Thursday Group Paintings

Sorry for the lack group photos today. My camera's battery was flat. What a let down!! because there were some stunning paintings.

• Today we started on a red background and used cement paint over a crackle effect.
• Colours used is green, red, yellow ocre, burnt umber and white.
• First step is to concentrate on the shadows using burnt umber on the pot and red mixed with green on the flowers.
• Spread the colour on the pot using an oil and varnish mix and start bring in white on highlight areas.

• The flowers are done in shades of reds and pinks with white for highlights.
• The background is started with the burnt umber at the bottom changing to yellow ocre and whites.
• Using the cement paint as a base gives wonderfull texture to the painting.

Vivia's lovely painting

Today's lesson

Today's lesson was all about the use of colour. Looking at these paintings it is amazing that the only colours used were yellow, purple, black and white. By mixing these colours you can create wonderfull greens, pinks, lilacs etc. The canvas was painted in a bright purple.

• Start by using the darkest purple on shaded areas.
• Use darker greens for background shaded areas.
• Then start adding lighter tones next to each other.

• Now start blending the colours and adding where you think it is needed.
• Begin shading the petals of the daisies focusing on where the light is falling.

• Finish of the painting by adding thick white paint on highlighted areas adding leaves and doing the insides of the flowers.