Hurrah! The heat wave has broken and we're all inspired again! Lots of interesting paintings to see today. We're starting with an "awwww...." (After all, what goes together better than kittens and the internet?) And the excitement never lets up. Nor does the color—notice how color makes everything more exciting—people, places, fruits and food.
Some especially interesting things to notice: Sara's use of delicate color to carve out a portrait. Susan's memorial painting, where color adds life, movement and focus. Marva's new lighter, brighter palette. Not to mention the glowing abstracts by Ken.
And it's 3-way fruit day! It's one of our favorite exercises, where we have one class period to paint a fruit or vegetable three times: as wet as possible, as dry as possible, and in any combination. It's a little frustrating to do, but the results are amazing. This time, we've posted the paintings as triptychs so you can get a better sense of the exercise.
You might have noticed some drawings and collages and thought, "Wait! Those aren't watercolors!" You're right, of course. But let's look a little closer. Elaine B's torn paper collage is a study for a painting. She's taken a photograph and is now exploring color and value with paper before moving to paint. John does story series; for this one, he's using colored pencil instead of watercolor and wants to maintain consistency. And Mark's sketches serve two purposes—besides warming him up for painting, he's getting ready for Saturday Summer Sketching.
That's right. We're gearing up again for some sketching. Next week is our last class before summer break. After that, we'll be meeting on Saturday mornings for some informal sketching. You're all welcome to join us (come on, you know you want to!) Watch this space for details. And join us!
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