Color Field Painting with Watercolor

Color Field Painting with Watercolor

360 Online Weekend WS | This program is completed

1501 10th Ave East Seattle, WA 98102 United States

TBD

Intermediate

5/9/2020-5/10/2020

9:30 AM-4:30 PM PDT on Sun Sat

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$230.00

$207.00

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In this workshop, we will focus on color as the primary element in abstract expression. Using examples of prominent color field painters from the mid 20th Century to the present, we will examine the use of color in terms of its emotional and spiritual content. We will also look at the relationship between color and music, and how both resonate with us on a personal level. Exercises will include color experimentation using variations in form, harmony, contrast, balance, repetition, and juxtaposition. Some experience with watercolor is required.
Spring quarter 2020 classes will be held online.

  • Tube watercolors, professional grade. My favorite brands are Daniel Smith, Winsor & Newton, Holbein, and DaVinci. Most brands come in 14 or 15 ml tubes.
  • I am suggesting a color palette rather than requiring it. I want you to have a good range of color - warm and cool, opaque and transparent, granulating and non-granulating, etc.
  • Suggested palette:
  • Aureolin Yellow or Winsor Lemon
  • Cadmium Yellow Light or Medium Quinacridone Gold
  • Rose Madder Genuine
  • Cadmium Red Light or Medium Permanent Rose
  • Cobalt Blue
  • French Ultramarine Blue or Ultramarine Blue
  • Phthalo (Winsor) Blue - green shade
  • Burnt Sienna or Italian Burnt Sienna
  • New Gamboge
  • Permanent Alizarin Crimson
  • Cobalt Turquoise Light
  • Dioxazine Violet (Winsor Violet)
  • Phthalo(Winsor) Green - blue shade
  • Viridian
  • Optional:
  • Quinacridone Magenta
  • Cobalt Violet
  • Hooker’s Green
  • Quinacridone Burnt Orange
  • Cerulean Blue
  • Brushes: I recommend mixed synthetic/natural hair brushes, but there are some good synthetic brushes available and they tend to be more affordable. A #8 round, a #3 or #4 round, a 3/4” flat and a 1-1/2” wash (example: Princeton 4050 - around $20)
  • Painting or drawing board (large enough to hold an 11” x 14” sheet of paper)
  • 11” x 14” Fabriano 140# cold press watercolor pad or equivalent in individual sheets (12 sheet pad would be just enough)
  • One 22” x 30” sheet 300# cold press watercolor paper - any professional brand (optional)
  • A roll of 3/4” drafting, artist’s or blue painter’s tape
  • A white plastic 18-well (or larger) palette
  • A small plastic spray bottle
  • Two water containers and paper towels
  • Pencil and eraser
  • 15” to 18” metal ruler and x-acto knife (recommended for cutting 300# paper)
  • If you have any questions, email me at lindajamesart@gmail.com