Reflections in Aquarelle

Last week's new theme was "Reflection". I have left out the "unfinished projects" - the next post will show them finished, we will work on them coming session. Everybody has been working really hard, the sun was out just long enough and the results were great!! Marianne van Wijngaarden has been working on the reflection of a white heron in the water...

and so did Hélène van der Kroft - who was very productive!

Here's a "sleeping beauty" also from her hand...

Snowy Mountains and a Lake... Switzerland versus Canada!

By Brenda Moorehouse...

...and Lies Timmermans

Anna Karin painted branches on a mirror, but the reflection was so sharp that with this subject it is hard to see what's reflection and what not... When we are painting outside, we are sitting under the trees - and she also painted the reflection of the leaves...

all in all a very lovely and special composition!

Bird in the water - Anne Edwards gave it two tries! Maybe next week we can show the third and final attempt! She's almost there...

And I couldn't help myself - I have made a reflection-picture of beach tents.

The reflection comes out of my fantasy - if you find mistakes-don't hesitate to write a comment!

Work in progress...

The Aquarellista's have been looking into "light". We have studied the work of Rogger Oncoy (see link on the right) and tried to copy some of his portraits. This led to interesting discoveries and the next step will be to use his expression of light in portraits of our own subjects...

More about that next time, and here are some interesting examples:
A particularly good Rogger Oncoy made by Marina Teding van Berkhout

And another "Oncoy" copy - of Cathie van der Stel. She is now deciding how to finish this, as a copy or use her own imgination and make it personal. If it works out we'll keep you posted...

Green Light by Cathie van der Stel

Sandra Seymour Dale added a bit of pigment to her Ochre Village: spot the differences! And decide for yourself which you like best...

Sandra also studied the light, with her own subject

Aquarellista new Talent

The last 4 weeks I have run an aquarelle starters class on Monday-and the participants have already developed to a high technical level! They understand about colours, the characteristics of the material itself, paint, paper, brushes. They have experimented with wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry, and learned how to suggest volume, shade and shadow. What also impresses me is how they all are in their own individual way developing their creativity!

These are abstracts, first painted with aquarelle paint, then washed and then all the different surfaces are given another wash that suggests volume...

To be continued...