Using what we learned this week about Value Studies, thumbnails and basic palette set up, we made our way to an cute little pioneer village made up of authentic homes from the 1800s.  This place is run completely by volunteers and they were excited to have art students come in hopes that they'd be able to use digital versions of some of our artwork for their fliers.  Talk about pressure- for most ... View Post

Our second week in class was great.  We went out on location to a cute little pioneer village created from authentic pioneer homes that have been moved together to create the town.  What a fun spot to try out our first painting!  Here are a couple pointers I picked up for the week: ... View Post

I don't know about you, but when I think of water color paintings, I used to think of pink and purple garden landscapes, abstract floral bouquets, and fluffy little bunnies.  They weren't typically my favorite style, can you tell?  But that was only until I saw the work of Alvaro Castagnet. ... View Post

The first week of the semester is kind of crazy for art classes.  Everyone is getting their materials, people are adding and dropping the class well into the week.  To be sure no one fell behind, we focused more on talking about an introduction to watercolor than actually painting.  Here are a few things we learned: ... View Post