Abstract art class four: pic two

do the same process with your three least favorite colors... after a while i realized I was using Sol food's color- so i gotta tell you: I like the color on that building, just not in fashion...

Abstract art class four: pic one

pick your fave three colors, you must blend tubes to make your faves. Then make two shapes, apply the first shape in three ways, apply the second shape in three ways, then paint the rest in, so you don't see any paper.

abstract art class three: pic two

do another story line, think of a story in your life, do five lines across of just the rough part of the story before the turn and happy climax. then go across in the other direction, doing the entire span of the rough part to the happy ending.

abstract art class three: pic one

expressing a storyline: first we expressed a storyline through a group-made sentence: colors quietly explode above your oppressive skyline.

watercolor- class two, part B

I spent less time on this pear. I bought it as my model. It was the only brown pear brought to class. I didn't want to discriminate. It had a lovely color and yummy looking shadow. As you can see, I'm still unable to attain that color, weight and dimensionality. at least I got the bruises and scratches to a T!
This was a lovelier sketch than painting.

Watercolor- class two

I skipped class one, as we did a lot of discussing materials and blending. You don't want to see my color wheel. And if you do, we can schedule a private viewing...Class two involved pears. I was good at pears in high school. As you can see, i've been out of practice, and my pear is flat. I'll work on it!!

abstract acrylics - class two, part B

Same rules from below, applied here. this one isn't my favorite, i don't think it has a good side to sit on. i kept rotating it when i painted it, and it never found a top or bottom.

Acrylics - class two

Take an object, make sure it's 3d. on paper, map out only the darkest darks and lightest lights using your own coding for dark (<) and light (>). remove the object from your site, on yellow painted paper, use white and brown to express this light-map. then take two colors, created by blending two colors (each) and paint it in, cover all yellow, then add yellow back in...

Abstract acrylics - class one

Take small pcs of roofing material, take pcs of rectangular cut brown paper, place on base 1. not touching each other, 2. touching each other but not the border, 3. touching each other and the border. then paint 1. a very close-up cropped version of your fave of the above options, 2. any rectangle set up that you want to imagine.
This is my fave!

Two art classes in the spring of 09

I'm taking two art classes at College of Marin. It's reminding me that I actually have talent and strengths in something and for some reason I was mislead enough to forget that and fail to practice those strengths everyday. Ah, such is life.
Rant aside- one is an abstract class in acrylics on Thursdays and one is watercolor basics on Saturdays. I have to say that after all my training, the most that I need is in committing and growing patience for, the art of creating a whole piece.
So! From here on, I'll post either all or just my faves from each class... if I'm lazy, which I usually am, I will just say a word, if I'm excited about it, you'll get a rant!
But let me start by saying these two teachers are great in very different ways!