October 17, 2005
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October 16, 2005:  Watermedia Workshop was successfully completed.  We had six attendees, all beginning painters. 

The class started with a quick exercise introducing the kind of drawing needed for painters.  Bissett then explained the necessity and benefits of the thumbnail sketch.  This was followed by an explanation of the four states of paper wetness and the five pigment thicknesses of watercolor paint. 

The class then did several thumbnails of their favorite paintings hanging on the gallery walls.  The idea was to use three values: light, medium and dark; and three planes:  foreground, middle ground and background. 

After a great lunch prepared and served by Suzanne, Bissett showed some recent thumbnails from his sketch book.  He then explained how a lot can be learned from the paintings of professional artists by analyzing the picture to discover the underlying Visual Idea and then applying that to your own similar subject matter. 

This was then demonstrated in a small water color painting of a Spokane street at sunset using the visual idea from a painting by Joseph Zbukvic.  Greatly inspired the class began experimenting and learning on their own for the last hour and a half.

Workshop Photos

The class hard at work.

         
Me with the demo in the background.

Featured Painting

This is a portrait of a Indian girl from Mexico using
the oil rubout technique.  It's done on a hardboard
panel which is cradled with 1x2 strips and the plastered
on the top and sides for an interesting textured surface.
The size is 24x12".  A photo by Tara Lightwalker was
used for reference with permission.

Featured Architectural Project

A computer rendering in ArchiCAD with a lot of post work
in Paintshop Pro.  The background sunset is from an acrylic
painting I did several years ago.  The design has changed a
little.  Main entrance is now on the near side.  This dome is
60' in diameter and 25' tall.  It has three bedrooms, 2 full baths,
(1) 3/4 bath and (1) 1/2 bath.  Also an office and a loft.

I currently have three portrait commissions under way and may soon have
another architectural project to start...not a dome is time.

All the Best...

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