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summer classes to start, mid June 2014
Urban Design and Field Sketching Beyond urban sketching, I will be presenting concepts of perspective drawing concepts, sequence viewing, urban design, and expressive notions and the discovery of this great city, Seattle. Each class will be in different locations within the city, meeting at sites, working in ‘plein air’ and creating beautiful, urban landscapes. Queen Anne Studio and Seattle…
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painting the wind
Spring in the Palouse A tell-tale or telltale is an indicator, signal, or sign that conveys the status of a situation, mechanism, or system. While painting plein air in the Palouse this past weekend a new thought; ok, maybe an old and new thought : how do you paint the wind? Blustery out there among the wheat fields;…
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the 5th variable
The gift of Tom Hoffmann, my watercolor teacher, describes and introduces to his students the 4 variables of watercolor: color, value, wetness and composition. However, I have found another. This new variable came to me as I was practicing another master’s work, Michael Reardon and this notion came to me as I was discovering…
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(simply) shape
A new approach to teaching new adventurous sketchers notions of describing space(aka perspective), I thought it would be a good approach to simply have the students look at the bigger shapes within their view and as a result fall into the magical realm of figure/ground. Figure: The main focus of the composition (positive space) Ground:…
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that shopping list, watercolor
A great watercolor class last night with two eager students ready to get painting! This demo was about the re-introduction of the 4 main variables (thank you Tom Hoffmann): color, value, wetness and compostion. I call this the ‘shopping list’ when approaching a watercolor. My palate was fairly simple; limiting to 3-4 color…
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Drawing Lessons from Civita: an artist’s adventure in Italy
So excited about the new book and it is complete. this publication available at: http://www.blurb.com/b/5184804-drawing-lessons-from-civita
ANITA H LEHMANN 