Category: Learning
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Watercolor class 6
I just got back from my sixth watercolor workshop session. I missed last week’s workshop because of our mini vacation, and we’ll have one more in July. Today Nita Leland talked about various techniques that can be used to achieve special effects. Things like sprinkling an area with salt, or covering it with plastic wrap,…
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Watercolor class 5
I just got home from the fifth watercolor class. I suppose it’s wrong to call it a class. It’s more of a time of free painting with a bit of instructive comments and mild critique thrown in, although today Nita Leland did an hour long demo on painting trees. That was pretty interesting. Anyway, I’ve…
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Watercolor class 4
Yesterday I had my fourth watercolor class. I was running late about 15 minutes late. I sketched out a quick portrait of DD#1 as soon as I got there, and ended up doing this in about an hour and a half. Watercolor definitely doesn’t behave like other paints I’ve used! They just don’t stay put.…
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Watercolor class 3
Today was my third watercolor class with Nita Leland. I was told to work on anything I wanted, so I pulled out a photo of my friend. She’s the same friend who modeled for the quilt I’m currently working on. I decided to specifically work on skin coloring, and I think the watercolor is much…
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Watercolor class 2
Today I had my second watercolor class. It is held at a local community center, and Nita Leland is the instructor. I did some more simple overlays and some washes. I explored different strokes that can be made with a single brush. I was laughing at myself in class today. I can’t say watercolor painting…
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Watercolor class 1
Today was my first watercolor class with Nita Leland. She’s written some terrific books on color, which I’ve enjoyed for several years, and I highly recommend them. I knew she lived near me, so I started investigating and found out she was teaching an 8-week class at a nearby community center, and I squeezed in…
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AQN Retreat Day 2, Part 2
The second day of the Art Quilt Network retreat was so packed full that I thought I’d break it up into two posts. Bing Davis of Dayton, Ohio came to tell us his journey as an artist. It is always so interesting to hear about each person’s experiences. In a second presentation after lunch, he…
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AQN Retreat Day 2
The second day of the Art Quilt Network retreat began with more members sharing the work they brought. There was so much to see! Ann Rebele showed two of her New Orleans series. She has made five so far, and one of them (not shown) has been accepted into this year’s Quilt National show. She…
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AQN Retreat Day 1
I am part of the Art Quilt Network which was started about 25 years ago by Nancy Crow. They meet twice a year for a retreat, usually in Columbus, Ohio. Today was the first day of this year’s fall retreat and I was able to go. Yeah! I’m always in awe of these extremely talented…
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Patsy Thompson classes
During the last two days, I got to take two classes with Patsy Thompson. I specifically wanted to take her classes because I think she’s been doing some really inventive things with traditional, machine quilted feathers. Now, so you may be wondering, why would I, as an art quilter specializing in portraits, be interested in…