Advancing with Watercolor - Interiors "The Studio"

Week 5 - The Studio

This week we look at the subject of the studio - a place we are all familiar with and more than that a place that is highly personal and arranged to our own needs. My Studio is part of an old brownstone in Boston - just down the street from Symphony Hall. I have tall windows which add more than any other feature - the windows let in a light which varies according to the season and the weather…I notice the first shift of any season when looking out these windows. Inside the studio are typical arrangements of tables and brushes paints and papers - sometimes orderly , usually chaotic This week I set my brushes against the window for maximum impact !

Edges

As throughout this series I think a bit about my edges and how will I create some interesting edges for my subject. The edges of the brushes must be hard and calligraphic - the edges of the frames and the shadows falling down the walls will be soft and slowly shifting. Within the pictures and the window I will find the occasion to add some dry brush for variety.

What will you need this week

I am creating 1 color painting for our lesson and 2 smaller tonal studies-

size 12 x 18 taped to a board for the drill - the smaller pieces played significantly in the direction of the final piece. This week we will build color using a more direct all prima method - mixing our colors directly on the paper, Practically speaking the resulting color gain strength this way…