Hats and Shadows in Watercolours

Last week, we finally had 2 well-visited Zen sessions, with ginger tea, nice relaxed music and very inspired painting! Most of the projects are still in progress - but more than worth showing. Our theme du jour was 'Hats & Shadows' and here's what was done so far:

 

 

 Jutta's woman with hat is halfway. The hat is fabulous, and so is the really shadow. See how dark you can make it?!! Works. The hair and the denim blouse, great. I am so curious how her expression will be after the mouth is finished! It may change completely...

 

Sandra has a other take on things and will paint a black man below the hat & shadow.these are the base colours, that will shine through the transparent next wash and will give it depth and warmth. But already it is interesting with a great expression - that may still change completely!

 

Another example of a really dark shadow in this painting by Sue - I love the colours, naughty smile and the signature-loose-brushstroke that made this portrait so special!!

 

Ingrid created this wild-haired beauty with hat. It is so expressive! The skin colour, as well as the contrasts are very attractive and somehow this feels like a statement. Well done!

 

Michele created this watercolour, that would be such a good choice as illustration for a story or in a magazine. It tells a lot about sunny, windy and still cold. Maybe inspired by the beaches of Bretagne, where Michele returned... Beautiful.

 In the meantime...

 

Two more filigree bottles (last 2 weeks' theme) were painted, this one by Liz. It has tremendous power, great colours too - and it is still in progress, Masking fluid to come off for some extra highlights..Looking forward to that step - watch this space next week .Brilliant!!

 

And another prenominal bottle, painted by Brenda. There's a lot of Brenda herself in it, and inspiration from 2 different examples and that has led to this utterly beautiful and realistic object. It took around 6 hours to finish and is really something to be proud of!! 

 

Jutta added some extra contrast and accents to her flowers of last week and the painting really deserves another publishing in our blog because it is such a pleasure to look at! 

 

This delicate pair of water lilies was painted by Glen. .She started off with the flowers and then created the misty watery environment to make them come out of. So well done! It is not too much or too little -  just exactly right!

 

 

This is the slightly changed seascape with orange sky by Sandra - it still tells an interesting story! And it is a great example of the beauty of watercolour paint if you use it right and knowledgeable - and make good use of the 'happy accidents'. 

 

 

No happy accidents in the latest Veil! So strong - it is now like a crystal! By Judith - who else?! 

 

 

We may have a 'foody' still life from Sonya every week: she is creating illustrations for a recipe book from her daughters' class. Contrary to our own 'Aquarellista Cookbook' (which was about the ingredients) Sonya's pictures are showing finished meals. Not easy!

Interested in the cookbook: here's a reminder of what it looked like: