In our first post-pandemic outing, we sketched outdoors at the Art Institute North Garden. Couldn't have picked a more perfect day!
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This is a copy of a Sisley painting. I love the way the tree breaks the river, the distant land and the hills. -
Here above is the example of multiple slow fades, or gradations. The blue of the lake fades off into the distance. The distant earth tones... -
Here are images from the class demo on 3/18 and an idea of what might be done with each tool - salt and paraffin: This is a simple sketch of...
Nature's complexity migrates into human architecture. The curves in the branches echo the arches, and the arches echo branches. The powerful red/green complementary pair energizes the green space, the shadows under the arches pull energy in. Neat.
ReplyDeleteAlso, there is the watercolor versus drawing dynamic. Completely escaped me. It reinforces the polarity.
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