I’ve mentioned before that art is not really my strong suit. There was a time when I dreaded my weekly painting classes and they took a lot out of me as I prepped each painting (often painting it ahead of time several times until I got it just right.)
It’s hard for me even to imagine that now, though, because I just love painting with my class. This year I’ve traded with another teacher in the school and I am teaching middle school choir and in exchange he is teaching painting to my class. My students are thrilled to have another teacher for a change, especially one whose specialty is art.
But I still miss painting with them.
So, every now and then, I plan on grabbing a few extra moments to paint with them. A couple weeks ago we painted what became the cover inside of our binders and I love how they turned out.
Not the greatest photo, but the painting is just beautiful!
With this painting, as with so many others, I relied heavily on pulling off paint to create form, rather than painting it on. We covered the paper with ultra-marine blue, then added prussian and a hint of red at the bottom and around the sides. We then used a combination of pulling off paint to create white and adding the dark mauve color to create the crystals.
So pretty. And perfect for our first painting of the year.
I enjoyed your post over at Magic Onions. We have provided a beautiful environment and freedom for my children and enjoy watching them flourish naturally. Their imagination and creativity amaze me. Your painting is very beautiful. Painting is also my weakness. Something I would love to learn. It’s a shame there are no online courses. Living over in DR restricts my learning. Most of it is done through books or dvds.
Oh, Jeanene, wouldn’t it be great if there were wet-on-wet watercolor YouTube tutorials? Somebody should do that! And thanks for the compliment on the Magic Onions article. I was so happy to contribute to that great space!