BASKET - 2

Next we worked on the two baskets behind the main basket.  Neither are very detailed.

Then we began adding more color to the main basket, and more shadows below.  Obviously this step is not finished here.

BASKET - 1

Here's another class project.  The purpose of this was to show that when we look at a brown object - in this case a basket - it doesn't mean we get out our brown paint and use that.  There may be - or COULD be - a lot of other color in that object.

As usual, I neglected to get a photo of the beginning!  But I will tell you that it began with a wet paper and the primaries dropped into the water.  Use yellow where the sun hits, or where the light areas are, blues in shadows areas and the red randomly in the mid tones.  These colors should be very pale so that just a glow remains when it dries.

What you see here is actually the third layer.  After we let the first pale layer dry we brought in more color all over, then began bringing more color to the main basket.

CORN ON THE COB - FINAL

Then we added colors in mid-tones to finish the painting.

Obviously not my best!  But it was, again, a teaching tool about color - transparent versus opaque - so they could see why people sometimes get "mud" when they paint! . . . 

. . . and about values.  From across the room it reads as corn - no matter how bad it looks up close!

CORN ON THE COB!

The class is learning about color and value.

We did one painting using all transparent paints, and then this painting using all opaque or semi-opaque paints - and only 3 colors - a yellow, red and blue.  This was also a study in values.

First we all took the same photo and created a simple value study.  This was done by placing tracing paper over the photo and darkening areas with a pencil.

After that we put down our lightest color, then our darkest colors.

A CUP OF COFFEE AND A GOOD BOOK . . . .

. . . ESPECIALLY  PAGE 79!

Yep - the new AcrylicWorks book is here - and my "Peekaboo Bear" resides on page 79!

This is (obviously) the 3rd book in the acrylic series and I'm thrilled to be included once again.  By my tally there are only 10 artists whose work has appeared in all three of these books - and I'm one of the 10!

The book is available at Northlight Books - if you are interested in purchasing a copy.

STILL ORGANIZING

Finally have the other bedroom painted - this will be the "craft room".

 And - - - - more boxes ready to create drawer dividers!

VASES AND POMEGRANATES - 3

Beginning to add the blue to the vases.

 More colors added to vases, some shadows darkened.

It may be finished?????

VASES AND POMEGRANATES - 2

Several layers added to fruit, cloth and background.

Shadows added.