Demo
Radish, Garlic and Scallions
6x8in oil on canvas SOLD
I always get pumped up when I do a workshop.
I keep it to six artists so I can really get around
to helping each one develop the fracturing technique
to suit what I see as the most natural way for them.
This one had 6 fabulous artists creating
several new paintings each day.
But first they had to start off by watching my
different mark making using the full blown
Fracturing Tool technique.
this was the demo.
KNOW NO FEAR is the the motto!
We start off with basic exercises to learn the Fracturing.
I show some of those on my FREE Art-Byte tutorial called
Tools Needed for Fracturing
see
HERE
(Have a look at all the other great tutorials
they have on Daily Paintworks.)
Here are some of the artists work
(Click to enlarge.)
Everyone was encouraged to go about learning
the Fracturing in a really free, "know no fear" manner.
Kathy arrived from Hawaii so water was a natural theme
to begin with.
Here are the exercises by Phyllis above...
and Mary's apple below
Margaret went wild with beautiful colors
and then outlined as an experiment.
We all liked it!
Below is Lindy's still life.
Not finished as it was a timed exercise.
(I am looking forward to seeing it finished)
There were a few more I did not get a good
photo of - an apology to the artists
Next we went into landscapes using a pink base.
Below is one by Denise.
This is the view from her window
And the one from Kathy - glorious color!
That is Hawaii again!
Lindy produced the one below.
A more gentle use of color than the one above but
both artists see their local color very well
Enjoy this one by Phyllis... a colorist by nature
(she worked on a much larger version of this later)
Next we went into more "refined" fracturing
where each artist explored the degree of
the technique they felt a comfort level with
Lindy did this little treasure
Kathy created a glowing fruit painting
Mary found she enjoyed
just a little fracturing at the start
- helping her to loosen up.
Mary also found the fan brush
is fun - especially for fur
Lindy started painting larger as the days went by.
Margaret found that "gentle fracturing" worked
best for her
Kathy resisted the urge to "tidy up" too much and
worked on warm/cool vibrations using beautiful color.
It was a wonderful group of talented, fun and generous
artists who allowed me to work them hard and
push each of them out of their comfort zones.
I am incredibly grateful and humbled that
they were willing to travel the miles and place
their trust in me to help them in
their personal quest to keep growing as an artist.
