Mary Phillip, (Notions Journey), Misty Swann, Sandy McNeal, and Emily Hudgins Gibson graciously agreed to assist with my learning curve on Zoom. This is their beautiful work. Full disclosure: they have all taken either workshops from me or other assistance with their work. However, they are each accomplished artists and I love working with them. An online format for teaching art is a whole different animal. These artists adapted easily. I was amazed!
Sandy McNeal is the newest member of the group. Her usual medium is oil. Watercolor is a new venture for her and botanical watercolor, especially. The style was unfamiliar to Sandy so hers was not as finished as the others in the 2-hour time frame but a really beautiful and delicate start. Sandy has a natural feel for what the paint can do. The specific paint colors for botanical painting were new to her too. The zoom format was a challenge for me in demonstrating color use. Sandy had no trouble picking it up!
White flowers are Misty’s specialty. This yellow rose was not an issue for her at all. She was able to almost completely finish this painting in our two hour zoom. I particularly love the center with the stamens reaching out. Her depth in the flower with the subtle use of the yellow paint is amazing. A very delicate and sweet painting. Yellow is a color easily put on too thickly. Misty was able to control the layers of yellow to keep the rose light and airy. During the Zoom time, I was able to follow her progress easily by her use of her phone to capture the painting as it developed.
The last artist, Emily Gibson is still working on her Lily, progress held up by a personal issue but hopefully we will soon be able to post it too!
Thanks, to these four artists, I have been able to gain a feel for the use of Zoom as an art instruction format. The plan is to soon set up more Zoom workshops. Sign ups will come through this site.
See ya soon and happy painting!
