Kiama Class 19 September

This web page shows the stages in the painting of two watercolours Ray demonstrated at the day workshop for the Kiama Art Society on Saturday 19 September.  Page 3 shows four examples of paintings from participants from the class.

First painting for the day used the reference photo below:

'Photo provides a pleasant composition as is. Tools could be useful items for the final design'

'Drawing and mask before first washes.  Creating a warm foreground with light to the left'.

'Second greeny grey wash for grassy areas behind.'

'Horse painted in one pass dropping in darks and varying colours.  Warms due to the reflected light on the horse's underbelly also dropped in while wet.'

'Farrier's clothing painted simply using a tube turquoise for the shirt'.

'Skin tones quite dark.  Shadow using cerulean blue and red with warms of raw sienna and burnt sienna dropped in while wet.'

'Some of the tools, shoe bag etc painted.  No more adjustments until looked at later.'

'Added a few dark dabs to horse's face, tools, apron - matted and signed - 'Farrier fitting the Shoe''*

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 For the afternoon the following photo was used.  Boats at Bermagui in the midday sun.

'Again the photo provides a good composition but the painting will move the horizon up and provide more foreground water.'

'Drawing, mask, and first washes with second wash over the water and Mt Dromedary dropped into rewetted sky.'

'Boat shaded areas use cobalt blue against the ceruleun of the water and sky.  Warms dropped in whilst wet.'

'Broad shapes, cool and warm define the shaded areas.  Bright colours added for boat paraphanalia.'

'More boat clutter added but just suggestion and even across he painting.  Distant boats get a few dabs and masts. Matted and signed - 'Bermagui Boats in the Midday Sun'*

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'Below are some paintings created by participants in the day when we painted two watercolours.  The variety of result shows the wonder of the medium which allows each painter to create their own signature despite us all painting wash by wash, colour by colour and the same subject.'