SPRING IS HERE--FLOWERS!
April 15th on Zoom $15 for the single class
I’m so excited for longer days, greening ground, and the beginning of buds and bulb color! To celebrate I’d like to focus a beloved annual, painting it in a variety of media on a variety of surfaces.
At the end of 2024 I offered a similar series of mini-demonstrations using a variety of surfaces to make gifts or Christmas decorations. I thought it would be fun to demonstrate ideas using a brightly colored warm weather flower so you could try one or more pieces of art with your choice of media on watercolor paper, colored paper, or another surface. You can make a painting for yourself, a mini version for a gift, or whatever you want.
I have a few beautiful zinnia photos as my subjects and tentatively plan to demonstrate on white watercolor paper, colored paper, a claybord panel, and mini-canvases, based on participant interest. You can see the zinnia photos and more information on my website at https://www.plmcgahanart.com in the “Spring Zoom Art 2025” section.
The complete swatch (on the top) contains several options for red/pink color. I’ve circled a few of my choices. The bottom swatch shows the colors I focused on for our demonstrations. These include Quinacridone Red & Pink and Scarlet Lake watercolor paints and Dark Orange, Scarlet, Pale Geranium Lake, and Light Purple Pink watercolor pencils.
Watercolors: Aureolin, New Gamboge, Quinacridone Red, Quinacridone Pink, Alizarin Crimson, Scarlet Lake, Quinacridone Gold, an orange if you have such as Azo Orange or Scarlet Pyrrol (both these orange paints are M. Graham brand), Burnt Sienna, Sepia, Phthalo Green, Sap Green
Watercolor Pencils: Cream, Light Yellow Glaze, Cadmium Orange, Dark Cadmium Orange, Scarlet, Pale Geranium Lake*(see other options below),
*any of the following as you want: Derwent watercolor Madder Carmine, Inktense or Prismacolor Poppy, Prismacolor Crimson
White Possibilities if you want: Prismacolor White Colored Pencil, Titanium White Watercolor, Gellyroll White Pen
Pink Zinnia on paper immediately after class and finished
Zinnia on canvas after class
Zinnia on gray paper after class
Claybord immediately after class
TWO LOVELY SONGBIRDS
May 13th and 27th on Zoom $25 for the two classes together
As the season progresses I love the return of many varieties of our beautiful songbirds with their delightful singing. Those of you who are familiar with the catbird I hope join me in enjoying his unusual calls. I also love his gentle low intensity colors including charcoal and soft muted grays with a hint of soft blue. The Western Tanager, though, is brightly colored with his yellow belly and the hint of orange in his face which dramatically contrasts his black and white wings and tail.
I will demonstrate these two birds, one in low intensity soft colors and one in bright. I will demonstrate using watercolor paints, watercolor pencils, and graphite pencils. You can use any or all of these media, based on your preference.
MEDIA: I’ll demonstrate using watercolor paint, watercolor pencil, and a 2-4H graphite pencil. You can choose any or all these media.
WATERCOLOR PAINTS: Cobalt Blue, French Ultramarine, Scarlet Lake (or Quinacridone Red), Aureolin Yellow, New Gamboge, Burnt Sienna, Light Red, Sap Green, Sepia
WATERCOLOR PENCILS:
CATBIRD—Warm Gray I, Cold Gray I, Cold Gray III, Light Ultramarine, Helioblue Red Shade, Inktense brand Bark (or Dark Chocolate), Raw Umber, Burnt Ochre, Derwent watercolor pencil Blue Gray
***Optional if you have these you can add Graphitint by Derwent: Russet, Sage, and Steel Blue
TANAGER—Cream, Light Yellow Glaze, Cadmium Yellow, Dark Cadmium Orange, Raw Umber, Light Green, Earth Green Yellow, Fuchsia, Light
Ultramarine, Helioblue Red, Warm Gray II, Inktense Dark Chocolate (or Bark), Inktense Fern (optional)
Wing feather groups of Songbird
Immediately after class
Gray catbird step-by-step
Tanager step-by-step
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