Wet & Wild! Painting Vibrant Water Scenes
Location: Scottsdale Location
Room: TBA
Nov 30-Dec 4, 2009
Meets 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri
Tuition: $585.00
Level: INT-ADV
Status: This program has been canceled
Learn how to make water look wet, reflective and splashy! Choosing oil, watercolor or acrylic as your primary medium, study water in its various forms: from a
cascading waterfall to a babbling brook to glassy reflection. Painting water that looks wet requires some basic knowledge of the dynamics of how water moves and how
objects are reflected in its shiny surface. Techniques will be demonstrated to address the various puzzles the artist is faced with when painting this stunning, fascinating - and yes, confusing - subject! Julie will provide photos for class use or you are welcome to use your own reference material. There will be demos in all three mediums, critique and lots of painting time.
Instructor -- Julie Gilbert Pollard
Julie Gilbert Pollard paints in oil and watercolor in a fluid, painterly manner. Her painting style, while representational, is colored with her own personal concept of reality. “The eye may see as a camera ‘sees’, but the mind’s eye sees an altered, imagined image, what it wants and hopes to see. It’s that illusive image, uniquely mine, along with a heightened sense of ‘realness’ that I try to express in my paintings. This world of ours is often a frightening and mysterious place, but it is filled with scenes and subjects that excite my eye and imagination! The magical allure of the natural world, and my reverence for it, compel me to attempt to capture its essence on canvas or paper.
- A very basic, comprehensive palette of colors should include a warm and cool of each of the primaries. This list of seven basic colors follows this criterion and is a suggested list only—feel free to use substitutes. (This is my basic palette of colors, though I frequently supplement with other colors not listed here. Where there are two colors listed, the first color listed would be my choice between the two, though I personally will sometimes use both.): Permanent or Quinacridone Rose; Winsor or Lemon Yellow; Antwerp or Phthalo Blue; Scarlet Lake or Winsor Red; New Gamboge or Indian Yellow; Ultramarine or Cobalt Blue; Cerulean Blue
- BRUSHES—just these two will get you started: #12 or #14 round (nylon or synthetic/natural blend—or Kolinsky sable BUT sables are pricey and not necessary); ¾" Aquarelle, nylon or “blend”
- ADDITIONAL BRUSHES—optional but useful:#8 round; 1" Aquarelle; 2" Hake; ½" Aquarelle
- SUPPORT: 100% rag, 140# cold press—such as Lanaquarelle (my current favorite) Winsor Newton or Arches, etc. (I personally don’t like Arches but it may be easier to find locally.) One full sheet should be plenty—a “full sheet” is 22x30 and you can tear that sheet into smaller pieces. (I usually pre-stretch paper onto Gator Foam board.) More of my favorites include Crescent Illustration Board (cold press, medium weight #310) and Fredrix watercolor canvas.
- MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT:
- Watercolor palette with lid or personal choice—I use a Homee 18 well travel palette in class
- LARGE water container
- 2B drawing pencils, or personal choice
- pencil sharpener
- “Click eraser”, gum eraser or kneadable eraser—OPTIONAL
- Sketch book, 9x12 is fine—VERY IMPORTANT
- Spray bottle—I use eyeglasses cleaner spray bottles for their fine mist spray
- White facial tissues
- Drawing board if you’re using paper
- Four large “bulldog” clips—OPTIONAL—to be used with drawing board if you haven’t pre-stretched your paper
- Old towel, bath size or larger
- Tracing paper, 19x24 or larger—OPTIONAL
- Wet Media Acetate—OPTIONAL—wait to have this shown in class
- Camera—OPTIONAL
- PLEASE NOTE: This is a SUGGESTED list only—if you have your own favorites (colors, paper, etc.) that differ from mine, please feel free to use them in addition or instead!