Tree Ornaments

These Christmas tree lights are perfect for teaching how to paint spheres! And complementary colors!

Teacups

Have had these around forever but never painted them by themselves.
They are all 3.5x 5 inches.

watercolor apples

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joycewashor@yahoo.com


Anyway, here are some apples!!!

Pastels and the Complementary Palette

For all the pastelists out there-  Honey Lea Gaydos has translated my three complementary palettes into pastels.  Here is a link to her blog:  Mastering the Mix-Creating Palettes Using Non-Traditional Pastels

 

As you know I first started in oils and then translated the palettes into watercolor. I also did pencil pastels (hoping they would produce less dust) but even though I love pastels, couldn't handle the dust!

Here are a couple of pastel pencils - small of course!!!

Lemons

Yellow on Yellow, 3x5 inches

Yellow on Green, 3x5 inches

Watercolor Tomatoes

Red on Red, 5x3, watercolor on paper
Wish I could say they were from my garden!

How I Finished a Student's Painting

https://youtu.be/Bqcy5gOUeXU

A common mistake made by beginners is not to include enough (or any) dark values.
 I can remember this being the case for myself as well. One of my students was kind enough to be the videographer and let me work on her painting. Hope you enjoy! Comments welcome!