Good morning TACers!
So behind…so will do a quick two week recap.
1/20 was Introduce India Ink and 1/27 was Understate Your Subject.
- Mary: 1/20 - she did two pieces. First, a restrained factory with india ink that she thought was great for pollutant particulates and a second was a fast and wild acrylic ink water scene where she used a brush with the ink. 1/27 - she went very bright with a hint at a subject behind a wavy line and dot overlay. It looked good when she turned it in any direction.
- Avelina: 1/20 - she did several, as usual! She had trouble with the ink smearing whether she used it first or last. First was her granddaughter, outlined after her brushwork, second was a flamenco dancer with her granddaughter, both bright. The third was an African girl of watercolor base with details in ink, which was very poignant. 1/27 brought two bright flamenco dancers in hot reds and oranges with tons of movement. One was watercolor and the other was crayon. Her other two were drafts of her grandmother’s story with ink and watercolor.
- Marjorie: 1/20 - first she did a hot swirly wash with ink then added more color and some lifting. The second was a softer forest scene with washes and three different inks on printmaking paper. 1/27 was reflections and she thought it was full of mistakes but she learned a lot.
- Lee: 1/20 - - first was her wet, drop ink, blot. Next was a piece with a waterspout but she didn’t like the ink and the third was seafoam-ish with resist, very subtle. Turning changed the composition in interesting ways. 1/27 - She did a gift painting of a bluet mushroom that included mushroom spore prints and lovely pinkish lavenders. She used iridescent pink and blue watercolor crayons shaved into water as paint.
- Heather: 1/20 - She used a piece from Kay’s class, added a wash and then picked up some shapes with ink with a splotchy, subtle indigo effect.
- Pam: 1/20 - first were beach cliffs with dry brush and sumi to build up darks then color at the end. Then she used ink first and pulled it when moist and added a color wash and more ink for clouds. She likes the “not results oriented” feel of the experiments. Also ink can be used as a wash for tonal value and not just for line. 1/27 - a bridge almost lost in fog from a photo from a friend.
- Sue: 1/20 - She did a ship with reflections which started as a pencil drawing then she added washes, gouache and wax and some scraping. Her reflections worked well. 1/27 - She is into watercraft right now. Her first was a subtle piece with sailboats and the second was a redo of last week’s ship. She was unhappy with it but we think we gave her some good ideas. It had an early 1800’s feel.
- Joanie: 1/20 - the first was fennel blooms with an underpainting of yellows and greens with ink detail and gouache for the flowers but she wasn’t satisfied. Mary thought it needed one more step. The second was fan coral with an underwash of oranges and yellows with the fan in ink drawn with the dropper and then some blowing and water spray. 1/27 - a small painting of drifting feathers in soft greys.
- Carole: 1/27 - first was a small foggy landscape and the second was an abstract of iris in earthy reds, blues and preserved white space.
- Shirley: 1/27 - all inks of air bubbles. She stamped with a sponge on wet, spray, spatter and lifting, with white india ink drawn with string. She also asked for ideas for her Doggie Diner painting. We were happy to oblige.
Ikea had 11x14 frames in black for $7.00. May be useful to know for quick framing.
Arch is at 2349 Third Street near Dogpatch. It is okay to park right in front of the door if that space is open. It looks like a driveway.
Next experiment is #13-Reveal White Paper