Winter 2011

I'm taking Printmaking this semester. Here is what I've come up with so far: (Each color is a different layer that is pressed separately till you develop something.)

Iris

Dock in Venice

Wave

Watercolor Pouring Technique

In Italy I thought that I would do watercolors because it is faster drying than what I am used to (oil paint). I quickly learned that it was not as easy as it looks. Now I've decided that I am going to take a watercolor class before I graduate. Watercolor is a beautiful medium and I want to learn how to do it well.

Tonight I went to a watercolor pouring technique seminar through the South Oakland Art Association. Linda Allen did the demonstration and she learned it from a master: Roland Roycraft. It is a beautiful way to use watercolor! I am excited to try out this technique for myself.

Here are some examples from Roycraft:

'Iris'

'Dance of the Wood Nymph'

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