update from Mary Pusey

November 1, 2018

Sandy Watercolor Guild

Wild Side of Watercolor: Painting with Yupo and TerraSkin brand surfaces

Intro:

                Artist Statement

I love painting the outdoors. As I travel, I make quick sketches or paintings. If I am riding my Harley, I try to memorize certain vistas and paint them later in the room. I take these sketches and studies into my studio to work into larger paintings. I take photos, but the freshness of the plein air paintings allows me to remember the wonderful colors and light that no photograph can show. As a result, my paintings are representations of what I see and feel, not necessarily of what is actually there. I paint on traditional watercolor paper, but love to experiment with Yupo, a synthetic surface, and TerraSkin, an organic paper made with rock dust. I am currently working on paintings from images taken at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain, and images taken in Rome, Naples, and Pompeii, Italy. I always revisit my love of painting our National Parks.

                UWS Board Member: Web Editor

                                Signature member UWS, WFWS (Western Federation of Watercolor Societies)

                Member of Art at the Main, a Co-operative Gallery in the Salt Lake Main Library

Overview of Class:

                Nov. 1: experiment with both papers

                                washes

                                                single color graded/flat wash (the beginning of a painting)

                                                multi color wash, setting up foundation colors for the painting

                                                warm/cool wash, preparing painting for areas needing to be warm or cool

                                brushstrokes

                                                wash strokes

                                                brushwork on wet surface, dry surface

                                                details

                                re-working

                                                discover what happens when:

                                                                you go into a new wash, a dried wash, a semi set wash

you use a wet brush to go back to white: add a highlight, rework a part of the painting, etc.

                                finishing

                                                step back and look at your painting, know exactly what you want to do before

you put brush to paper again

spray with UV resistant polyacrylic spray:

               Golden, Krylon, 

                November 8, 15, 29

·        Bring your own photo to work on for the next 3 work days.

·        Use a photo provided and work at your own pace, ask for help when needed.

·        Use a photo provided and work with the instructor to finish the painting during the workshop.

Flat wash	Graded wash
Multi-color wash	Warm/cool wash

brushstrokes:

loose, watery; dry, controlled                          brushwork on wet surface                 brushwork on dry surface

detail: try different brushes, different amounts of paint and water

re-working:

go back into a wet wash, a dried wash, a semi set wash:

go back and lift to white:

re-work an area of the painting                                                                       lift a highlight

finishing:

·        check your values, do they make sense?

·        know exactly what you are going to do if you decide to rework an area. Sit on your brush if you don’t know what to do!!! (Carl Purcell)

·        sign your painting (date, title, your signature on the back)

·        spray with protective polyacrylic spray: (spray lightly, dry, (3 times)

o   Golden

o   Krylon

·        matte and frame

·        use your own photo and your own time and paint. Then enter a show!!!