Just how do you paint on those Spori desks?

Very carefully. ;) Having snacks on hand helps too.

Watercolor - "Pineapple Limes"

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This is my first finished real watercolor painting. As a class we worked from the same reference material that our teacher did for a painting that is currently in a local gallery. So it was a master copy of sorts, but it was so interesting all of the different directions people ended up with. It was a very challenging piece, even frustrating at times, but it taught in experience faster than traditional teaching could have alone. I'm quite happy with how it turned out.

Watercolor - Stayers and Spreaders

More getting to know my pigments. The idea is to lay down a pigment, let it dry, then go over it with a wash to see if the pigment stays put or spreads through the water. Very important to know and incorporate into watercolor painting. I think I didn't let the colors dry all the way, because colors I know to be stayers were acting like spreaders, like my cerulean, and spreaders were acting like stayers, like the phthalos. C'est la vie.

Watercolor - Three Washes

This assignment was our first introduction to watercolor washes. It was definitely a learning experience.

I liked the middle one best. It's negative painting on an indirect graded wash.

Watercolor - Color Experimentation

This was the first assignment from my watercolor class this semester. Part of learning how to effectively use watercolors as a painting medium is understanding certain traits that they have. This exercise was to show opaque pigments, which show up better on the black stripes, transparent pigments which rub away with water really well(thus the white line), and staining pigments which don't rub away as much. It was a good exercise to get to know the colors on my palette.