Here are some more finished watercolours from my art classes in Ostreme, Mumbles and The Grand Theatre, Swansea. As I said before it is always fascinating to me how many different ways the same picture can be painted.
Some students went for warmer tones on the cottage with ochres, some opted for purples. Both worked very well, it just comes down to what you prefer. All have captured the beautiful snowy scene using the pathway to lead your eye up to the cottage framed by the trees. Also I think everyone added the red berries in the foreground and the red tractor near the cottages which act as visual signposts leading your eye around the picture.
Constable used to do this to great effect as do many other artists. Red and green being complimentary colours can add sparkle to a picture and although there is not a great deal of green here the red can still help the composition if placed carefully. A great excercise and I can't wait to see what everyone will be bringing in this week to work on as the next project is a subject of their own choice.
Some students went for warmer tones on the cottage with ochres, some opted for purples. Both worked very well, it just comes down to what you prefer. All have captured the beautiful snowy scene using the pathway to lead your eye up to the cottage framed by the trees. Also I think everyone added the red berries in the foreground and the red tractor near the cottages which act as visual signposts leading your eye around the picture.
Constable used to do this to great effect as do many other artists. Red and green being complimentary colours can add sparkle to a picture and although there is not a great deal of green here the red can still help the composition if placed carefully. A great excercise and I can't wait to see what everyone will be bringing in this week to work on as the next project is a subject of their own choice.
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