My previous post was about the three-day workshop I took with Joe Fettingis.  It was a small class, only about 10 people, so we got a lot of individual attention and more importantly, we each had a table to ourselves (no sharing)!  The other painting we worked on was Native American boy.
Picture
15x20" watercolor on 140 lb Arches cold press paper
Painting #50 of 100 Paintings Project

Here's what else I learned:
  • Working wet-in-wet can much more controllable than I thought;
  • How to create glowing skin tones;
  • Reflected color is in everything!

Some things I discovered about myself as an artist during this time:
  • Masking fluid is now my friend.  I'd never had much love for it, but Joe showed us his tricks in using it;
  • I rediscovered and fell in love with my flat brushes once again.  I'd worked with round brushes exclusively for far too long and had forgotten how useful a flat brush can be;
  • I let go of the fear of several things, including working on large format paintings, creating large washes, and fear of "wasting" paper.  It's actually easier to paint larger rather than squeezing detail in a tiny space.
I overcame a lot of mental blocks during these three days and learned skills toward future artistic growth.  I'm also ready to paint some more!

I highly recommend a workshop by Joe Fettingis, and if you take one in the future, or have taken one with him before, please let me know!
 


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Carol@Swallowcliffs link
09/02/2010 6:45pm

Beautiful... wet on wet. Thanks sounds good to me. I think I end up with mud tho...

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betty
09/02/2010 7:32pm

This is SO gorgeous, Krista! I love the soft blended colors in the headdress, and the contrasts in value are really lovely! Awesome job!!!

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Donn link
09/02/2010 11:08pm

Krista, this is outstanding! Those colors are beautiful.

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Margaret link
09/03/2010 4:05am

What a beautiful painting you have made!

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nancy t link
09/03/2010 9:16am

I am just stunned at the beauty of the colors in this painting. I'm so hoping he actually does get to AA next spring so I can take a class from him! nancy

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Kathy Johnson link
09/03/2010 1:07pm

Really lovely, Krista. Your workshop was certainly worthwhile.

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Cathy link
09/03/2010 1:23pm

Beautiful Krista, you can see what a difference the workshop has made already.

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Alex Tan link
09/03/2010 5:10pm

Amazing work! Love how you play with colors =)

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Raena link
09/03/2010 6:07pm

THIS...this is what I want to do!!! Excellent portrait!

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Claire link
09/04/2010 2:42am

Wow - eyecatching for sure. Love all of the colors that you've captured!!

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Adine link
09/04/2010 12:49pm

Wow! This is amazing!

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travelingsuep link
09/05/2010 9:09am

I love your use of colour in this one. You seemed to have got a lot out of the workshop.

Thanks for stopping by.

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Alex Tan link
09/05/2010 3:47pm

Thanks for your comments Krista, and I am sorry that you were having some technical problems looking at my webpage, I hope that's fixed now. I really appreciate your notification =)

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Charlene Brown link
09/06/2010 10:23am

Your two posts on Joe Fettingis's workshop are really excellent, and the paintings show you got a lot out of it. Thanks for the reminder to be careful of proportions and stay out of the mud.

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Ann Thompson Nemcosky link
09/07/2010 1:18pm

Oh wow. These paintings from your workshop are stunning! I can't wait to see what you do next!

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Krista link
09/09/2010 7:28am

Hi everyone, sorry I've been absent for a few days, with the U.S. Labor Day holiday and all. Thank you so much, all of you, for stopping by and commenting!

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Teresa
09/10/2010 9:35am

Fabulous, Krista! I'm so proud of you!

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Timaree (freebird) link
09/11/2010 10:07pm

This turned out great. It sounds like you really learned a lot and took a giant step forward in your painting. Good for you.

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