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| Georgia O'Keefe Country 14 x 11 Watercolor |
Following advice from Gwen Fox and Stephen Quiller, I did an acrylic underpainting of Azo Yellow on the bottom and Pthalo blue on the top. I then developed this painting in watercolor. I love that you can lift color so easily, which is how I developed the cottonwoods and shrubbery on the butte. For example, I lifted back to the Azo Yellow on the cottonwoods and then added color to give them shape. The color looks a bit less harsh in person than in this photo.
I also received a lovely thank you card from Gwen Fox for attending the workshop and spending some extra personal time with her. She took photos of the painting she deemed our best and made a card with our painting, a photo of the workshop attendees, and a personal message. The workshop was about how to market you art. Gwen is very good at marketing!
Gwen's card to me
The class
Friend Joan is third from left in the back row
I am on the right in the front row.
4 comments:
This watercolor is absolutely beautiful...peaceful and a place I would love to visit. Gwens card is lovely, Mary!!!
I love the Georgia O'Keefe Country, Mary. It is really beautiful and your colors are amazing. Sounds like you had an awesome time.
Your painting is very serene. I love the idea of using an acrylic underpainting. I will have to try it.
What a nice,classy gesture from your instructor Gwen Fox!
Dear Mary - stopped over to visit from Christiane's blog. Had a lovely time reading some of your past posts. Loved seeing how much your art has developed from 2010 inre to Georgia O'Keefe Country. Your art is very beautiful. Thank you too for sharing some of your tips that you learned from your workshops. Love the idea of putting down acrylics and then developing with watercolors. May just have to give this a try. Hope you have a great week. Will be back to visit again soon.
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