Hello 

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #133,  Snowy Farm

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Did you go out and shop on Friday? I no longer do those crazy things now that my kids have grown and because I totally shop on-line and wait for yesterdays Cyber Monday.
I want to thank all of you that ordered my brushes last week....I sure hope you enjoy them! See below if you too want to purchase the new set.

This week on Thursday I will be demonstrating for the Geneva Lake Arts Foundation at their Gallery 223 in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. It starts at 7pm and I will be demonstrating the wet-into-wet watercolor technique.

Coming this Friday is the opening for the Lakes Region Watercolor Guilds 1st Friday Arts Show at The Dole.
For info go HERE

BeckerArt Gallery/Studio/Classroom Report: Both east and west walls are finally done and they look amazing. Next I will be working the lighting and hanging system. I am looking at a grand opening in January.

Yes to Class at the Civic Center Libertyville, Thursday Nov. 30th
NO Class at The Antioch Fine Arts Foundation, Thursday Nov. 30th (I will be demonstrating in Lake Geneva)

A couple of weeks ago I painted this scene in my watercolor classes to show students how to paint through large areas when painting snow where the scene is either overcast or in a scene where many of the values are closely related. For instance when the sky and the ground all have about the same value and color. This happens a lot in scenes where there is an overcast sky or when the sun in on the horizon for a sunset or sunrize scene.

Watch the video to see how I use the first wash to color the sky and the snow with the same colors and values.
The I use the second wash to identify the shapes of the snow and all the dark objects.

With the watercolor medium it is always easier to paint large areas of light first before going into dark details.