As usual, Jan had a terrific project to break the ice and get us putting paint to paper. We had to pick a painting that appealed to us and create a tartan using those colours. This meant that we got to examine a painting, really think about the artisit's colours, figure out how to mix them, and then cover a sheet of paper with them without worrying about our painting skills. It was a lot of fun seeing what everyone picked and how they went about creating their plaids. It has also made me start thinking about fabric and graphic design. And it has opened up another crack in my way of seeing the world. A good night's work I think.
2 comments:
This class sounds like a lot of fun! I notice that putting grey next to your colour lines actually enhances them by playing up the dull vs. bright componants. In colour glazing or layering; grey will tone down a hue. Interesting!
Great post!
So nice to see you back in blogland, Lesley! Love the colour play... Matisse made a very good choice in using gouache, and you are following quite deftly in his footsteps :-)
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