I have to record the colors that I use because I will forget what they were. This is a good way to make a record of your favorite color combination. Why not start a little notebook to keep your studies in.
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| Red Roofed Church, Ano Syros, Greece |
Part of the joy of painting on location on the island of Syros, Greece is to recreate the reflecting colors of the cobalt blue sky, turquoise ocean and the warmth of the sunshine on the white buildings. Our watercolor journaling class will learn how to paint colorful whites using the local colors.
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| Ingrid making a beautiful color study |
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| Kim showing her book with her painted cover |
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| Comparing books |
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| More color studies |
It has been a couple busy weeks teaching classes and trying to keep up on the holiday hoopla around the house. Needless to say, my house doesn’t look at all xmas-y yet as my priorities are always with my classes. Friday I finished teaching The Good, the Bad and the Beauty of Color Class and everyone left with a beautiful spiral bound book full of color studies.
One of my favorite things that I do when I get ready to teach my Watercolor Journeys, Inspirations from Travel Class, is to put together watercolor goody bags for each student. They are filled with art prompts and useful items for creating art in your journals. There are still a few spots available in this class if you would like to sign up! If you live in the Bend area, I am teaching a similar class at Arts Central, called Watercolor and Mixed Media for the Traveling Artist.
What a beautiful evening it is going to be in Bend. The weather is warm but autumn is in the air and the trees are showing their fall colors. I am packing my car with new paintings, prints, cards and new jewelry and a few supplies to set up a watercolor demonstration at the Birkenstock Store. I will have some examples of what I will be teaching in my upcoming class at Central Oregon’s Art Central. Come by and see what is new!
The weather was beautiful and the sunflowers were in full bloom. We spent the day painting en plein air, which is the French term meaning, in the open air. The impressionist artists of the late 1800s made this popular because of the invention of tube paint. They no longer had to grid and mix their own paints with powders and linseed oil. If you are ever in Paris, France, be sure to visit the Sennelier store where many Impressionist shopped. It is much the same as it was in the 1800s!