Sketchbook Confidential 2: Enter the secret worlds of 41 master artists
Cathy Johnson: Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures
Claudia Nice: Creating Textures in Pen & Ink with Watercolor
Danny Gregory: The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be The Artist You Truly Are
The New Yorker Magazine: New Yorker Desk Diary: 2012 Engagement Calendar
Vivian Swift: Le Road Trip: A Traveler's Journal of Love and France
Vivian Swift: When Wanderers Cease to Roam: A Traveler's Journal of Staying Put
These are two of my favorite books both to read (She is HILARIOUS) and for the FABULOUS watercolors!
Besides that it just makes you feel good to open them up again, and again, and again. There are books that I buy that I look at once and never open again. But not these babies! They sit on the side of my bed and are revisited often like an old friend.
The author Vivian Swift is delightful and talented and has a wry wit - my kind of gal!
Rapidograph pens have been around along time . There is something wonderful about their line quality and they can be refilled! They are waterproof and a high quality pen and ink tool!
Don't Fear about filling them up
Check Out the Easy Peasy video below:
Okay, I must confess it was WILD but only wild in color! It was perfect though. My BFF Judi came over for an evening of journaling, chatting, laughing and eating. Nothing better than a dear friend and some art to end your week ;)
I love my old green tackle box and it looks so harmless sitting there all closed up and cute ;)
But alas, lurking beneath the lid is my dirty little secret ...
I have a feeling you will understand why I hide it from view ...
Please don't judge me. I think you may have some dirty little secrets of your own ;)
SMIRK!
People often ask me what colors they should purchase when buying watercolor paint -
especially Daniel Smith Watercolors.
My answer: All of them! Just kidding ;)
This is actually a very personal choice. I know the colors that I like but they may not be the same as the ones you would choose.
That being said:
If you are purchasing tube paint for the first time and/or trying to build your intial palette I would suggest the following colors:
Basic Palette
cool and warm red
cool and warm blue
cool and warm yellow
yellow ochre
payne's grey
raw umber
New Gamboge (PY153) 15ml Tube, DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine
Bloodstone Genuine 15ml Tube, DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine
Serpentine Genuine 15ml Tube, DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine
I whole heartedly would suggest using the
Registration is OPEN
* Note - the class will remain open until September 1 so that you can revisit it and take your time going through the lessons.
High speed internet will make your workshop experience a pleasant one as video is a large portion of the instruction.
There will be a private Facebook group where you can share your work and thoughts with other students in the class.
Introduction
Gathering and exploring Materials
Collecting Images
Creating and preparing a color palette
Color Exercises
Drawing
Pencil
sketching
Pen
contour drawing
hatching and cross hatching
Watercolor Basics
washes
backgrounds
layering
Putting it together
details
adding words
Journaling
watercolor crayons
watercolor pencils
Going Big
Birds
Butterflies
Applying what you know
Cost: $97.00
*Note this workshop has limited enrollment so it will be on a first come first served basis*
I was reading one of my favorite bloggers posts on her collection of feathers that she has amassed over the years from friends sending them to her in the mail ...
and well, honestly I envied her luscious collection!
I love feathers and love to paint them from life ;)
So I thought ~ It couldn't hurt to ask ;)
So if you have a feather or find one and want to send it my way I would be heartfully thankful
Just drop me an email at armfield@att.net
Some of my favorite watercolors are Lukas from Jerry's Artarama!
A friend tipped me off to the Groupon Sale spend $50 and get $100 worth of art supplies!
My family and I went away for the weekend to Coronado Island in San Diego for a wonderful Easter Vacation. The Easter Bunny was especially kind to me as the falconry abatement crew was at the hotel. See the video for the details.
Why is that a treat for me? Because I got to get up close to some of my favorite friends and snap away -
* Note - the class will remain open until September 1 so that you can revisit it and take your time going through the lessons.
High speed internet will make your workshop experience a pleasant one as video is a large portion of the instruction.
There will be a private Facebook group where you can share your work and thoughts with other students in the class.
Introduction
Gathering and exploring Materials
Collecting Images
Creating and preparing a color palette
Color Exercises
Drawing
Pencil
sketching
Pen
contour drawing
hatching and cross hatching
Watercolor Basics
washes
backgrounds
layering
Putting it together
details
adding words
Journaling
watercolor crayons
watercolor pencils
Going Big
Birds
Butterflies
Applying what you know
Cost: $97.00
*Note this workshop has limited enrollment so it will be on a first come first served basis*
REGISTRATION OPENS APRIL 16!
