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Exciting News!

I have some exciting news — Daniel Smith has agreed to sponsor my 2020 watercolor workshops at Plaza! You can see some of the supplies I’ll have to share in the photo. I can’t wait to see what people create with these wonderful colors! There’s still some room in the Watercolor Basics workshop on January 18; this one usually sells out, so sign up soon to reserve your spot!

And Thursday, January 16, is the date to remember if you’ve looking for a weekly class; that’s the first meeting of my 6-week Mixed Media class — hope you can join us! You can sign up or find more information here:

Happy Painting in the New Year!

Mystery Technique #88


 

Curious about how this was done? You can find out the special techniques I used next month if you’ve signed up for email updates; I’ll explain more about it in January!

ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #87:


It’s amazing how different the same 3 colors can look! MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #87 and MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #86 were both painted with the same restricted palette of Phthalocyanine Blue (Green Shade), Quinacridone Magenta, and Cadmium Yellow Light Hue acrylic ink. #86 is on Yupo and #87 is on Arches 140 lb. Cold Press watercolor paper. Both feature lots of layers and wet-in-wet mixing. In #86, I used more water and allowed all 3 inks to mix more freely to create a more subdued palette. For added depth, #87 also has a first layer of linear shapes in diluted white ink and an intermediate layer of gloss medium shapes.

Upcoming Classes & Forest Bathing!

Workshops and classes are over for the year, but it’s not too early to start thinking about 2020 — they make great gifts! I’m already looking forward to sharing new techniques in the Mixed Media Winter Session; classes start on Thursday, January 16, and run for 6 weeks. Email elizabeth@elizabethsanford.com with any questions! If you’re looking for a great introduction to watercolor painting, sign up for Watercolor Basics on January 18; all supplies are included! You can learn more here:

https://www.elizabethsanford.com/classes/

I’m also looking forward to diving deeper into Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) in 2020. I had a wonderful introduction to the practice during a session with Certified Guide Connie Keetle in September at Sewanee, and she has 2 Forest Bathing & Painting Response workshops scheduled in 2020 at St. Mary’s Sewanee! One is in May, and the other’s in September. You can learn more here:

https://www.stmaryssewanee.org/events/forest-bathing-painting-response/

And you can find out more about Forest Bathing here:

https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/