Storm II

Hi Alice! Thanks very much! I haven't actually got around to posting anything new lately....need to get Photoshop installed in my new computer first.

Wow, you have been busy girl! These are fabulous pieces. I was checking things out on here as i have not been using it much and noticed your work and thought holly molly this girl is coming along fabulously. I have been having fun with Yupo paper, great way to loosen up. Alice Sawicki signing off

Thank you so much, Carole! One of these days I'd like to have enough time on the way to Toronto to stop in and see the McMichael Collection of the Group of Seven. I always seem to be going with someone else, or on too tight a schedule. Been wanting to do it for years!

Thanks Lynn, That good old artistic license kicking in again, I agree completely with you and my first mentor when I was his student at the age of 9, the great Lauren Harris of the Group of Seven. They completely rebelled against the muddy greys and browns of the late 19th and early 20th century Canadian painters, and helped turn painting around for all of us who came after them. For many years I painted with the so called traditional palette, and made a few limpid sales, then I through caution to the wind, especially after viewing the great group of 7 work at the National Gallery and the McMaster collection. As you said, where's the fun in slavish copying,let' s attack our canvases with heart, soul and COLOUR., our weapons of mass attraction. Love what you did with this storm, you took what could have been a dreary subject, and gave it life, vitality and personality. Love your thoughtful comments as well.

Thank you, June! I do love the 'surprises' you can get in watercolor!

Thank you Lynn ., So appreciated . The textures on your Storm paintigs are to die for Wow ! Jue

Thank you Lynn ., So appreciated . The textures on your Storm paintigs are to die for Wow ! Jue

Thanks, June! Yup, good ole Saran wrap technique. I was demo'ing it to my beginner w/c students, with no plans to do anything more with it. Then I saw some landscapes, so cropped from the larger sheet of paper, added the trees and a bit of surface texture with the tinted charcoal.

Really interesting , Lynn !Did you use saran too ? june