1. Watercolor Project
Drawing
and Painting 2

2. What is Watercolor? Paints made by pigments in a water soluble vehicle
Traditionally painted on paper, but can also be painted on papyrus, bark papers, plastics, leather, fabric, wood, and canvas
Became popular during the Northern German Renaissance time by the artist Albrecht Durer
Now known in Chinese, Korean, and Japanese culture
Albrecht Durer

3. History of Watercolor Cavemen: used watercolor for cave paintings
Egyptians: used watercolor to paint walls of temples and tombs
Middle East: first school that offered watercolor painting classes
Chinese & Japanese: painted landscapes
India: used for painting religious scenes
Europeans: used for painting manuscripts
Late 1800s: British schools offered formal training, American artists became influenced

4. Why Watercolor? The transparent effect!
Transparent watercolor allows for luminosity and freshness
Oil paintings are created by layering thick amounts of paint, adding whites last- watercolors are the opposite, using the white paper as the white pigment.

5. Expect the Unexpected
Spontaneity is everything. As you progress as an artist, you learn to improvise.
Take advantage of the unexpected results
Pigment is typically applied in a series of light, transparent washes- the layers increase the density of the pigment

6. Paul Cezanne,
Self-portrait

7. Winslow Homer, Blue Boat

8. Winslow Homer, Canoe in the Rapids

9. Winslow Homer, Girl on Swing

10. Winslow Homer, Sloop

11. John Singer Sargent, Idle Sails

12. John Singer Sargent, Man and Pool

13. John Singer Sargent

14. Charles Burchfield, Road and Sky

15. Charles Burchfield

16. Charles Burchfield, Approaching Storm

17. Maurice Prendergast, The Mall

18. Maurice Prendergast, The Grand Canal

19. Agnes- Cecile “Portrait”

20. Agnes- Cecile, “My Eyes Refuse to Accept a Tear”

21. Agnes- Cecile, “Eyes on Walls”

22. Agnes-Cecile Example

23. Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Compass Bearing

24. Paul Jenkins, Phenomena Steller Ring

25. Paul Jenkins

30. John Singer Sargent, Muddy Alligators
Tiffany Stained Glass