We had good fun today using an artwork by Nadja Gabriela Plein, “Snow Forest 32”, as a starting point to begin to explore using secondary colours: purple, green, and orange (anything as an excuse to use purple!). We also looked at how shapes get smaller and fainter in colour tone as they recede.
As part of the project, we looked a little at the different watercolour papers that are available, and realised there’s quite a lot. I will be repeating this information as we go along, and we will have chance to try different papers.
We also have two beautiful window views, from Jennifer! The sensitive mark-making is really evocative on the pencil drawing, with different marks used for the various different elements in the picture. I love the pinks and lilacs that have been used for the interior of the painting (sneaking a bit of purple in there, joining in with the rest of us), and very good depth with the trees disappearing into dark undergrowth, and with loose marks here also to further the idea of something that is further away.
Thank you everyone, for your hard work today, and your creations look really fantastic.
Here is a link to Nadja’s website: https://www.nadjagabrielaplein.co.uk/
