Art in August
On Saturday 16 August we had a fun beginners watercolour class with a great group of girls. Some had done art before, others not.
All the results were good, and a great time was had by all!
still life
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My attempt at contour drawing!
I attempted the contour drawing excersise today to see how I would fare.
There are a few things that I would do differently.
I set up a simple still life with a desk lamp lighting it from the back. There was a bit too much ambient life to emphasize the shadows dramatically enough, a stronger light would have been better.
Marking a border inside the edges of the page was helpful. I sketched the basic shape of my objects and the shape of their shadows, but instead of refining the various shadow and highlight areas with more contour lines, I started filling in the shadow areas from the lightest to the darkest.
I used my eraser extensively to get rid of unwanted lines and I also used it to smudge the pencil and create a smoother texture. Later as I went darker with my B6 pencil, I erased the lightest areas to make sure that they were not smudged over. I spent about one hour on the drawing.
It was a good excersise and one I will try again!
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crash course art or social art?
Have you been enjoying the fantastic summer weather?
I have some suggestions for different types of art classes, depending on what your goal is. Lets find out who would like what kind of art session.
1_ WEDNESDAY EVENING SOCIAL ART:
at willing participants homes or in my studio, with coffee or a glass of wine. We can do them once per month.
7.30pm – 9pm
Cost: R100 per person, materials included
2_ SATURDAY MORNING ART:
various fun and colourful excersises with relaxation in mind, very much like we have been doing.
10am – 1pm
Cost: R160 per person, materials included
3_ ART CRASH COURSES:
serious sessions covering drawing and painting, the sessions will follow on each other. I would like to book these for specific dates with those who are interrested.
SATURDAY MORNINGS
10am – 1pm
Cost: R180 per person
Depending on the medium, there might be an extra cost for special materials.
Here are possible dates for art workshops on Saturday mornings:
MARCH: 15
APRIL: 12
MAY: 10, 17, 24
Please let me know if you are interrested in any of the options.
Janette and Tonto
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