We painted flowers using watercolors. The instructor was excellent, and as always, I learned a lot of new techniques.
Painting flowers can be quite difficult since each flower has a different petal and leaf shape. They are also difficult to paint because of the twists and turns in the stems, petals and the flower clusters themselves. Creating the appearance of a shear flower petal without a great deal of transparency is tough and requires a lot of planning of layering.
Painting with watercolor takes a great deal of thought. You must paint from light to dark colors and avoid the areas to be left white. No straight black is used from a tube. Black paint must be created by the artist by mixing together, usually, three colors or more.
Even though watercolor painting sounds like a nightmare, It's still my favorite. Some day, when time permits, I plan to do a lot of painting.
But, for now, I'll stick to workshops, at least, I am still learning the process required to create a watercolor.
Polish Princess
Oh you're so lucky to be able to attend the classes. It sound like you learned a lot in such a short time.
ReplyDeleteI think that watercolor is one of the most difficult mediums to paint in. I use guache, which is like an adult tempera paint. It's opaque and you can get a transparency by watering it down, but it just doesn't have the same look. Someday I'll try a watercolor class from Gail Bracegirdle, whose watercolors are beautiful. http://gailbracegirdle.artspan.com/gallery/10023/ON LOCATION - Gardens