Thinking about class tomorrow and I thought I might keep it simple - and springlike. We have explored pussy willows before, but their delicate boughs winking in the spring sunshine on our return beckoned, Here is some inspiration from the internet: Let's see how creative we can be!
Last weekend Tom and I had the pleasure of attending a plein air painting trip with group of artists in Val David, Quebec. We stayed at the charming Auberge aux Vieux Foyer, were the food and service, and rooms, were all wonderful. A lot of wonderful artwork displayed, stories told, music made, and friendships rekindled!
The last two weeks we 'poured' our hearts out on canvas - first using pouring medium, and next using water, with saran wrap for added effect. The beauty below on the left was done by Grade 7 student, Ali Henderson. Wow! Last week, we had a peary nice time with our poured pear theme. My little window gallery looked lovely! This week we fly to outer space, or at least to the sky with another fine technique to create a softer, colourful abstract evocative of the heavens. A few samples from the internet:
Pouring paint directly onto a canvas, and then tilting the canvas to move the paint around, is a technique that blends the colors together beautifully. Even when dry the the paint appears to flow and mix itself over the canvas. This week we are giving this a try. It is not my usual process, so I am having to dig deep to find the process that will work for me, and for my students. Your creative choices are your palette of colours that you choose (I have pre-mixed several, ready to go), and then, how you tilt, move, pour and even coax a little with palette knives or brushes.
In my first paintings, I did not want to cover the whole surface - partly because I didn't want to use up too much paint before my students got at it:) I am thinking of making some of the white spaces in the first sample little creatures. In the second I may simply paint the white areas a dark blue colour. I simulated that in Photoshop in the third image. Other creative potential: see what you see in your piece and enhance that image, or simply overpaint an image that resonates for you onto the painting. Below are some lovely paintings from various artists. As I mentioned, the Wednesday night group conquered their winter chills with a blast of colour again this week, in our 'Shadows in the Snow' series. We explored mixing tints at the same time, and studied the nature of light in shadows. Once the drawing was laid out in conté, students were encouraged to abandon the photo and paint with their hearts. Oh yeah!
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