Student Art
The art in these galleries was created the many students in my classes!
Imaginative Drawing and Painting
After learning some new ways to draw: Blind Contour, Modified Blind Contour, Opposite Hand and using a grid to enlarge, transfer and rearrange their own drawings, look at the creative images that happened!
You CAN Draw!
The first step in learning to draw is SEEING! Blind Contour and Modified Blind Contour Drawing is a great way to train your eye and hand to work together!
Watch Your Mouth!
We painted eyes last year and now it is time to study mouths.
Mixed Media (or Keep Going!)
Every painting goes through an awkward stage also know as the “ugly stage”. It’s a time when you may not be sure if it is worth going on or not. 99.9% of the time it is! If you already don’t like it, then what have you got to lose? Try something little or go big. …
Complementary Colors
See what everyone painted using complementary colors! (reds and greens or blues and orange or yellows and purple)
Chart Your Colors
Learn what YOUR colors can do! You may have more colors that you thought!
White Flowers Aren’t White
Look how colorful white flowers can be!
More Snowy Trees!
What is December without painting snowy trees? Here are more and they keep getting better and better!
Brusho
Painting with a vibrant powdered pigment is unpredictable, fun and beautiful!
Let’s Dew Everything!
We learned to paint dew drops and then added them to leaves and more!
Masa Paper
Masa Paper is like rice paper. It is thin, absorbent and kind of fragile. It doesn't sound like it is meant for watercolors, but look what we have done!
Watercolor Mosaics
This was a very playful way to learn watercolor techniques. We first covered watercolor paper with many colors and techniques that did not have to look like anything. You can’t go wrong! Then we used the papers to create something new. So fun and creative!
Glazing
A fancy word for layering your watercolors! Look what can happen when using only 3 colors!
Yippee Yupo!
Painting on a slick plastic surface, called yupo, can be full of surprises. Look what everyone created…
Watercolor Pencils
Look at these great paintings created with watercolor pencils!
Negative Painting
The negative shapes are just as important as the positive!
Snowy Trees 2021
This is the 12th(?) annual Snowy Trees display! I never get tired of painting snowy trees and it seems as if I am not alone! Look at these stunning trees!
Ribbons
This class was more than just about painting a ribbon. It was about turning edges and light and shadow. Useful things to understand for painting so many things!
Monochromatic
It is amazing what you can do with only ONE color! If you have a variety of values the painting actually looks colorful!
Inking
There are so many ways to add ink to your watercolors. Here are just a few!