Last Saturday was my watercolor Textures and Technique class at Olympia Parks, Art and Recreation - Olympia Center.
I showed the participants three sets of techniques during the morning. They then would go make samples. Basically there were at least 27 samples to mimic. After lucnh they then could create a painting using how many of the techniques.
This is my sample painting - a landscape with a tree. You see many of these whenever I do demos - love those trees.
This is a close up: stiple with sponge on the foreground; rocks were painted and then wax paper put on top of the wet paint; tree trunk was painted and a foam padding was placed on top [the kind of protection that wraps small apliances]; the hill in the background had plastic wrap placed onto the wet paint and I sprinkled salt onto the river.
I need to rework the trees on the mid left just a bit and I'm thinking of putting a doe and fawn next to the tree. I've sketched it on tracing paper but need to make them a little smaller.
I may put apples on the tree and change up slighty to fall colors...
Last night, my watercolor pencil class had 9 participants - what fun!
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