Wednesday, February 16, 2011

A balmy spring day in Florida



Hello everyone,

We are finally settled into our winter house in Florida and I have taken two watercolor classes so far. They say that the best artists in the country are in Southwest Florida, over 20,000 watercolorists. It is daunting being in classes with people who are such mature and seasoned artists, but it is a great learning opportunity and it can be a lot of fun.

I completed two of the pieces we did in class. Pretty advanced subject matter, but I did my best with it and here they are:

I am trying something new on Friday.....painting watercolors on Canvas. I actually tried something like this before on canvas board, but this is an actual stretched canvas, so you can paint the edges and not have to frame it. I'm sure I will learn a lot and all these new "tricks" and tips will be shared in my classes when we come home in May.

Hope you have a good week and keep painting!