Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Fruit and Vegetable Workshop


watercolors

These are the demos that I did for the workshop today that I held in my studio. The pineapple was an 11 x 14 and the peppers were even bigger. I started out with teaching how to set up stills with fruits and vegetables. I had each of them bring their cameras so that they could shoot subject matter to paint later. Then I showed them how to download them on to their computers. I explained to them how to crop, and edit their photos. Those who know me know that this is really funny. I swore that I would never be on a computer and here I am teaching others how to use theirs. Too funny.
We had a great time in class and they did some good pieces. I told them now they have to redo them to see how loose they can get. I am even going to redo mine to see how loose I can get. Oh, by the way...lunch was delicious but that up-side down German chocolate cake was out of this world. Who said we are starving artists.

6 comments:

  1. Both these paintings are so..... juicy.. I did not get my share of cake. I am a starving artist.. :(

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  2. Firstly, I love the lively line and coloinof your demos, but my eye was next drawn to the variety in your edges--soft, crisp, lost, found. Very interesting.

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  3. Hi Kathy, up until a couple of years ago I had never used a computer. Now I shoot everything and load it into my computer and its magical stuff to be able to see it on the screen and fix it in real life...

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  4. Prabal...you didn't get any cake because you were too busy eating this juicy pineapple that I painted. Boy was it a good one, so yummy. And then that cake...wow.
    Wish you lived closer. I would like to try these again to really get juicy and loose. Boy did I take some neat photos of all of these veggies. May be my next series.

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  5. Elizabeth..glad you noticed all of that lost and found edges...I was trying to emphasize that. But I do want to try these again for myself to see how loose I can get since I am not a loose painter. Thans for your comments. You and Prabal can both have a piece of the cake that I made.

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  6. Hi Ron, You sound like me...I scare my friends with some of my computer knowledge. Some still can't believe that I have this blog and that I am on facebook. I hate anything technical. Thank God there are automatic settings on cameras....Thanks for stopping by. Today everyone is getting some of my German chocolate up-side cake :)

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