Exploring Watercolors-Beginner to Intermediate
with Chrissy French
Mondays, May 2-May 23, 2022
638 E Market Street In Rockport, Texas.
Workshop Description: Exploring Watercolors, We will learn some techniques to beginning watercolors. We will learn how to do some sketching and then paint with our drawings, when to keep going and when to stop; Water exchange using dry and wet watercolors, how to create great shadowing and depth into paintings, how to fix mistakes, how to mix and blend colors, and how to make every painting great.
PAINTING: We will work on painting an ocean themed painting or you can bring 3 photos that you are interested in painting.
Instructor Bio
I have been interested in fine arts since I was 4 years old. Growing up, I spent my younger years painting, drawing, and copying to learn. I studied art all through my childhood and into my adulthood. I come from a family of artists on both sides of my family and there isn’t one person in my family who isn’t interested in art in some form.
When I went to college I majored in Fine Arts and then went on to get my graduate degree in Education, leaving art as a part-time hobby. It wasn’t until recent years, I realized how much I missed creating art all of the time instead of just sneaking it in here and there (my entire house is an art project). So, one might say I have come full circle and am so very happy to be creating art full time.
I have worked over 30 years with photography, acrylics, ink, oils, sculpting materials, and watercolors. Two years ago, I started working with resin, mineral paints, and mixed media. I like to create abstract but I also like to mix realism with abstract. In my art, I am very detail orientated and very interested in color combinations, mixed media, and textures. I find now that I have my eyes wide open when I paint and draw. The feelings that I get when I paint are the best feelings in the world! My favorite periods of art are Impressionism, Renaissance, and Abstract. One of my most favorite artists is Georgia O’Keefe. I have a love for all art and meeting people. When I create my art and look at it, I always find different things within it and I hope to share this with you!
My art can be found and seen in private homes, Rockport Art Center, Port A Art Center, Galveston Art League, Frisco Municipal Center Wimberly’s Art on 12 and on my site: www.oceanphoenixart.com