by Bev Dunstan
‘How hard can it be’ – Watercolor Workshop, Saturday 11th April.
Catherine Cartwright brought a fantastic and lighthearted approach to Watercolour painting with her beginners class.
She began by explaining her background and joy in using watercolour in her work and promised to share tips and tricks that she’d learned over time and wished she knew sooner.
Catherine demonstrated the techniques and provided helpful handouts for the class to practice the different methods used in Watercolour including ‘wet-in-wet’ and ‘variegated wash’ – where the watercolour paint is moved down the wet paper without the reapplication of paint.
The group members took the time to work through the techniques and practice the various tips including creating cloud formations and using splatter for increased mark making.
Another great tip was to use the edge of a credit card, length cut to suit the need and dip it into the paint to mark lines – useful for fence posts in a landscape.
Catherine encouraged the class to use a minimal colour palette and mix greens using lemon yellow, cadmium yellow, or raw sienna with ultramarine and cobalt blue combinations.
After lunch, members put the new found knowledge into practice by creating a landscape painting.
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The group had a wonderful time and learnt many new things. There was plenty of time to practice the techniques and Catherine was ready to answer questions and help when asked.
