Quick update for Nov 25 and Dec 02 gatherings…
Nov 25
21, Grey Fields with Bright Accents and #59, Use Just One Brush.
- Avelina used a 1 inch flat to create a garden and did a piece to add to her memories of her grandmother.
- Heather did a still life with greys and yellows and appreciated Kay’s color charts. She was playing with combinations and became reacquainted with her #30 round.
- Janie did leaves and used a “mother puddle” to create her greys. She included wax, a spray water bottle and Kleenex, all to good effect. With her one brush she did golden trees.
- Shirley did a sheet full of shapes with one brush and lots of neutrals and she discovered that she loves “on the way to grey”.
- Peg painted statuary in a garden in fall with greys and yellow. Her one brush was a seated figure with yellows and russets.
- Carmel did her grey and one brush in one piece with trees and she had a bit more to do.
- Joanie did shadows across her paper and an abstract and did both with one brush.
- Mary finger painted with her 3 year old granddaughter. They used only 4 colors and she enjoyed what happened with the limited palette, not to mention the fun! Hope she brings them next time.
- Marjorie used a #20 brush to paint birches, completed her staining and layering and another piece in her fortune cookie series.
- Shirley shared her sand dollar that she is doing for her CCSF class. It had layers of paint, embossing and the lovely silk and steel thread that Carmel gave her. Should be an A!!!
If you have any materials that you and/or friends wish to sell or give away you can put a notice on the blog.
Shirley has a friend that is making watercolor paper. He is working of the formula and more information will follow. It is also a possible field trip in the future.
Dec 02
12 Choose a Single Value
- Sue brought the new Turner book, “Turner By The Sea” by Christine Riding and Richard Johns instead of a piece. There was lots in the book that fit the experiment.
- Marjorie brought her “Expressionism” book. She also brought 2 pieces, one light and one dark. Both used similar colors but with dramatically different values. She learned a lot!
- Janie did a skyline twice, one in light values and one in medium values and she also learned a lot.
- Shirley did a field of plant-ish things in dark values. She used her favorite gold colored pencil to good effect.
- Avelina’s ice cream vendor and cart was a riot of color in medium values.
- Peg didn’t enjoy this one much and felt her piece was unsatisfactory but she did learn that she will pay more attention to value.
There was discussion of how value effects the viewer and it can be a useful, subliminal tool. Also, it may be effected by what colors are next to each other.
Tip: To help with areas where you will have edges of paint overlapping you can use a clear colored pencil to save the edge. They are a little waxy and create a little dam.
Two movies recommended… Twenty Feet from Stardom and The Sapphires.
We will be meeting through the holidays.
Next week is #47 Paint from Aerial Perspective.
Celebrate the Rain!!!
Joanie and Shirley