To get some ideas on how to start a watercolor painting, we looked at art history. What strategies have watercolor artists used in the past?
Some artists started with a drawing, and stuck to this drawing as an outline. Other artists started with color and brushstrokes.
We broke this down into two main strategies: the drawing approach and the painterly approach. Look through these images and see if you can identify the approach!
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| Milton Avery (1885 - 1965) |
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| Milton Avery (1885 - 1965) |
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| Arthur Dove (1880 - 1946) |
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| Arthur Dove |
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| Charles Burchfield (1893 - 1967) |
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| John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) |
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| John Ruskin (1819 - 1900) |
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| Paul Cezanne (1839 - 1906) |
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| Emil Nolde (1867 - 1956) |
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| Maurice Prendergast (1858 - 1924) |
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| Maurice Prendergast (1858 - 1924) |
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| John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) |
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| John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925) |
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| Egon Schiele |
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| Georgia O'Keeffe (1887 -1986) |
love this approach to water color and love the collection. will use it in my art lessons. thanks!
ReplyDeletemarina wilde
thank you Marina! if you have suggestions of other artists to add to the list please let me know! i hope your students enjoy these as much as mine did!
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