"The Earth Meets the Sky: Landscape Elements of Rocks and Grasses" is the title and subject of the my online class, the second in a series of six hosted by the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild(SAWG).
I had planned to teach a workshop on this subject this past March, when the Guild temporarily closed their gallery three days before my scheduled class due to the coronavirus pandemic. My class was postponed indefinitely.
When I received the phone call from SAWG, asking if I would consider teaching a class in their first instructional series online, I saw an opportunity to teach part of the class I had already planned.
This class will focus on answering the question I was often asked after I had taught my wet-on-wet Sky classes, "What do I do with the foreground?".
I'll discuss the decisions that need to be made before putting brush and paint to paper. There will be at least three demos, one of two different ways to paint grasses, and an explanation of the characteristics of rocks. You will be encouraged to think of rocks as shapes, textures, and colors. I will do a demo on round rocks, and then on angular rocks, demonstrating wet-on-wet techniques, wet-on-dry painting, and one of my favorite techniques, scraping.
These small short demos will include some scrofitto, negative painting, and blending. You are welcome to paint along with me while I do a demo but you may choose to watch and listen. There will be time immediately after my demo for you to paint.
This will be a fast-moving class and geared to those who have some experience with paint, paper and brushes, and have an interest in landscape painting.
It will be a challenge for me as I won't be able to see the work you are doing. There will be Q&A periods, a break, and hopefully plenty of information and fun doing the rocks and grasses painting.
You can register for my class "Earth Meets the Sky: Landscape Elements of Rocks and Grasses", and any of the other four remaining classes on the SAWG website, www.southernazwatercolorguild.com . Click on the Workshops tab and scroll down to Gallery Online Classes. You will find class descriptions and information about the instructors. Then click on Gallery Classes Registration tab to register. These classes are open to SAWG members and any interested non-members. The registration fee is $35.
Please join me for this 2-2.5 hour class, on Tuesday morning September 22, 2020 from 9-11:30AM.
Be safe. Be Kind. Be healthy through this challenging Covid period, and always keep painting and enjoying the art of watercolors.
Loisanne Keller
www.LoisanneKeller.com
loisanne@loisannekeller.com
