BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter May 9th, Holbein Orange & Golds

Published: Tue, 05/09/17

Hello 

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #105,  Holbein Orange & Golds

It's that time of year when the seasons are changing and everyone seems to be super busy. For me this week alone will be filled with a demonstration tonight at the Antioch Fine Arts Foundation, then the Lakes Region Watercolor Guild meeting/critique on Thursday morning followed by my class in Libertyville in the afternoon and then that evening a Relay-for-Life Paint Party Fundraiser. Friday and Saturday of course I have my BeckerArt Paint Parties and my Saturday watercolor class. That doesn't leave much time for painting but I will try to squeeze in some time for at least sketching.

The  Antioch Fine Arts Foundation has offered me a class for Thursday nights starting June 22nd....we are looking to see how many people are interested in a watercolor and if you want instead of watercolor you can bring acrylics, I will be teaching both. The class will be run like my Saturday class, a one-on-one style and it will be a 25.00 pay as you go class. Please contact me at david@davidrbecker.com if you are interested.

Do you want to try and get into the National Watercolor Society's exhibition in October.... Prospectus is HERE

David

Yes to Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville on May 11th
Yes to Class at The Studio in McHenry on May 13th
 
Holbein Orange and Gold 
Two of my favorite colors as many of my students know are Purple and Orange and is the reason why I wanted to find out what Holbein has to offer in those 2 colors. I looked at their purples and violets in a former newsletter and now I want to see what they have in Oranges and Golds.

My students also know I love Holbein watercolors because then don't dry to hard clumps and have super concentrated, vibrant colors. 

After looking at the oranges and golds I think my most have colors are:
  • Permanent Yellow Orange (still  my favorite orange)
  • Brilliant Orange (2nd favorite orange)
  • Isoindolinone Yellow Deep (Changing my yellow to this color)
  • Quinacridone Gold  (still is an amazing color)
  • Light Red (Burn't Orange kind of look)
  • Jaune Brillant #2 (love the pastel feel of this color)
The other colors are good too, I just like these 6 mentioned above better.

Orange you glad I reviewed these colors!
David

  BeckerArt Looks at Holbein Orange and Golden watercolors
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My Most Important Workshop at Dillman's is coming up in June....are you signed up!
Remember to sign-up for my June 11 - 16th workshop at Dillman's this year. It's the workshop you don't want to miss. To sign-up for the workshop go HERE

I am also doing a BeckerArt Paint Party on the last day of the workshop June 15th that anybody is invited to attend.
For info on the paint party go HERE

If you can't make my spring workshop there is also my Fall workshop at Dillman's...or maybe you want to take both. They will be different in that we will be painting different scenes.
 
Artist of the Week
Saw this artist on Facebook and loved his watercolor sketches look, beautiful work!
 
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 For any other info please email me at david@davidrbecker.com