Studio Notes

Botanical II critique

Do over Studio Session: on opportunity to redo a watercolor assigment, complete or improve a previous assignment in preparation for the mid term review on Thursday, March 1.

Homework:
Complete do over assignments, prepare for critique by posting any extra credit writing/art exhibitions on blog prior to Thursday's class and prepping portfolio by arranging work in the order in which they were created, adding any extra credit or do over assignments at the end of the portfolio. If you review the cloud of previous posts on the right the blog posts for this semester run from lesson 1 - lesson 15.

Bring your sketchbook for taking notes on Thursday as you'll be watching videos in preparation for our Chuck Close assignment. The watercolor above shows the grid process and chromatic layering of color used by the American painter Chuck Close.


Note: Utrecht is having a 70 percent off sale through March 5. It is a great time to buy paper or other art materials. Interested? Follow this link.

Betty Mitchell / artspace Gallery visit

After viewing the Art Space Gallery's Show "The French Connection," I chose Kathy Calhoun's "Hot 2409" as one of my favorite in the show. It is a Triptych which appears to use many of the painting techniques we have studied in class. It was exciting to see how the artist employed cut /masked shapes,( large ovals and light green leaf like shapes) layers of blended colors, warm color pallet (analogous negative space) and splatter to create artwork that was abstract with a representational architectural structure. The building rendered in a pencil contour was a perfect contrast to the abstract lines, shapes and vibrant colors used in the background.

Loved this piece and enjoyed the show! betty m

Studio Notes

Create thumbnails and continue to develop Botanical II during class. Show and Tell feedback/crit of work in progress before end of class.

Homework:
Extra credit blogpost on watercolor exhibition @ artspace.

Complete Botanical II for 11:40am critique on Tuesday.

Bring materials for redoing a project currently in portfolio, refining old work and preparing for midterm review scheduled for March 1.

Studio Notes

Continue to develop Botanical I watercolors in class in preparation for a critique at 1:30pm.

Reminders:
Deadline for NYC trip is March 1.
Midterm Portfolio Review is March 1.

Extra credit opportunity:
visit Artspace to see the current exhibition which opens on Feb 24. Select your favorite watercolor, photograph it and post it to blog with a description of why you chose it of all the watercolors in the exhibition. Describe the techniques used and subject matter, list the artists name and the title of the piece.
Extra credit due: March 1.

Homework:
Begin Botanical II. Select a second value study - use the same flower, but a different composition. Build upon lessons learned from Botanical I.

Goals:
Can we tell what kind of flower you are depicting?
What techniques have you used?
Is it a good composition?
Is a dymanic interesting painting?
Does it represent your subject matter well?

We will have a working critique of you watercolors during class on Thursday,

Studio Notes

Review research materials and design preparation for Botanical Watercolor Assignment.

Continue to develop Botanical techniques in class.

Note: Midterm Portfolio Review will be on March 1
this is the deadline for completing/revising all homework, classwork and journal exercises.

Watch short videos:

Australian Botanical Artist Helen Fitzgerald

Helen Fitzgerald Demo

Homework:
Continue to develop Botanical Watercolor I in preparation for a critique at the end of class on Tuesday.

If you complete Botanical I prior to the critique select your second favorite tonal study/ thumbnail and enlarge it to the same size as your first Botanical. Begin Botanical II anytime as we will move on to it after the critique on Tuesday.

NYC Field Trip / Art Club

How would you like to take a bite out of the "Big Apple" and experience all those great museums, art & culture? Maybe you would, but a visit to New York City is so expensive! Well, not with the JTCC Art Club! How about a mere $220 (only $170 for JTCC students!) for transportation (chartered bus) to & from NYC and 2 night accommodations (The Wellington Hotel) in lovely Midtown New York City? Your only additional expenses will be meals, museum admissions, subway/taxi (and you walk just about everywhere to save money & see the sights) and shopping! Can you beat this deal? Maybe if you stayed at home in bed all weekend! Here are the details:

 

• Thursday, April 12^th, 11:30 PM – Arrive at the Midlo Campus ready to board the bus & leave for NYC.
• Friday, April 13^th, 12 AM (midnight) – We will be departing by chartered bus from the Midlo Campus. Get your beauty sleep on the bus!
• Friday, April 13^th, 7 AM - We'll arrive in NYC in the morning and check our bags at the Wellington Hotel. You can head uptown with the Art Club to check out the Guggenheim Museum, Neue Galerie, Whitney Museum and/or Frick Collection. After checking into our rooms in the afternoon, possibly a visit to the Museum of Modern Art near the hotel.
• Saturday, April 14^th - You can join the Art Club for a visit to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Central Park and maybe a few surprises.
• Sunday, April 15^th, 11:30 AM – Check-out at the hotel, bags packed ready to go.
• Sunday, April 15^th, 12 PM (noon) – The bus is leaving with or without you! We'll be back to Richmond around 7 PM.

 

To register, see Colin Ferguson on Tuesdays & Thursdays at A-220h, Academic Building, Midlo Campus and bring cash, check or money order made out to "JTCC Art Club" for $220 per person by Thursday, March 1^st. Seating/rooms are limited so first come, first served...sign up today!

 

Questions? Call Colin Ferguson at 594-1456 or e-mail cferguson@jtcc.edu.

 

Studio Notes

Review Line, Tone and Color videos in class, as well as Watercolor printing.

British Watercolors

Line in Watercolor

Tone in Watercolor

Color in Watercolor

Watercolor printing analysis and demo

Illustration and  Watercolor / Maurice Sendak

Watercolor and gouache

Critique Homage Watercolors: tell us the name of your artist and reveal lessons learned from studying their techniques

Create 8 thumbnail sketches, postcard size, of your botanical subject (approximately 4 x 6 inches each)

Continue process by creating 4 tonal studies, of the best thumbnails. Focus on three dimensional quality, composition and form. Use dark tones such as umber, gray/black, blues and violets.

For Homework:
Review the Videos Above.

Select best of 4 completed tonal studies and enlarge this composition to a full sheet of paper using light graphite to complete your drawing. Be sure to know the name of your flower or plant. Examine how other painters have interpreted your plant form.

Prepare your paper before class - tone the background after you have completed the drawing. We will begin our color studies at the beginning of class on Thursday. Bring examples of other botanical studies of your plants.

Studio Notes

Studio Notes

In the studio

Review progress of Homage paintings.

Revisit course blog and assessment criteria for course.

Continue painting homage paintings.

Listen to David Hockney series "The Secret Knowledge."

Homework

Complete your homage watercolor for a critique at the beginning of class on Tuesday

Bring a plant or flower to class - real, potted, silk or plastic. We will look at the artwork of botanical watercolorists after our critique on Tuesday.

View this link for an excellent example:

Review the secret knowledge YouTube series linked in Tuesday's post. Comment on Hockney's thesis via the comment link below. What question would you ask Mr Hockney if you had the chance? Do you think that the artists described in Hockney 's thessis  are cheating? Why?

Studio Notes

Studio time:
Select an artist or choose from the prints provided.
Complete contour line drawing/sketch of composition in light graphite on a full sheet of watercolor paper
Complete preliminary washes based on the deconstruction and reconstruction of the painting you've chosen to study

Goal: Create a study of the painting depicted that is as accurate as possible based on the color, technique and style used to create the work depicted in your reproduction.

Listen to video on the work of
Andrew Wyeth
David Hockney: The Secret Knowledge Part One

Homework
Complete secondary / base colors on watercolor
Watch short videos linked below
Post a comment below on your favorite artist of the artists depicted in the videos below and tell us why


Video one

Video two

Video three

Video four

Video five

Video six

Video seven

Studio Notes

Continue to Develop Still Life Watercolors

Critique of nature still life @ 1:30

Homework for Tuesday:

Finish Still life watercolor based on input from critique

Identify the title and artist of the watercolor listed below.  Each watercolor was selected from the link list on the right. Email me your numbered answers. Include the title of the painting, the artists name and include the link where you found the image.

On Tuesday:  Begin a study of one of the watercolors below. Print your favorites and include them in your sketchbook/ journal. Create a line drawing or preliminary wash based on the watercolor you choose to study. You goal is to create an homage, or copy of the watercolor you choose, in order to learn from the artist, his or her style and their techniques.

Who did this watercolor?  Create a list and identify the artist, titles and link for each image in an
email to aoliver at jtcc dot edu.
This is due BEFORE class on Tuesday!

1.flower

 

2. landscape

3. brown landscape 

4. rooftop

6. seascape

7. botanical

8. botanical b

9. botanical c

10. botanical d.

11. mountains

12. interior

13. pond

14. rabbit

15. fisherman

16. landscape

17. bugs