Autumn Art - Fall and Winter Theme

Using Watercolor Paint  and/or Watercolor Pencil as our base, I’d like us to “stick our toe”  into adding an additional media or using a different support.

I  will demonstrate our subject using a typical watercolor or watercolor  pencil painting on white paper, but I will also add at least one other  new technique for depicting our subject by adding an additional media or  using tinted or colored paper as a support.  

Over  the autumn and winter I’ll introduce using graphite pencils with our  traditional media, or using an ink pen, liquid artist inks, or adding  glistening metallics or other luminescent media.

I will introduce using tinted or colored paper with either dry or wet media.

As  always, I’ll demonstrate each subject using just watercolor paint or  watercolor pencil.  There will be no need to purchase any new supplies  unless you want to add something.  

Our subjects will include everything from fruit, flowers, seasonal items, to birds, and other creatures.   

Not  intimidating, (hopefully!) not confusing, just fun!  Please join us to  either try something new, or just enjoy some time with your preferred  media over this autumn and winter. 

 In September the paper I  will use is Strathmore Toned Gray Mixed Media paper.  Stonehenge tinted  papers are another favorite, especially if you are using more dry media  or watercolor pencils.  If you are using watercolor paints, the  Strathmore or other “Mixed Media” tinted papers or boards might accept  the larger amounts of water better.

The  white paper I use is either Bristol Vellum surface paper for dry media  or watercolor pencil or Watercolor Paper if adding watercolor paints,  because they use lots more water.

I’ll  use watercolor paint and also watercolor pencil in my demonstrations,  and list individual paints or pencils used on this website.  

Additionally, this Autumn I’ll use the following optional media:

*a  Graphite Pencil in 2H or4H *Graphitint Watercolor Pencils by Derwent   *FW Acrylic Artist Ink by Daler Rowney  *Ink Pens—Micron Ink Pen in 01,  05, or 08 widths, depending on your preference or an Onyx .5mm micron  black pen.  

 *I  will also introduce using Metallic or Luminescent Media this Autumn as  an option, and will discuss them again in the Winter.  These are just  fun add-ins I’ll explain if you want to give one a try. They include:  Derwent Metallic pencils, which are water-soluble, FW Pearlescent Liquid Acrylic Inks, Winsor & Newton Iridescent Media, 

 and some metallic watercolor paint by Daniel Smith such as Fuchsite Genuine and Duochrome Oceanic. 

As  we transition our seasons, I’d like to focus on a favorite summer and  autumn fruit, demonstrating each using watercolor paints, watercolor  pencils, or a combination.  I’ll also have a few options for complexity  if you’re interested.  I’ll begin by demonstrating an heirloom tomato,  both using white and tinted paper.  Next, I’ll demonstrate a beautiful  gourd using similar colors but adding some fun texture and quirky color  transitions.  This one probably isn’t tasty to eat, but I sure love  painting them!  I’ll demonstrate this gourd using white and tinted paper  and I’ll add graphite pencil with each media for those who are  interested.

MEDIA OPTIONS: Remember these are options.  You choose the media or paper you want. 

MEDIA NOTE: I’m using the same basic colors for both the heirloom tomato and the gourd, just in different ways.

WATERCOLOR  PAINT  Aureolin,  New Gamboge, Scarlet Pyrrol (or substitute Scarlet  Lake+New Gamboge or  Cadmium Orange), Sap, with the possible addition of  Phthalo Green and/or  Cobalt Blue.

WATERCOLOR  PENCIL* Cream,  Light Yellow Glaze, Light Green, Earth Green Yellow,  Permanent Green  Olive, Olive Green Yellow, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium  Orange, Dark Cadmium  Orange, Pale Geranium Lake and/or Fuchsia, Derwent  watercolor pencil  Madder Carmine, Light Cobalt Turquoise.

MEDIA  FOR WHITE OPTIONS (on Gray Toned paper): white FW Acrylic Artist Ink,  Titanium white  watercolor or Gouache, Prismacolor Permanent White  Colored Pencil, White  Watercolor Pencil 

GRAPHITE PENCIL: 2H or 4H

*all watercolor pencils I used are Albrecht Durer by Faber-Castell unless noted.

Many of us love mums in a variety of  forms and colors.  I selected these mums to paint because of their  subtle melding of a few different colors.  I’m excited to use my  demonstration to show how adding graphite pencils to watercolor paint  and watercolor pencil washes can combine to achieve delicate color and  form, while maintaining the kind of control many of us appreciate. 

WATERCOLOR PAINT  Quinacridone Gold, Quinacridone Red, Sap, and Aureolin.

WATERCOLOR  PENCIL* Light Yellow Glaze, Cadmium Orange, Dark Cadmium Orange, Light  Purple Pink, Light Green, Permanent Green Olive, and Pine or Prismacolor  Dark Green.

GRAPHITE PENCIL: 2H or 4H

*all watercolor pencils I used are Albrecht Durer by Faber-Castell unless noted.