Watercolour Conference - Finished commission

Posted on 1/30/2021 9:18:39 PM by Danielle Beaulieu - Comment on this

These past days I had the most wonderful time at the Watercolor Live conference. It's been three long days (+11 hours per day) of watching amazing watercolorists sharing their passion online. I've been admiring a number of them for many many years. I enjoyed seeing:

Soon Y Warren paint brilliant shadows and mouth watering cherries. I may paint the cherries as an exercise;
Jean Pederson apply more than a dozen layers of paint on a portrait to bring out life. I'm happy to say that Jean is a Canadian;
Linda Baker provide the most diplomatic in insightful critiques about composition;
John Salminen paint the most beautiful reflections on wet asphalt;
Dan Marshall created an enchanting rural scene;
Angus McEwan show us how he applies multiple layers of paint to create a rusty lock;
Matthew Bird demonstrate how he mounts his watercolours to an aluminum panel then varnishes it;
Stephen Zhang mesmerize us with his stunning portrait;
Laurin McCracken impress us with the level of patience for his realistic still life; and
Joseph Zbukvic make his mastery of watercolour seem poetic.

I thought you might like this list of resources from the conference: http://www.lauringallery.com/inprint.htm

This week, I will be able to re-watch these sessions and catch all of the tips I may have missed. I wish I could paint along some of them, but there just isn't enough hours in a week. I'm also going to get ready for the three workshops that I'm teaching next weekend.

All of the sessions provided great tips and as a result, I have already registered for Watercolor Live 2022.

In the past weeks, I worked on a colorful painting for a local couple. Working on a commission always creates lots of stress. However, I was excited to work on this commission because I loved the reference photo that was provided to me.

Here it is mounted on a 36" X 18" gallery panel. I'm proud to be delivering it today.

Canadian Diversity - 36" X 18"

I'm excited to announce that I have been selected to participate in Da Artisti's next exhibition entitled "Is It Spring Yet". For this exhibit, you'll find some colorful artworks such as this:

Peaking Through - 24" X 20"

Have a great week.

Danielle

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