Tuesday at Creightons - Jun 30
Hi, TACers,
26 Change Colors Only Slightly
SUE sailed us off with her historic clipper ship in the arctic is shades of green. The scene was soft and muted. She did use a bit of Chinese white and lunar black.
AVELINA sweetened us up with CHOCOLATE! Her ice cream treats from Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk were in tones of Burnt Sienna, Indian Red, Burnt Umber with some Mar Black and gouache. Her second piece was painted when she was sad and it was blues with a figure and it was sad.
SHIRLEY was playing with baby blocks. Her first was in blues and the second was bright. She is thinking another series.
HEATHER got dreamy with a sky/seascape in subtle, soft blues and lavenders.
MARJORIE did a swirly thing on yupo is reds. She built up from light to dark and got interesting drying lines. Then she did a print from another yupo painting and finally she did one in greens with leaf prints with resist, watercolor crayon and paint.
JOANIE was square…and rectangular with dots and blots, all in reds and a touch of gold spatter for sparkle.
JANIE flew us off to France by sharing here travel sketch book filled with lovely sketches of the places she visited. It was delightful!
A couple of tips were shared: for fine lines, try wax paper and a pencil. Just lay the wax paper over your piece and draw. Another line idea is to wet the lines first and then paint so colors shift around for more subtlties.
Next week: 42 Cool Subject, Hot Colors
That’s it! Hope to see you next week.
Joanie and Shirley
Video - Trees
How to Paint Trees in Watercolour - Part 1
How to Paint Trees in Watercolour - Part 2
How to Paint Trees in Watercolour - Part 3
Magic Sponge
For those of you looking for
the "Mr. Clean Magic Sponge" at Daiso,
here is the Japanese equivalent,
called a "Melamine Sponge".
Thank you Joanie
CMYK Nerding Continues
This just in from Pam:
Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow Markers That Mix Together to Make Green, Blue, Red, and Black. Really.
Go to
Hands on Science for more info.
San Francisco Women Artists
SFWA, founded in 1887, is an historic nonprofit membership-based organization supporting and promoting the talents of Bay Area women artists. SFWA hosts monthly juried shows, showcasing paintings, photography, ceramics, sculpture, and jewelry created by member artists. Also, SFWA collaborates with other nonprofits, offers student internships, and hosts community events. New membership applications are invited.
Their new gallery just opened to the public at 647 Irving Street.
Go to
San Francisco Women Artist for more information.
Tuesday at Creightons - Jul 07
Hi, TACers,
42 - Cool Subject, Hot ColorsSHIRLEY started us right off with a pink ice cube. It was melting because of the hot color! Besides watercolor she used a sharpie and a white gel pen.
MARJORIE went to YouTube and Birgit O’Connor for ideas and tried rainstorms, one in magenta and yellow, the other in vermillion and lime and they were very successful
HEATHER found this one difficult. She used an old painting as a base and copied the shadows in reds and browns.
JOANIE changed the blues and green of bamboo to golds, reds and browns.
AVELINA tried mesas from Sedona, which she loves, but then realized she had misread the experiment, so she tried again with the ocean in yellows oranges and brown with white added for waves. She thought it was a tranquil scene.
We were a small group so it went quickly. Avelina also shared more of the colorful figures which we all loved. Then we sat around for the rest of the time and figured “IT” out! Just great conversation…
Next week: 24 - Let Painted Lines DominateCome and be part of it next time!
Joanie
