Negative Painting with Watercolor

Negative Painting with Watercolor

Workshop | Available

Intermediate
1/6/2025-1/9/2025
9:00 AM-4:00 PM on Mon Tue Wed Th
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$600.00

Negative Painting with Watercolor

Workshop | Available

Discover the exciting results of negative painting with watercolor! This is the technique of painting around a subject (negative space) to define it in the composition. Students will build confidence in handling glazes, underpaintings, and painting wet into wet passages. They will also develop a stronger understanding of pigments and how they directly relate to the complex medium of watercolor, as well as add depth by building transparent glazes, and create interesting shapes by linking and interlocking shapes. Students will benefit from daily demonstrations, friendly critiques, and one-on-one help. https://www.swensonsart.net/

Swenson, Brenda
Brenda Swenson

Brenda Swenson is the artist author of two books, Keeping a Watercolor Sketch-book (Finalist, Award of Excellence) and Steps to Success in Watercolor. An ac-tive participant in the arts community she has served on the board of directors for the National Watercolor Society and Watercolor West. She has achieved signa-ture status in WW, NWWS, SDWS and CWA. Her artwork has been featured in countless books and magazines (Splash, the Best of Watercolor, An Illustrated Journey, Creative Freedom, Complete Guide to Watercolor, Watercolor Artist, Watercolor Magazine, Watercolor Highlights, Plein Air Magazine and numerous other publications). She’s a highly sought after workshop instructor and exhibition juror, nationwide and abroad. Artists’ Statement: Being a painter is more than mastery of techniques. I strive to express how I feel about my world and my response to it. It’s my desire to communicate. My tools are that of a painter: brush, paint and paper. Working en plein air has taught me to be alert and observant and I take this knowledge with me into the studio. I’m constantly striving to capture the effects of light and atmosphere in my work. The constant struggle keeps my work honest and direct. BOOKS Splash 19: Illusion of Light, 2018, North Light Books, Contributor Complete Guide to Watercolour, 2016, Quarto Publishing, Contributor Painting in Watercolor, The Indispensable Guide, 2016, Firefly, Contributor Incite 2, 2014, North Light Books, Contributor Creative Freedom, 2013, North Light Books, Contributor An Illustrated Journey, 2013, Contributor Splash 14: Light and Color, 2013, North Light Books, Contributor Splash 12: Celebrating Artistic Vision, 2011, North Light Books, Contributor Splash 11: New Directions, 2010, North Light Books, Contributor Artistic Touch 4, 2010, Contributor Step to Success in Watercolor, Artist & Author, Walter Foster Publication, 2007 80 Watercolor Painting References, Walter Foster Publication, 2006, Contributor Keeping