Teaching at Portland Art Guild
RESOURCES FOR NOVEMBER CLASS 2024
THIS PAGE IS FOR STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE SERIES OF CLASSES ON "WATERCOLOR WITH PEN & INK -- FALL LEAVES". THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THIS CLASS! BELOW ARE SOME IMAGES RELATED TO OUR DEMOS AND PROJECTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO OFFER ANY FEEDBACK, SEND ME AN EMAIL OR TEXT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR ARTWORK FEATURED ON THIS PAGE, PLEASE SEND ME A JPG ALONG WITH A NOTATION FOR HOW YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR NAME TO APPEAR IN THE BOX WHERE I CREDIT YOUR WORK. THANKS AGAIN!
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PROJECT 1 -- "ZEN-DOODLE" LEAF
In this project, we explored the possibilities of various kind of lines (thick, thin, consistent/broken, etc.) and how to develop patterns. We talked about the importance of variety to keep a subject interesting.
Project 2 -- Watercolor leaf
In our second session, we did another pen and ink "warm up exercise" developing lines into patterns which incorporate shapes, value, and color. We also painted a watercolor leaf based on an inspiration photo from a leaf from the parking lot!
Project 2 -- Watercolor leaf
In a quick demo of wet-into-wet painting, we laid in color starting with our lightest value color (yellow) and then, while the paper was still wet, dropped in reds and greens and purples to get the melting and mottling of colors inspired by the real leaf. We finished with splatter.
