Creating Ink Figures – Tutorial Video!

Hi everyone!

A few weeks ago I uploaded some images that were inspired by artist Norman Laliberte, and so I thought I would share it with you!

And please share it with your friends!

Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

A B C D E F G H

Hi!

I wanted to share with you some images that I’ve been collecting so far this year… as you know we are marching through the alphabet in the “Y is for Yellow” class, and it’s become my habit, the day before the next Lesson PDF is due, to take a walk in the city and search for the letter I need:

Those deadline days can be fairly stressful, so these walking breaks have been surprisingly therapeutic!

“H” is for “Have a great day!”

😉

 

Registration Now Open for Fred Lisaius’ NEW Watercolor Class

Big Juicy Watercolor
Instructor: Fred Lisaius
3-week class, watercolor • $95 

Class Dates: May 10 – 26, 2016

Watercolor is such a beautiful medium. In this class we will work wet in wet. This class will encourage you to experiment, loosen up and let the watercolor do some of the work! We will be using lots of water and color, big brushes and big sheets of watercolor paper to create paintings that celebrate both looseness and control.

Each week we will learn new techniques and then apply them to our paintings. We will be exploring subjects that will challenge you in fun and different ways. At the end of the class you will have at least 3 large paintings.

Let’s have some fun experimenting with watercolor and better understanding its secrets. Give yourself permission to take risks, explore, make mistakes and make discoveries. I look forward to painting with you.

SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS: For the Supply List, click HERE.

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Class Itinerary:

Week 1

Lesson 1. In this first class we will experiment, explore and discover. Create a double wetting flood wash and use lots of color to better understand the nature of watercolor. Get your supplies ready, put some music on and let’s get started.

Lesson 2. Now we are ready to do our first painting. Let’s use the wet into wet techniques we learned in our art lab (Lesson 1) to describe the soft fur of a cat or the hair of a dog. As with the experiments, allow yourself to take risks amd trust your instincts.

 

Week 2

Lesson 3. We are going to start the 3rd lesson by experimenting in new ways. Techniques for this lesson will include concentric washes, salt techniques and isolated flood washes. Throw a pinch of salt over your shoulder for good luck and another pinch on your painting for wonderful effects.

Lesson 4. How does your garden grow? Flowers always bring joy to our lives. Let’s have fun using what we learned in our experiments to create a large bouquet of our own creation. Let the flowers in your arrangement be inspired by nature and by your imagination.

Week 3

Lesson 5. How can we utilize gravity to create beautiful watercolor paintings? Let’s go back into the art laboratory and learn how masking fluid, contrast and gravity can make a painting more dynamic. We are also going to explore the “figure” in silhouette.

Lesson 6. The city, in the rain, at night is a wonderful thing. Let’s paint it and while we are at it, let’s make it big! Get your big brushes out, put some of your favorite music on and give yourself permission to think big, take chances and have fun.
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For more details: http://www.carlasonheim.com/big-juicy-watercolor/

Cat Bennett: My 3 Favorite Brushes

“My 3 Favorite Brushes” with Cat Bennett from Carla Sonheim Presents

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Hi everyone! Here Cat tells us about her three favorite brushes. Thanks, Cat!

(Also, her second class with us, “Making Art a Practice: In and Out of the Sketchbook,” begins TOMORROW! Click HERE for more information and to sign up!)

Here’s a sample of what you will be doing (borrowed from Cat’s website):

Cool!

 

Procrastination

I’ve been procrastinating a lot lately!

For the Yellow class, our assignment this month is to work on a small series of work. This has led to quite a lot of procrastination:

This morning, I didn’t feel like working on my series, so I designed a new class logo instead (ahead of schedule).

Later, instead of working on my series, I commented, answered emails, cleaned off my desktop, and painted some dots. (They’re cute, right?)

By 4pm I was finally ready to begin working on the series when it was obvious that I needed to do some shopping and go to the gym.

And now? I’m writing a blog post.

HAHAHA

Some Stuff

I want to share some artwork from the past several months. I’ve been mostly busy so far this year with “Y is for Yellow,” and here are a couple of pieces from the class lessons (“D is for Drybrush” (above) and “B is for Blue Period” (below).

Our main task this year is to work on a body of work:

My series has gone other directions now, but I do like her!

Have a great day!

 

Child Art Really is the BEST!

I dropped my grandson off at preschool on Tuesday…

… and passed in the hall these wonderful trees.

Kids’ art really is the best!

Just look at the clouds in this one…

… and the colors in this one.

Have a wonderful day!

Quick Collages

Happy Monday! Tried to start the day with some small, quick “abstract” collages which became houses pretty quickly. 😀

Have a great week!