The sight of fresh, colorful blooms and foliage inspired my students & me in my Watercolor Spring Flowers class at the Community College of Beaver County.
We began the class by playing with our new watercolor supplies.
The painting above is a demo I made in class, to show how to pick up paints and lay them down, how to create the background after the first washes had dried, and to show the power of putting color opposites next to each other.
I wasn't trying to make anything in particular. I was just playing.
After class, I added more watercolors and used Posca paint pens for details. I plan to make color copies of this painting to create greeting cards with.
Below is another demonstration painting I made in class to show the steps in painting flowers. I notice I like the parts best where I was just messing around and listening to the little voice of my intuition.
Color at this gray time of year (for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere) can lift the spirits and give us a way to express our feelings.
I hope you take the time this week to pick up your art supplies and play with color!
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