A stream with its ambitious water rushing between and around rocks challenges the artist to catch the exuberance and vitality. Explore brushwork and effective use of white paper when painting the translucency of waters that are always changing and always on the move. Delve into the study of light and shadow and the way it plays on the rock surfaces and planes. Discover how to use value, color, and texture to give solidarity to the rocks decorating the stream. Go with the flow creating landscapes that rock! Reference material provided. Introductory watercolor experience needed.
In addition to developing skills using color, value, shapes, and edges, students will feel comfortable using painting techniques to create texture and gain an understanding of light and shadow in a painting.
WEEK 1: Spring Vignette with Daisies and Rocky Stream
WEEK 2: Boulders in Rocky Mountain Stream
WEEK 3: Fallen Trees Across Rushing Stream
WEEK 4: Calm Rocky River with Distant Forest
WATERCOLOR PALETTE WITH LID
WATERCOLOR PAPER OR WATERCOLOR BLOCK (9” x 12” OR LARGER) 140LB COLD PRESS
WATERCOLOR BRUSHES (#6 AND #8 ROUND, 1”- 1 1/2” FLAT)
CADMIUM RED
ALIZARIN CRIMSON
CADMIUM YELLOW
LEMON YELLOW
YELLOW OCHRE
BURNT SIENNA
RAW UMBER
OLIVE GREEN
CERULEAN BLUE
ULTRAMARINE BLUE
COBALT VIOLET
MINERAL VIOLET
WATER CONTAINER
SPRAY BOTTLE
TISSUES WITHOUT LOTION OR PAPER TOWEL
