under the guidance of misty mawn, hosted
by jenny doh at studio creshendoh in santa ana.
we selected a number of images that appealed to us
and then led through several steps.
first writing our story in ink on newsprint,
then sketching a studies to possibly use in our story,
finally, we painted using any medium. in the final painting
a camel seemed more fitting that a baby deer. also, you might
recognize the muted paintings of my relatives from the
photo i used for the atc i showed last week.
a camel seemed more fitting that a baby deer. also, you might
recognize the muted paintings of my relatives from the
photo i used for the atc i showed last week.
since i rarely paint with watercolor, i tried it. i learned that watercolors
can be layered, that mixing colors is easy and fun and that it is
much more forgiving than i initially thought. i am inspired by this
story telling approach. my mind is reeling with stories i hope to paint in the future.
i visited the hammer museum to see the collage work of
it was spectacular!
i visited the hammer museum to see the collage work of
it was spectacular!
also this week...
i am thrilled to announce that two of my paintings were accepted into the
art in the library show sponsored by the palos verdes library district.
i remember carrying armloads of books home each saturday
from the central library in los angeles. it was a big deal to get my
mother, who worked all week, to take me. i am ever grateful
for the experience. i will post pictures of the paintings in the future.
speaking of postings ... thank you for visiting
and for being patient with my erratic postings.
have a lovely weekend.
today is friday and i am posting along with friends
at paint party friday, hosted by kristen and eva.
Lovely work Irene. I particularly love your first sketch. Congrats on being accepted for the show.
ReplyDeleteMy goodness--this is an amazing piece. Thank you for sharing the process. You are such a gifted, talented artist. WOW!
ReplyDeletereally beautiful painting Irene. That collage work is fab -how lucky you got to see this one and more in person too. And congrats on having two of your paintings in the library show-how exciting!
ReplyDeletefabulous class, fabulous teacher i have only seen in online videos unfortunately. i think you did absolutely great. love the subtlety. i am also loving watercolors. blessings fellow artist
ReplyDeleteWow Irene this is simply stunning. The process just seems like something you are a natural at. Congrats on the library acceptance.
ReplyDeleteNicole/Beadwright
Gorgeous Irene...so happy for you having those pieces excepted.. I looked forward to seeing them! Wonderful meaty post, loved the process...thank you!
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It looks like you enjoyed Misty's class a bunch!
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