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I think I'm Done

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Well, I think I just finished this painting. I added india ink to the sunflower, stem and leaves to delineate it from the background. I'm happy with it. BUT one member of the household said the background wasn't quite done yet. Now what do I do? I've already signed the darn thing. I sent out SOS notes to my art friends asking for advice. Chime in if you have an opinion. I'm hoping my students have finished their "negative space" paintings and that I will be able to post them. Next we will tackle a new project which will include them picking their own subject matter (scarey) and they have to do 2 to 3 versions of the same subject. One abstract, one representational, one ? We'll see how that goes. I'll keep you posted.

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Sunflowers

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I am working on a series of Sunflower paintings. The first one is just a quick, fun almost abstract version. This second one, not completed yet, is more representational, promises to be my favorite. This third one, is part of our class project where we are focusing on the negative space of the painting.

Watercolor Class

We are having a great time learning together. We've done several different paintings so far. We've practiced different washes and skies and now we are focusing on a negative space painting. First we drew trees, painted a variegated wash background and then the trees in postitive sense in profile. Now we are painting the negative space between the branches of the trees of a new painting. All of the students are developing their own style. Hopefully, they will allow me to post some photos of their finished work.