Tuesday at Creighton
Hi, TACersWe had a much smaller group today. A bunch of us are travelling.
While we waited for people to arrive and get their morning treats we discussed the presentation at FLAX on Saturday. There was a good presentation of Sennelier watercolors. The interesting thing about them is they have honey in them and that all the pigments are ground to the same specifications. Arches paper had rabbit skin glue as a binder and Fabriano Artistico has a plant based binder. Have you even noticed the smell of Arches when you are working with it quite wet?? I really dislike that smell!
45 - Suggest Vast Distances
HEATHER started off with her piece from last week. She had totally reworked it with just paints on her palette and she worked quickly. The gesso added an interesting quality to her subtle colors.
This prompted a short discussion about the quality of our artwork. Is it less valuable, good, etc., if you do it fast or it is easy???
AVELINA did the Monument Valley buttes with a beautiful sky and clouds. She used Burnt Sienna for most of it and they changed it for shadows. She used Fluid brand paper and found it very unsatisfactory and it tore when she removed the tape. She was glad it was her last piece.
JANIE took us to the Saget (sp?) Washington tulip fields with rows of color and a delicate cloudy sky. She created some interesting textures.
JOANIE also did clouds, one of Twin Peaks and another with dried fields and a tiny silo.
LEE was struggling with depth and asked for suggestions, which, as you know, we are always happy to give! The piece worked well as an abstract but details could be added to make it a little more representational.
SHIRLEY swirled us into the Outer Limits with paint and salt! Swirls or color, salt starbursts, stardust with silver tempera and a tiny alien! She is the salt queen! (That is kind of like being “The Bomb.)
If you haven’t been in awhile, drop in over the next couple of weeks to keep us company. With so many away we will be lonely…..
Next week: 20 - Paint with Pure Color
Until then, Joanie