ROGER JONES - WATERCOLOUR WORKSHOP - COLOURS: ONE, TWO, THREE, AND MORE
Saturday 29 February 2020, 10.00am – 4.00pm, The Pavilion, Lechlade
Saturday 29 February 2020, 10.00am – 4.00pm, The Pavilion, Lechlade
The fifteen members who attended Roger's excellent workshop were all enthralled by his skill and versatility. Roger describes his technique and materials for this workshop as follows:
The foundations for an effective and appealing painting lie in first establishing its viewpoint, composition, and range of tonal ‘values’ from dark to light, all often best rehearsed in a sketchbook.
Initially, dark lines drawn by pencil or brush may suffice. Then maybe two colours for further resolution of tonal range with a hint of colour; then a limited palette of three primary colours or more, or their alternatives, for further development and exploration towards your figurative or abstract interpretation of reality. This also allows you the chance of capturing, or more likely introducing, that very first prority in your approach- the impact of atmosphere, mood, drama. All this can be achieved by the disciplined and adventurous use of single brush strokes and not overmixing but partially combining colours. ‘Mingle not mix’ and ‘one stroke and move on’ are your guiding mantras, the final priorities of the seven I apply in painting, watercolours or oils.
I will be using initially Neutral Tint, then Sepia and Raw Sienna.
Next three primary colours: French Ultramarine, Permanent Rose, and Winsor Lemon.
Four ‘lookalike’ alternatives, (among others), will be: Indigo, Light Red, Raw Sienna and Cobalt Violet.
These colours, or their alternatives, will be provided as the need arises, together with papers and reference pictures. I will also provide other equipment as needed, plus back up notes, static demonstrations and finished work as examples of working methods. Spaces are limited and based on a first- come first-served basis, so get your skates on!
The foundations for an effective and appealing painting lie in first establishing its viewpoint, composition, and range of tonal ‘values’ from dark to light, all often best rehearsed in a sketchbook.
Initially, dark lines drawn by pencil or brush may suffice. Then maybe two colours for further resolution of tonal range with a hint of colour; then a limited palette of three primary colours or more, or their alternatives, for further development and exploration towards your figurative or abstract interpretation of reality. This also allows you the chance of capturing, or more likely introducing, that very first prority in your approach- the impact of atmosphere, mood, drama. All this can be achieved by the disciplined and adventurous use of single brush strokes and not overmixing but partially combining colours. ‘Mingle not mix’ and ‘one stroke and move on’ are your guiding mantras, the final priorities of the seven I apply in painting, watercolours or oils.
I will be using initially Neutral Tint, then Sepia and Raw Sienna.
Next three primary colours: French Ultramarine, Permanent Rose, and Winsor Lemon.
Four ‘lookalike’ alternatives, (among others), will be: Indigo, Light Red, Raw Sienna and Cobalt Violet.
These colours, or their alternatives, will be provided as the need arises, together with papers and reference pictures. I will also provide other equipment as needed, plus back up notes, static demonstrations and finished work as examples of working methods. Spaces are limited and based on a first- come first-served basis, so get your skates on!