More Yummy Color

For the final week of Jane Davies' Unlocking the Secrets of Color class, we created collages to convey warmth, coolness and emotions.

It's Hot as Hades, 6x6
Warm Abstract Landscape
Stamped and acrylic-painted drawing and deli papers on watercolor paper

Magic Mountain, 6x6
Cool Abstract Landscape
Stamped, acrylic-painted, spritz/blotted drawing papers.
and acrylic-painted deli papers on watercolor paper

Cold Winter Night at Poulnabrone, 8x10
Construction paper, pencil
The Poulnabrone Dolmen is a neolithic portal tomb in
the Burren area of County Clare, Ireland.
This wasn't done in Jane's class;
it's a favorite from my personal archive, 2009

Sweet-Tart, 6x6
The background is a paste paper from my stash.
In the foreground: stamped and painted drawing
and deli papers on watercolor paper.
This one went all over the map.
My original intent was quiet joy. It wasn't being
so quiet, so with the addition of the blue-green-yellow
deli paper at center right between the two circles,
I was going for bittersweet. Well, I added the green
and red circles, and wound up with more of a
sensation that an emotion, but no matter, I like it.

Sketchbook Practice HIghlights

This spring I took a great class with Jane Davies, called Sketchbook Practice. Here are some of the highlights of that class:

Color and Wash Study with line work, acrylic paint, watercolor paper, 6x6

Paint/Collage/Line Study, acrylic paint, painted paper, Pitt pen on watercolor paper, 6x6

Wash and Line Study, acrylic ink wash with gel pen line on watercolor paper, approx 5x8

Wash and Line Study, acrylic ink wash with India ink line on watercolor paper, approx 5x8

Grid Study, acrylic painted papers, watercolor paper, 6x6

Grid Study, acrylic paint, painted papers, gel pen, watercolor paper, 6x6

Color, color and more color

My latest work in the Color class I've been taking with Jane Davies:

Analogous color study, acrylic paints, watercolor paper, 6x6

Spring Rain, acrylics and painted papers, watercolor paper, 6x6

Red Sky at Night, another analogous color study - I love the red-to-yellow range! This one is mostly painted papers with a few touches of acrylic paint, watercolor paper,6x6

Sunset Flight, gelatin print background, paints and painted papers in the foreground, printmaking paper, 6x6