I’ve been having fun teaching origami to high school students at Vanderbilt Summer Academy; these are some of the models we made last week.
Natural Abstractions Workshop
July 7, 2013 – 4:49 am
Most of my summer classes are full! There are still a few places left in my Plaza workshops, though. This one is in July:
NATURAL ABSTRACTIONS IN WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLIC
at Plaza Artist Materials
Saturday, July 20
9:30am – 3:30pm
$45 – most supplies provided!
To register, contact esanford@comcast.net
Learn how to use the natural world as a starting point for painting abstractly. Explore several different approaches with watercolor and/or acrylic. Experiment with the natural properties of paint, paper and water to create a personal path to abstraction.
Mystery Technique #14
July 6, 2013 – 2:50 am
Curious about this technique? Check back next month to find out how it was done.
ANSWER TO MYSTERY TECHNIQUE #13: I pressed dried leaves into wet watercolor paint and then covered the painting with vinyl. After several days, the water evaporated; when I removed the leaves, the imprint of their veins remained.
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