Workshop Demo and Artist's Work.

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.