Artwork for Jonathan Roger
"Figures sitting on rocks", watercolour, date: August, 2024, size: 11.5" x 9.5"
Details
Sketchy, lively small watercolours, with figures in their setting
Process:
I compose figures ideally from my archive of life class drawings. I'm afraid these are stock photos from the internet for "Figures Sitting On Rocks".
Then, with a Chinese brush (in a diluted watercolour that allows for corrections) I sketch a copy of these figures (a challenge to stretch myself, but fun and FUN is important)
Finally, I paint in traditional watercolour materials
"Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green" (Wilcox, M. 2002 revised edition / 1987 first edition). I've now got the subtleties of colour and expand greys
Plan out the colour scheme beforehand
"Qi Gong for beginners" (Wilson, S. 2007) includes meditation (more emotionally responsive /unmoved mountain) rather than emotionally reactive (volcano).. It helps me focus with all the distractions
A duty to produce art with Life
Believe in yourself
Figurative
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Attend life classes and workshops
Influenced by Frances Hodgkins (1869 - 1947), famous for her watercolour in New Zealand, with an English connection. Her loose style
I have a library of second hand art books
"Alpha Painting Holidays", as a participant in a class where I picked up tips from their watercolour tutors
hArt'22 & 23 with "Herefordshire Art & Craft Society" (HACS) at the "Green Dragon Hotel."
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