I signed up for a
Strathmore online watercolor class with Cathy Johnson. I love
Cathy's work and have been looking forward to this class for months. The first lesson went over techniques of washes and using them to create a journal page. For this class I am using a Strathmore multi-media journal. The paper is smoother and absorbs less water then the watercolor journals I have been using.
I was vacillating between using my Koi field watercolor kit or the tube pigments and brushes I have in my larger Plien Air kit. I am very comfortable with the Koi pigments, and frustrated by the tube pigments. Comfort over new won out for the first lesson's journal entries. But I am determined to paint more with my other kit as part of this workshop.
These are beautiful! I really am enjoying the Strathmore classes. I just need to find more time to practice. I have a feeling that watercolor is like piano, if you dont practice, you don't get better.
ReplyDeleteI find myself thinking about painting more when I am taking a class, even if I don't have much time to paint. I alway wish I had more time to paint.
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