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Studio 365: Day 193

July 12, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, Turner, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 9 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 9, part 1 – 12.7.15

I have been looking forward to this chapter, entitled Joseph Mallord William Turner: colour harmony, ever since I received the book in the mail.

Turner is perhaps the greatest master of watercolour painting the world has known. His work has inspired me ever since I first saw his paintings in the Tate Gallery in London as a young boy. His mastery of light, colour, landscape, sky, mystery and atmosphere are second to none. He was a man ahead of his time; the first of the impressionists.

These exercises are a revelation and make this a wonderful journey to be on; more tomorrow.

Roy G.Biv still works here. I think it’s time he tidied up a little don’t you?

Sand Dunes and Morro Rock 10.7.15

This watercolour exercise was inspired by ms.diplomacy’s photo entitled Morro Rock View, which she posted on July 8th. I loved its minimalism, complementary colors, shapes and spaces. Many thanks ms.d 🙂

Studio 365: Day 190

July 9, 2015Lessons from the Great Masters, Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 5 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 8, part 2 – 9.7.15

Studio 365: Day 189

July 8, 2015Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, Corot, monochrome, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 2 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 8, part 1 – 8.7.15

Today’s lesson was entitled Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot: balance of light and dark elements. The image started simply with a light wash followed by dark solid shapes leaving sky-holes within the foliage and painting a single tree-trunk within the reserved white of the sky. Highlights were created scraping the paint away with a sharp knife. Look for the color exercise tomorrow.

Studio 365: Day 188

July 7, 2015Lessons from the Great Masters, Painting, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 5 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 7 – 7.7.15

Studio 365: Day 187

July 6, 2015Painting, Photo Essay, Studio 365, Uncategorized365, Art, Art studio, photography, postaday, watercolorAndrew Seal View all 10 comments

Lessons from the Great Masters Day 6 – # I

Arizona Revisited I 6.7.15

Arizona Revisited II 6.7.15

Definitely a quantum leap with today’s exercises, which involved creating watercolor monoprints by pressing paper onto wet paint on my white ceramic palette. The effects were both exciting, and not unexpectedly, surprising.

After the paper was removed from the palette the images were worked on and as they changed they reminded me of the night sky on the McDowell Sonoran Reserve in Scottsdale, from our recent trip to Arizona.