Watercolors – update

~ MaryG

As I posted about (a lot), I took a watercolors class last semester and really enjoyed it. I got a lot of nice feedback, both in person and from the very supportive readers of my blog. I put a couple of my paintings in frames (frames that I already owned—not new ones), and my daughter even hung one set of 5x7s on the wall in her living room.

I decided to register for another watercolors class this semester, with a different teacher. Even though I liked my teacher last semester, I wanted to try someone else because I feel like you learn different things from different teachers—especially in the arts. But, lo and behold, the class I chose was canceled due to under-enrollment. So, lesson learned: some arts teachers have followings. If you choose one who doesn’t have regulars (people who re-enroll each term), your class might get canceled.

Rather than scrambling to find another class, I took the refund.

But, I do want to keep going so I’m doing a watercolor “workbook” that my very thoughtful daughter gave me for Christmas.

It focuses on botanicals (which is a sub genre of watercolors, like landscapes) and is fairly structured, compared to the free spirit teacher I had last semester. I’m sure I’ll learn some new things. First step was to swatch out all my colors and then mix new colors according to the author’s recipes.

Phew – I mixed all her colors using the paint set I already own. Most came out pretty close.

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    1. That’s wonderful. My grandmother painted in acrylics, but watercolors are just so readily available and easy to get started with. I’m really enjoying them. Thanks for commenting 😊

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    1. I’ve never used oils. I tried acrylics many years ago, but I didn’t love them. Watercolors are so accessible and fun! My only issue with them is that the paintings seem to fade over time. Thanks for commenting!

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