.

I added a background color, a neutralized blue.  I also added a little into the subject since it was a new color added to the piece.

Sertoma, CW, Sept./Oct. 2012

Wet-on-wet watercolor with salt for texture.  This will be for the next 'mystery' project.  I wet the paper, added lots of color, and added salt (when it was shiny, but not puddles...).  It needs to be on the dark side.  This may need to be a bit darker (if so I will add a wash of indigo most likely).

Wet-on-dry watercolor.  I started with a 'relaxed' value study or grisaille method using brown and I added a few other colors in as I went.  Concentrate on the values.  The next step will be adding some details and more dark values.

TN CP Workshop

Colored pencil over an acrylic painting prepped with Acrylic Ground for Pastel on canvas board.  I painted a loose rendition of the owl in acrylic, let it dry, and coated it with  Acrylic Ground for Pastel.

After the AGforP was dry I started working in colored pencil adding color, values, and detail.

This is the owl I started in the workshop with the AGforP and a little cp.

TN CP Workshop

Colored pencil on medium dark mat board (smooth).  I used a white pencil first and established the values.   I did work on the beak early as it was fun!

I started adding more color to the white adding values and detail as well.

TN CP Workshop

This is colored pencil on watercolor paper - this is the camel I started in the workshop.  It has melted cp (melted with Bestine or Turpenoid) as well as a layer of rubber cement as a resist (rubber cement removed before drawing).

Colored pencil over watercolor.  The under painting is an expressive painting with watercolor using rubber cement as a resist.  I then superimposed the drawing of the boy on top.  This is not finished - it needs more values as well as some details.

This is the boy I started in class.  It is the watercolor under painting with colored pencil started on the top of the expressive painting.  This is the very beginning of the drawing process.

This is white gouache superimposed over an expressive watercolor painting.

TN CP Workshop

Colored pencil on watercolor paper (140 lb. cold press).  I drew and melted the colored pencil as well as melted the cp  (off to the side) and painted and splattered it onto the drawing.

This is the next step adding rubber cement (as a resist) and more 'washes' of  melted color.

This is the next step after the removal of the rubber cement and some drawing done on top of all the melted layers.  It needs more drawing (esp. on the body which has none...).  I has some work before it will be complete.

TN CP Workshop

Colored pencil on dark fabric.  This is at the very beginning.  I started with white and light peach to get my values and then added color and some dark values.  It has a ways to go.

Colored pencil on light fabric.  This is at the very beginning.  I started with dark brown and white to get my values.  Later I will add color and details.  It has a ways to go.

Colored pencil on a small slate tile.  This looks better in person of course (had trouble getting a decent photo) and it is easier to work on a larger tile, but I wanted you to see the interesting textures and the process.  This needs a little more work - mostly detail and a little color work.

Tuesday Class

Acrylic mushroom.  I added color, detail, texture, and darks and lights over the value under painting.  I used green gold (a yellow green) for the background (lifted with a paper towel to create the texture) and I used orange, yellow, red, black, and brown on the mushroom and wood chips at the bottom.  

Colored pencil mushroom.  I added color, detail, and more values over the white I had used to establish values.  I used white, canary yellow, sunburst yellow, dark brown, indigo on the mushroom so far.  I used chartreuse and true blue on the start of the background.  I have started to add layers - remember - use a light touch and layer , layer, layer.

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Photos used during the workshop.

Tuesday Class

Colored pencil mushroom.  I started with light peach and worked on a value study.  Use a light touch with the pencil so it can be layered.  Next I used white for the lightest areas.  I will finish the value study with the light peach and white before adding color and darker values.

Watercolor mushroom.  This is the second pass.  I mixed some browns (the 'yuck' on my palette and sienna - I added blue to darken) and orange colors on my palette and added detail, texture, and darker values in some areas.  I also added more color with the orange (alizarin or rose with new gamboge) and red brown colors (burnt sienna and alizarin).

Tuesday Class

Acrylic mushroom.  I used a brown paint and added some red, yellow, and blue to spruce it up.  I then used thin layers  working similar to watercolor (remember to lightly sand the canvas panel first...).   Concentrate on the values working  on the dark areas first and make sure they have variety (not just a solid dark shape, but a gradation and texture). 

Watercolor mushroom.  Concentrate on values using brown (and a little bit of red, yellow, and blue).    I mixed my brown with the 'yuck' on the palette as well as some sienna.  Work on the dark areas first and make sure they have variety (not just a solid dark shape, but a gradation).