Madeleine celebrates a vacation in Mexico. Just look at the luscious water colors and the incredible clouds in the sky. It looks like a pastry chef has piped trails of whipped cream. Beautiful!
Bill did two versions of the same vacation site in Ireland, but with different intents. First, this is Muckross House...
...and this is Muckross House in its setting, a national park in Killarney. The first is a portrait of the house; this is intended to portray the house as part of the park, which is how Bill remembered it. It's interesting how composition can reflect what we want to say.
Bill also did this scene from Bruges. While he considers this more of a sketch, we love the view across the canal and the touch of color in the red building, echoed in the touches of pink in the reflections.
With some time to spare, Bill did this painting. The location is closer to home (a rooftop parking lot), but the real subject is the light from the moon and the streetlight. This is a lovely, atmospheric painting.
Elaine also painted a location close to home. While she's taken some liberties with the building materials, she's captured the feel of the sunlight in summer.... which was what attracted her to this in the first place.
Yi is painting her first building, she says. We're amazed at how well she's managed to capture the subtle colors and textures of this house. We can't wait to see the rest of the painting after our summer break.
Tony finished his Mediterranean cityscape, below. We love the feeling he's able to get with his new technique, using watersoluble ink and minimal color.
Tony's on a roll. Here, he is moving to portraiture. Actually, he's painting a version of his sketch of Alexei Jawlensky's Girl with the Green Face. It's in the Art Institute. Look closely at the texture and the beautiful line he's been able to get with the watersoluble ink.
Taking it one step further, Tony copied an old sketch onto watercolor paper on an office copier. This resulted in the exquisite texture he's been able to achieve. And then, he added even more texture with watercolor and watersoluble ink. We really think Tony's on to something here.
Steve's on to something here, too. He's moved on to the merman in his painting. And we are particuclarly impressed by the beautiful handling of the hands and the face. The hands are actually supporting the body on the rocks and the face looks statuesque. This is going to be great.
We know we were all looking forward to Ken's new series on Marina City. Sadly, he did some more studies and decided to return to his tomato plants. While they aren't actually Marina City, they are growing on the balcony there. And the blossoms do look lovely, so we're on board with the switch.
Isa finished her ribbon flower still life. She's touched up the background, added the table and finished off with a perfect little shadow. This is a highly skillful use of composition and minimal color. We are intrigued by the story told by this simple still life.
And now, we'll be off until June 9. That's nearly a whole month! Meanwhile, you can still see Susan's show. And consider joining us for our next class—you know you want to!
Celebrating Diversity ExhibitionSusan Silvano is exhibiting at the Walker Library, celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Stop by if you can.
When: May 1–May 31, 2018
Where: Walker Library
11071 S. Hoyne Avenue, Chicago, IL 60643
312-747-1920
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Want to join our merry band or artists? The summer session of Watercolor begins on June 9 and goes through July 21. Save the date and, if you're at all interested, click here to learn more and register! We really do have as much fun as we seem to.
Want to join our merry band or artists? The summer session of Watercolor begins on June 9 and goes through July 21. Save the date and, if you're at all interested, click here to learn more and register! We really do have as much fun as we seem to.
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