I spent the afternoon sketching with some great folks from the Whidbey Island Sketchers group in Langley at a tiny little micro brew place. As the new kid, I felt very welcomed and comfortable. Since I haven't been out sketching with a group very much, I was a tad tentative at first, but shortly got in to the swing of things. I brought my Doc Martins [paints not boots] and continued to experiment. Although I have yet to master them, I had a lot of fun, and lots of excuses for being loose! I guess the paints were a hit, because several of the artists said they are probably going to order some. Hey, Doc Martin [and Cheap Joe] do you do finder's fees? I understand a lot of Hydrus watercolors are being bought by Pacific Northwest artists!
Here's one more of Sue ...
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| Sue ~ A little overworked ~ Do you think they'll invite me back? |
5 comments:
A wonderfully expressive sketch of Sue! You inspired Sherryl to use more intense color in a fauve manner. Nice to meet you and hope to see you next week!
Thanks for your comment, Kris. It was good fun, and I still haven't "broken the code" to know when enough is enough. I will continue to play with the Doc Martins, because they are fun.
What fun!!! Sounds like a great group and a great time. I may be inspired to take out my Doc Martins and other liquid watercolors. They are not nearly as light fast as pigment based watercolors, though, but I haven't bought them in years, and they may have changed. Thanks for your comment on my Blind Self-Portrait post. Hope you have fun with it. You could also pair people, and have them draw each other this way. Eliminates the need for mirrors.
Thanks, Kris, It was fun meeting you and the other Whidbey Island Sketchers. I had a great time. I will continue to play with my paints, and hopefully, I can make them "work" better. In the meantime, I'll be doing a lot of sketching!
I am told that these are indeed lightfast, and it says they are "permanent." I was told that years ago, a similar product by Dr Ph Martins was NOT lightfast, and used by illustrators in preliminary design work. These are not the same. It says on the bottle[s] that "Hydrus fine art watercolor is made from the finest artist pigments which have been chosen for extreme lightfastness and brilliance ..."
I so enjoyed your self portrait exercise, and indeed will try it in class. You may get a kick out of this. I had my students do portaits a while back, but hadn't asked them to do SELF portraits for that lesson ... I was walking around the room, and saw a student working on one that indeed was a self-portrait, so I commented on it. She corrected me, and said, no, she was painting a portrait of her sister, sitting right next to her. I forgot that were identical twins!! They are still with me as students, so they must not have thought I was too crazy!
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