Imagine glass being shattered. The random shapes and patterns are totally unpredictable. Now take these haphazard glass pieces and marry them with watercolors; then add a playful attitude. This is the experimental watercolors workshop. Like music on paper, colors flow in delicate waves.
Imagine glass being shattered. The random shapes and patterns are totally unpredictable. Now take these haphazard glass pieces and marry them with watercolors; then add a playful attitude. This is the experimental watercolors workshop. Like music on paper, colors flow in delicate waves.
Each student will create 3-5 separate 8×8 inch watercolor paintings on cold press watercolor paper using pre-broken glass as a catalyst to spark creativity. Students will also be taught theories of good composition, along with color theory and color wheel use. Abstract qualities are the focus in this workshop using three to four paints right out of the tube with the glass. After the first drying and glass removal, each piece is brought to further expressiveness by using detailed watercolor techniques of washes, spatters, lifting, value gradations, dry brush and more.
Join Big Island artist Patti Pease Johnson for the experimental watercolors workshop from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Volcano Art Center. Cost for the workshop is $50 for nonmembers and $45 for VAC members plus a $15 fee, inclusive of supplies. Beginner and intermediate artists are welcome.
For more information or to register call VAC at 808-967-8222 or visit www.volcanoartcenter.org.
