During our last two lessons we have been working on our paintings.
We started out using a thin brush and ochre coloured acrylic paint to draw an outline of our work onto the canvas. I still wasn’t 100% sure how I wanted it to look when I started but I knew I wanted it to include foxgloves. You can just about see the outline of the foxgloves in the picture above. We then applied a wash of background colours.
Once that was dry we added background colour to the foxgloves themselves in various shades of light and dark to add depth to the work. Before we knew it two hours had passed and we were ready to finish for the day.
In Lesson 3 I added further details to the foxgloves but unfortunately I forgot my camera so I don’t have any pictures to show you.
Next week we are leaving these paintings for a while and will have a go at painting still life! Ek! :O)
It’s been such a long time since I painted anything and I had forgotten how much fun it is!
You are so talented! Does Missy know that you are taking classes? She’s very into art/painting as well.
Thanks! That’s very kind!! I haven’t seen Missy, I think she has gone back home for the summer now.