| April 26, 2013 | to | April 28, 2013 |
Petroglyphe Gallery
www.galleypetroglyphe.com
FINDING YOUR NATURE THROUGH NATURE is intended for experienced artists who have knowledge in drawing and painting, and acquaintance with watercolor. Great design leads to great painting. In this workshop participants will go beyond the obvious to discover the hidden truths in the natural world. The focus of demonstrations and hands on painting will employ the five art elements, line, shape, value, color, and texture in a practical way that aids in the journey to a visual language. Through drawing participants will see how line relates to edge which results in exciting shapes that are the building blocks of design. From shape to value develop ways to use darks and lights to create value strong value patterns for unifying design. Use color for emotional impact and texture for surface elaboration. Although primarily indoors the group may take sketching trips to gather subjects for the paintings.
In this workshop expand your visual language by:
-Drawing from nature and/or YOUR photographs
-Translating your sketch to the painting surface
-Introducing underlying abstraction weaving together the five art elements
-Using watercolor or acrylic transparently to create luminous color layers
-Mixing color with white and black gesso for opaque overlays
-Binding the mind, heart, and hand with nature through doing art

watermedia on paper 22x30