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Basics 2 "Hilltop Houses"

Basics 4  "Geddes Marina"
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16. "Fall Landscape"
     (60 minutes) DVD
Subject: Learn to plan your foreground and background with an action line, view critiques of other paintings to illustrate use of several principles of design, full length demonstration of the painting shown right, including 2 razor blade techniques, various applications of the "thirsty brush" technique, and lush color mixing. Bonus photos at the end to tempt you to try it for yourself!

5. "Forest Stream" (64 minutes)
Subject: Brushwork, Mixing Color,
Mini Demos on Painting Trees, "Stamping Technique", Creating Depth: Making a Pathway Recede

6. "Autumn Mist" (82 minutes)
Subject: "Spatter" Technique, Paint Rocks with Form & Texture, Trees, Swift Water

7. "Morning Mist" (107 minutes)
Subject: "Dry brush" Technique for Texture, Deciduous Trees, Buildings, Greens & Greys

8. "Campbell's Farm" (63 minutes)
Subject: Comprehensive information on Buildings, Foregrounds, 1- and 2-Point Perspective

9. "Rising Fog" (68 minutes)
Subject: Foggy effects in watercolor, simple wet-in-wet technique for trees, brushwork techniques for shrubbery, easy reflections

10. "Watercolor Skies" (117 minutes)
Subject: Comprehensive information on Skies, Clouds, Weather, Atmosphere in Painting Skies. Paint along with Michele as she progressively demonstrates 4 paintings from beginning to advanced watercolor techniques.

FOR MORE LANDSCAPES SEE: WATERCOLOR BASICS #1, #2, #4 and FIGURES #11

"Fall Landscape" NEW on DVD

Learn to paint trees and
reflections

11. "Ski Season I & II" (86 minutes)
Subject: Comprehensive information on Composition of Figures in Action & Individually, Painting Snow, Trees

FOR MORE FIGURES SEE: WATERCOLOR BASICS #4

FLORALS

12. "Market Flowers" (120 minutes)
Subject: Using Photographs, Bouquet of Flowers with Multiple Petals, Backgrounds, Shadows

13. "Wildflowers" (83 minutes)
Subject: A Vase of Flowers without the Vase, Positive & Negative Space, Using Your Script Liner Brush

Videos feature an overview of materials used, photo and/or live video footage of the subject and additional resource material for your own compositions. Usually, a value study is encouraged for developing design.

14. "Geraniums" (74 minutes)
Subject: Comprehensive Color Mixing of Greens & Reds, Value Studies, 'Fused Wash' Technique

15. "Flowers for Danielle"
(63 minutes)
Subject: Wreath of Flowers, Greens, 'White' Flowers, Soft Edge Technique, Elegant Brushwork (Only video Filmed Live in Class)

FOR MORE FLORALS SEE: WATERCOLOR BASICS 3

"Market Flowers"

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NEW! ORDER A  DEMONSTRATION
OF THIS WINTER PAINTING ON DVD

Painting Lavender Hills
July 12, 2008

Lavender Hills, literally! And old fruit trees,  flowers, picnic spots, barns, and expansive rural landscapes. Paint on location for a day with Michele and launch your summer painting journey!

An easy day trip from anywhere in the greater Seattle area:

This plein air watercolor workshop is designed to give instruction in such concepts as balancing values, composition, light and shadow, and the use of local color on site.
  Instructor demonstration, private and group critiques.

Registration deadline July 1, 2008

Michele provides easy going, individual instruction in a productive, yet fun atmosphere. Try 3 different watercolor techniques with each project. Work from still life set-ups and video inspirations

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for more info on workshops!

Beginners will be able to work at their own pace while intermediate painters will meet the challenge to reach their next goal. Through demonstrations, you will learn how to plan a painting, apply color, and make adjustments to work in progress. You will also gain a fresh understanding of composition, value and structure.