Student receives National watercolor award

Congratulations to my student, Shirley, who was awarded a juror's award from the Society of Watercolor Artists (SWA) for her watercolor painting "Uley and Me," which features her grandson and his dog. 

The SWA is a Fort Worth-based watercolor association which now accepts international submissions. This most recent show featured paintings from Texas artists, as well as artists from a variety of locations, such as Colorado, Malaysia, and China. 

Way to go, Shirley!

Samples of Friday watercolor class paintings (Cheetahs!)

These paintings turned out so well; my students seemed to really like painting these guys. We worked with both watercolor and ink on this assignment. The animals all seem to really come alive in the paintings. Good work, guys!

My students often work on their own projects outside of class, and this watercolor flower painting is just one example. I really like how my students are taking the initiative to work on their own projects at home--they are coming up with some really great work!

Oil painting exercise #3, End of May

This is a picture of the sample of our oil painting class exercise. It's coming along nicely!

Oil painting project

This is the next stage of our current project in oil class. In this picture, the paint was applied thinly and was mixed with paint thinner. For a view of actual painting by John Waterhouse, refer to this post: http://annwinchester.blogspot.com/2013/04/oil-painting-lesson-for-may-2.html  (click on the link to be directed to the post.) 

Silly dog--students' paintings

Here are some of my students' "silly dog" paintings. There were so many good ones, I will post a few at a time.

Oil painting lesson for May 2

I am really excited about this upcoming project, which will be to paint a copy of this Romantic, Impressionist painting by John Waterhouse. We will start on May 2nd.

Baby in Yellow Chair - Commission

There are a lot of things going on in this painting. The pink hue in the baby's hat, along with the soft yellow on the chair are repeated in the skin with the exact same pigments so as to enhance her skin tones. Using pink and yellow together produces an interesting effect called "halation," which means they (the colors) make each other seem to glow.

Also, notice the "perfect triad" of color in the pink, yellow and blue of the hat. The blue is a warm, sweet kind of blue, just perfect for babies. And I love the way she is leaning in toward us, the viewer. Makes you wonder what she'd like to tell us!