Carole D. is off to Italy for a month to eat, drink and paint! Is there room in her suitcase for us???
Mary shared pictures of her show. They were big and richly colored and amazing! They were created in the ‘80s when she was doing work through the Painting Experience and were very personal.
Several in the group are either renting or creating studios at home and were so excited about having a designated place to paint.
Once again, the sharing of the Goldsmith experiments was wonderful and so varied.
- Carmel went wild with oranges and yellows and used frisket/mask. It was full of energy and playfulness. She says that you can use frisket up to 50/50 with water. Also on wet paper. It makes beautiful, soft splodges. And don’t use old frisket!
- Shirley’s was looking through a dirty windshield. She is experimenting with Holbein “Iradori” colors and she played with bubbles, which make subtle patterns, in her background. She also replaced a pencil with a paintbrush in a compass to good effect. Her piece was rich and energetic.
- Mary gave us a bird’s eye view of the golden hills of California on a summer day with rich golds and greens.
- Joanie was into clear blue skies and water.
- Sue recolored “The Scream” by Munch to express a personal experience. The colors were rich, which counterbalanced the subject.
Marjorie's Goldsmith piece was suggestive of graffiti and fun on a hot summer day. She shared an early piece in blues and golds where she used bottlecaps dipped in paint to make circles.
Next week we will not meet at Creightons but at the Main library at 12:00 to see the calligraphy collection at the library that Jo has arranged for us. We will be back to Creighton’s in two weeks.
The experiment is #6 - Emphasize Verticals - pages 41 + 43.
Hope to see you at both! Joanie and Shirley