Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Dana's watercolor paintings
These are my favorites out of Dana's work. Flowers, dragonflies and... some kind of branch with leaves. Eva said she had shown the kids a technique for loading the brush with two colors (you can do three or more actually). I wanted to stick around to watch but they kicked the parents out once the class started.
Drat.
Deeply intrigued by seeing how quick, simple brush strokes can create something exquisite. It's very different from my style, which is heavy on line and detail (though I'm sure there are artists who work with the medium who have very detailed paintings). For now, I want to explore this more minimalist approach to art. I ordered two books on Chinese watercolor painting from Amazon.com (one by Lian Quan Zhen and one by Jane Dwight) and can't wait to give it a shot.