I attended a one day workshop yesterday... "Cascade Colors".
We completed 2 paintings, I will show you the one that turned out nice.
Title: "Cascade Sunset"
Size: 10" x 12"
The main things I learned:
1. Shadow colors always need to have some warm colors added to make them come alive.
2. Mountains are painted mainly with the shadows.
(more obvious in the other painting that you won't see).
3. Add more color than I think the painting needs to achieve a dramatic look, it fades as it drys.
3. In sunrise and sunset paintings the clouds "glow" from the bottom.
4. When painting skies, get in and get out, don't mess with them...let the colors mix on their own.
I will be taking two more workshops over the next couple of months with this same instructor, Cindy Briggs.
I played with collage this week too. Very fun...very messy...you should see my studio!
Still learning but here is one for you to see:
Title: "Mystic Child"
Size: 8"x10"
Yes...That is my Grandma Verda. I used a photocopy of a very old picture.
Last but not least...the two chickadee paintings that I showed you last week sold!
One for $10.95 the other for $17.50. I had them up for auction and they both went into bidding wars. Not too bad for little 2.5"x3.5" paintings. I kept the rights to use the image so I can make prints or cards, etc.
