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In this jump start I want to work on composition and creating a mood. First I want you to break out your sketch book and work with a shape or shapes that your are really comfortable with, perhaps a simple house, boat or in my case a group of figures. Really have a feeling for
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18 x 24 watercolor on Arches Rough, 30 minute practice emphasis on brushwork and light to dark value control In this jumpstart I want to use a complete range of value, lightest to darkest, the entire gamut, at the same time really give your brushwork some exercise, and also I want you to start the
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Let’s step out of our comfort zones this week and really loosen up. For me this is the hardest thing I do, and I know that it is not my strong suit. Collage makes me think with the left side of my brain and really works against my organic and spontaneous action approach to painting.
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I want to carry on with the expressive theme and begin this exercise with either some splatters of color on randomly wet paper or a few bold vigorous brush marks and then let this action lead to the next action. Try to react to the previous step and just build the painting based on action
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Take out several pieces of paper and tape into sections, choose three colors and I want you to use a big brush with no preliminary drawing. Begin applying the paint with broad passages of color, leaving white paper around the colors and as shapes inside the color passages. Be very primitive in your composition and
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Looking Down Today I want you to imagine you are looking down on an imaginary landscape. For mine I am looking down on a piece of farmland as it borders a body of water. I take the back of a failed painting and yes I have a bunch of them and if you don’t you
Take out a good quality drawing tool, something like a 4B or darker pencil, a graphite stick, something that is holds on to the paper but does allow some modification. Start somewhere on the paper and begin to draw a line, try not to lift your drawing implement vary the pressure and angle really try
The “Creative Jumpstart” is designed to give frequent short exercises that you can use to expand your creative environment and to push you towards a daily artistic habit. My goal is for you to look at your art as being part of your daily routine and not something that is unapproachable and daunting. Use the