BeckerArt FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter Jan. 14th, More Then What's There

Published: Tue, 01/14/20

Hello

Welcome to the FLOAT-YOUR-PIGMENT Newsletter #242, More Then What's There

Hello from the Villages in Florida.
This week I am conducting a watercolor class and an acrylics class, both in the same week at The Village Art Center which is a super great place to do a workshop at!

The last couple of weekends I have been demonstrating, I will show you the images once I get them.

Happy New Year!!

While I am in Florida please be sure to check this newsletter or my website for my weekly classes to see if they are running or not. See below for if my class is running with my substitute Sue Macfarlan or Gary Wigman.

Yes to Class at the Civic Center in Libertyville with Sue Macfarlan,Thursday, Jan. 16th 1pm to 3:30pm

No Class but yes to open studio with Gary Wigman at the BeckerArt Gallery in McHenry, Saturday, Jan. 18th 9:00 am to 11:30 am

More Than What's There

When using a reference photo to paint from, remember it's just a reference and the painting doesn't have to be exactly like the photo. One can change the photo in the painting and try using your imagination at times to paint the scene from.

The image below is a great photo, but I decided to make the streets look wet instead of how it really is and that is a dry street.

Follow along with the step-by-step below to see how I made changes to the photo in the painting.

Thanks David

1. Original Photo... I decided the street should look like it is wet.

2. I did the pencil drawing

3. I start with the sky the farthest background trees and then the street which I changed from a dry street to a wet street to give it more interest.

4. Next I paint in the all of the background images, the trees and the building structures.

5. I finish off the all the people in the scene, starting with the background people and then finishing off the foreground people.

WORKSHOPS and DEMOS of 2020

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, W/C, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 13th and 14th, INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Village Art Center, Acrylic, Summerfield, Florida, Jan 15th and 16th, INFO HERE

PAINT PARTY Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 24th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Dunedin Fine Art Center, W/C, Dunedin, Florida, Jan 25th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Morris Watercolor Guild, W/C, Morris, IL., March 6th INFO TO COME

WORKSHOP Brevard Watercolor Society, W/C, Melbourne, Florida, March 15th-17th INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Lake Superior Watercolor Guild, W/C, Duluth, MN, March 26th- 28th INFO HERE

DILLMAN'S FEST at my Gallery in McHenry, IL. May 3rd INFO HERE

WORKSHOP Dillman's, Lac Du Flambeau, W/C, Wisconsin, June 29th to July 2nd INFO HERE

Product of the Week
Photo Holder

I could have used this during my demonstration this last weekend. Great tool to use to put the reference photo close to you when painting.

Buy it here

Artist of the Week

Karen Knutson

I met up with the amazing Karen Knutson on Sunday and I watched as I learned a great deal from her abstracts... very cool style!

BeckerArt Brushes good for painting up your new years resolution!

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For any other info please email me at david@davidrbecker.com