Transparent Watercolor on Paper and experimenting with Mixed Water Media on Yupo, a workshop by Mark Mehaffey. This workshop was offered as part of the 2022 Georgia Watercolor Society's National Exhibition held at OCAF.
It was three day zoom workshop. During the workshop he provided us with information on his painting methods and techniques. We were able to ask questions and share our work-in-progress for critique and assistance. We looked at some of Mark's paintings as part of our discussion. I would describe the paintings as abstracted realism. We spent time on planning our paintings. Using exercises to help us develop the relationship of the shapes, color values. I learned a lot from the workshop.
Value studies:
The first watercolor painting was done on heavy watercolor paper with two coats of gesso. This treatment adds texture and allows easy lifting of paint. To preserve the paint a sealing coat is sprayed on the painting. I used a photo of the Grand Tetons from a trip several years ago as my reference.
This watercolor was done on Yupo, a plastic paper that allows paint to easily flow across the surface. Paint can also be quickly removed with water. To preserve the paint a sealing coat is sprayed on the painting. These are total abstracts.
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