We went out on campus today to try to paint the landscape we saw there. It was all about making marks with the brush and seeing what happens. I like to pick up a lot of different colors, because, let's face it, outside is mostly GREEN. Lots of shades of green, but green, green, green. So, I cheat. I use nonlocal color, like Gaugin and Van Gogh. Well, I'm not up to their snuff yet, but, hey, I think I'm closer than I was before I started today's exercise. Look at what interesting things happen when I stick some orange or purple in there. Look at how I got the trees and plants to emerge from shade to sunlight. I don't know about you, but I got pretty excited about the stuff that watercolors can do, sort of all by themselves. Much more effective than oils, by a long shot. No wonder so many artists love them. And they are so much more portable, so much easier to clean up, and more affordable. I will always love oils, of course. But as I get bolder, I think this medium could be a blast, too.
We went out on campus today to try to paint the landscape we saw there. It was all about making marks with the brush and seeing what happens. I like to pick up a lot of different colors, because, let's face it, outside is mostly GREEN. Lots of shades of green, but green, green, green. So, I cheat. I use nonlocal color, like Gaugin and Van Gogh. Well, I'm not up to their snuff yet, but, hey, I think I'm closer than I was before I started today's exercise. Look at what interesting things happen when I stick some orange or purple in there. Look at how I got the trees and plants to emerge from shade to sunlight. I don't know about you, but I got pretty excited about the stuff that watercolors can do, sort of all by themselves. Much more effective than oils, by a long shot. No wonder so many artists love them. And they are so much more portable, so much easier to clean up, and more affordable. I will always love oils, of course. But as I get bolder, I think this medium could be a blast, too.
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