I'll go first! Here is a piece that I did over the summer as a result of one of the two courses that I took. During the second week of June I participated in the Summer Institute for a week that the school district sponsored. For two of those days the art teachers were working at Blue Ridge Arts Center with watercolor artists Rusty Jewel. It was awesome, we spent time experimenting and being guided as to how Mr. Jewel works with watercolors. We took pictures of local houses in the historic area of Seneca. I am generally very 'tight' and precise with paint, but he showed how with glazing colors and seeing the colors in a shadow how much more interesting our work can be.
The entire class created a painting together from a picture that Mr. Jewel had. It was interesting to see how we all went though the same steps to create this piece, yet each person's piece was different. If you are interested in working more with watercolors, I bought some excellent books over the summer. Some have work by Mr. Jewel that I think you will find very interesting.
TOMORROW: I'll show you my other watercolor painting and talk about the AP Certification course that I took this summer.
