If home-baked pies make you feel nostalgic, you're not the only one. Sara revisited the painting of her mother, lightening the background colors and making her mother more prominent. Even though she "worked from home," Sara was right in tune with our vibe.
Many of us also waxed nostalgic about Elaine T.'s painting. It made us reminisce about innocent weekend mornings in front of the television, watching Flash, Dale, and Dr. Zarkhov battle Ming the Merciless. And if she didn't already have the nostalgia factor going for her, Elaine T.'s painting is beautifully done. Look at the concrete and the lovely radium glow!
Elaine O. tuned into another of our favorite themes... experimentation. She did this painting of Chicago's Civic Opera House to get to know a new paint. Yes, this is almost entirely painted in Genuine Hematite (with a few touches of blue and yellow). Zoom in to see the beautiful granulation.
Steve is also experimenting. Here, he's finished the same painting using four different triads. As you may recall, a triad is a set of three different paints. Steve mixed and blended each group to get the very different moods of the scene(s) below. We loved comparing the range of effects he could get—and the harmony he was able to maintain—in each painting.
Ellen is back... and she's experimenting, too. She's also in the "holiday" mood, making Christmas cards in a variety of colors, using souvenir Chinese brushes. Besides the new brushes, she's studied books, you tube videos and she has a sheaf of practice paintings on newsprint. One tidbit she shared with us.... it seems these brushes are made with two different kinds of hair. The center bristles are stiffer and they are surrounded by softer hairs. This is what gives the unique look of Chinese brush painting. All we know is these look very impressive and we envy Ellen's Card List.
Equally colorful is Marva's psychedelic painting—one we're calling Inagadadavida. She's debating adding black outlines (feel free to weigh in with your opinion). We think it would look great either way.
Can you believe this is Marva, too? Yes, after the riot of color above, Marva is moving back to a landscape with a softly colorful sky. It's in its early stages yet, but we already love the sky.
If we're talking color (and cats), can Ken's name be far behind? Here's the latest in his Not That Damn Cat Again series. This is the penultimate painting in the series and it feels like Carnivale.
It's the first day of the new term and we're thrilled to have a new student. Dana brought her own travel palette of paints and spent the morning doing these lovely color explorations and plaids. This girl is an overachiever and we're already looking forward to seeing more.
As if the plethora of plaids weren't enough to intimidate us, Dana shared some paintings from her sketchbook. Scroll through and enjoy—who doesn't enjoy lovely colors and sweet woodland creatures? This is just a small selection, too!
Join us next week for more watercolor fun. Remember, things move quickly at this time of year, so you don't want to miss out on anything.
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