Elizabeth

This is a painting of Elizabeth, the grand-daughter of my friend Rosemary.  It was painted as a gift for Elizabeth from her grandmother.  Do you wonder what she is thinking?

A Paul Jackson Workshop

In April I was given the opportunity to observe a day in the Paul
Jackson workshop sponsored by the Knoxville Watercolor Society.  I chose to visit on the second day when the participating artists would have their subject sketched and would have begun painting.

Here Paul Jackson has begun his painting referring to his source photo.  He has made the sky much more interesting by using three vibrant colors in a very wet wash.  He used yellow at the bottom of the sky, Opera in the middle, and Thalo Blue at the top.

This is the source photo of the Empire State Building.

This is Paul Jackson's painting at the end of the second day.

Here  are a few of artists working in the workshop.  I thoroughly enjoyed my day of observation.  Paul Jackson and his wife made me feel very welcome.  It was a pleasure to meet them.  I hope some day to be able to take one of Paul's  workshops.  His paintings of colored glass are very interesting to me.