Oil & Watercolor Workshops
Oil Workshops
Landscape with Figures Oil Painting
When: July 8, 9, 10 & 11, 2010
Where: Whidbey Island, Washington
Contact: Sue Simon, Director of Pacific NW School of Art.
15 N.W. Birch
Coupeville, Wa. 98239
866-678-3396
Oil Painting Workshop En-plein Air
When: September 13th through 19th, 2010
Where: The Haven, Gabriola Island, BC, Canada
Contact: Vicki Dalziel, Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) Executive Director
1241 Cartwright Street
Vancouver, BC. V6J2K4
604-681-2744
The beauty in oil painting, is it’s rich buttery texture, deep intense color, it doesn’t move on the canvas and can be manipulated longer than watercolor. It doesn’t dry lighter or darker but remains more constant in terms of value and color. While painting small field studies, the color may be truer depending upon whether the proper value and color field is close to what is experienced in the landscape. Painting in either medium can be deeply satisfying or the reverse, very frustrating.
While painting in oil, and the results are not what is desirable, it is possible to scrape out or wipe out certain areas of the painting and rework it providing the composition is acceptable. The goal for the representational artist is always to bring a 3 dimensional world into a 2 dimensional foremat. I always try and forgive myself and the paint, all the while knowing I can never quite capture the beauty in nature. It is a painting, painted by an inspired, dedicated , humble, appreciative artist!
Watercolor Workshops
Plein Air Workshop in Watercolor
When: July 13, 14 and 15th 2010
Where: High Country Artists Carpenter House Museum and Art Gallery, 302 West 3rd Street Cle Elum, WA
Contact: Charlene Kauzlarrich HCA Treasurer (509) 649-2880
NOTE: Deanne will conduct a demonstration on July 12 at the Flying Horseshoe Ranch, information and directions can be found at http://www.flyinghorseshoeranch.com
Watercolor Workshop
When: October 1, 2, and 3rd 2010
Where: Arts Umbrella, Woodinville, Washington
Contact: Charlette Haugen, Program Chairman, Eastside Fine Arts
(206) 282-1813
Painting in watercolor has many advantages. One loaded brush travels clear across the paper, thus, it is faster than painting in oil. It dries quickly without a great deal of cleanup with distalants as required by oil. It is easier to transport than oil, not as bulky and messy . It lends itself to a more spontaneous response. The timing in watercolor is probably the most difficult to master, having to do with how much water and how much pigment is necessary to achieve the proper value or color and how wet or dry the paper. The beauty of a good watercolor is it’s transparency and immediacy. There is not another medium that can quite duplicate that remarkable feature.
Painting on Location
A word about painting on location. It is unpredictable except for one thing, the light. It will predictably change and you have a small window of time to “catch the light”. Because of this restraint, there is a spontaneity in the work that is usually not present in the studio when there are no time restraints . The brushwork on location work is usually broader, more direct, and the work retains a simpler and more forceful design, less “ fussy” . The feel of the painting is more human, more painterly and less contrived than a studio painting might be. While painting in the field or in the studio however, my concern is always for a good composition, if I can manage that, the correct value and color choices can be made.