Last Watercolour session we had an 'on request' subject, 'Foliage'. How to paint that, if there is a lot of green, like in a garden or a forest. We studied a lot of examples and decided that it is a mix of very vague watery and super precise one-hair-brush painting as well as lots of squinting to see the lights and the darks. Not everyone was happy but I certainly loved the results. Hope you do too:
Corinne wanted to practise this and to her it felt like a struggle, but look at the result - she really gets it!
Painting all those leaves is a combination of flowing greens, from dark to light, with a very precise one here and there, and that is what happens here. Love it!
Feeling the autumn, Glen painted just one leaf. It really gets the attention, good work with the colours and contrasts, on the leaf itself as well as in the whole painting- everything is painted loosely except the leaf and because of the dark shadow under the leaf, the background seems to light up. Cool!
Charlie painted these playful leaves and a blue blue sky. You can smell the spring and feel the sun! Great atmosphere, well done.
Anna Karin's WIP - this is going to be so wonderful, with lots of 'negative' painting, where she'll show the leaves by painting around the orange, leaving them out (below middle already has one) Can't wait to see the next step!
This impressionist painting is created by Marie-Françoise, you have to admire the light, the different shades of green and the beautiful composition.
Martine painted this amazing ivy growing next to the steps of the garden. Beautiful how the leaves are really lying on the stone and throwing their shadows. Well done!
Anna finished her pomegranate (see below) and just had time to set up a first wash with a soft background and cute fresh little leaves
Sue's WIP - still without branches, painted in her 'loose' style - but very well observed and therefore already so good, with the light shining through the transparent leaves.
Brenda was also in 'loose-painting' mode and splashed lots of paint and colour on the paper. I love this, for the process and also because it looks so good, and high. Brenda was less enthusiastic, but from further away she could see what I liked about it 😀
And then some other projects, like Charlie's turtle. What a happy little creature and what a boost of blue colour. It is so lively!
And on the other side of the spectrum, the warm colours and beautiful, still pomegranate painted by Anna.
It is so still and classic. Very well done.
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