What you’ll need for the next class or workshop
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Opaque watercolors 'floated' on top of transparent layers can make such a dreamy 'veiled' surface. But you don't want to 'scrub' it on or you'll lift that bottom layer and make 'mud'. Here's the visual on how to make that cerulean blue (in this case) float on top of the Indigo with a fun exercise in making a night time sky - and little fireflies added in for fun!
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The funny thing is, as we’d meet for our bi-weekly class, I’d think, “Wow, she’s telling us the same kinds of things that I tell my students…has she been listening in on my classes”?! Ha! I suddenly put it together that mindset is the first thing we need to change when we are attempting something new, whether it’s learning to make art, or rebuilding yourself into a healthy and fit person.
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I’ve noticed a trend this year. ‘Traveling Light with Watercolor’ has spilled over into all parts of my life. So yes, I call it a lifestyle!
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We learn to see the outer SHAPES and dimensions, indicate the outer parameters on the page….starting with the outer shape before we get to details.
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Perhaps it is impossible to pack up your house and move to Italy permanently, for ten whole days this year, you CAN do this!
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Mid-week, we spend the morning in the local farmers market and create the most beautiful ‘potluck’ for lunch. Followed of course, painting by the river here in Cahors, France.
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Women painters have existed throughout history. Even if their names are lost to time, their work continues to amaze.
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Here’s the one thing that I’m quite strict on in my studio classes. And when the rule is forgotten or overlooked, I gently bring everyone back into this space. What a difference it has made!!
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