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Newsletter/December 2017
Poinsettia 9, Watercolor, 2017
Hello Everybody!
Greetings!
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays!
About 2017
Such amazing year, I am really thankful: no words to say thank you to my workshop managers and to all artists who attended my courses in different countries! I must confess, my year was not so easy, too many travels and workshops but you really helped me a lot with your energy, enthusiasm and friendship. Thanks ,obrigado, to all my students in Brazil too...they are amazing! I travel a lot and I am really grateful to them, they wait for me patiently!
About my Technique/My Personal Experience
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Here you can see 8 pictures taken during my Newsletter painting process (Poinsettia 9).
A few notes about these pics:
A - I draw the main shapes only. I don’t need to draw everything, all petals, leaves, etc. I like to play with unexpected and happy accidents. Take risks, don’t plan everything. Unexpected accidents are the best friend of loose and spontaneous watercolors.
B and C - I like to save the white of the paper, it is the most powerful light. Sometimes I save the white of the paper ( I just leave white areas) or I lift out paint and restore the white areas.
D - I paint everything at the same time, flower and background. I go back and forth, I look for soft edges all the time, I aim to balance everything, foreground and background. I create depth with hard/ soft edges and basically my soft edges come out if I paint everything at the same time
E - A few blooms are happy accidents, take advantage of them. They can be part of your background when you want to paint loose.
F, G and H - Work with positive and negative shapes all the time: you will understand light/ shadow better, your focal point is going to be stronger.
About my 2018 Workshops
I have a great year ahead, lots of workshops in USA and Europe. Some of them are already full, anyway, hopefully I can meet you in 2018. Here you can see some of my 2018 workshops:
You can check my 2018 Workshop Schedule here:
http://www.fabiocembranelli.com/2018.html.
If you want to host or organize a workshop just send an email to [email protected]
A few notes about these pics:
A - I draw the main shapes only. I don’t need to draw everything, all petals, leaves, etc. I like to play with unexpected and happy accidents. Take risks, don’t plan everything. Unexpected accidents are the best friend of loose and spontaneous watercolors.
B and C - I like to save the white of the paper, it is the most powerful light. Sometimes I save the white of the paper ( I just leave white areas) or I lift out paint and restore the white areas.
D - I paint everything at the same time, flower and background. I go back and forth, I look for soft edges all the time, I aim to balance everything, foreground and background. I create depth with hard/ soft edges and basically my soft edges come out if I paint everything at the same time
E - A few blooms are happy accidents, take advantage of them. They can be part of your background when you want to paint loose.
F, G and H - Work with positive and negative shapes all the time: you will understand light/ shadow better, your focal point is going to be stronger.
About my 2018 Workshops
I have a great year ahead, lots of workshops in USA and Europe. Some of them are already full, anyway, hopefully I can meet you in 2018. Here you can see some of my 2018 workshops:
- Metairie New Orleans, USA January, contact [email protected]
- Myrtle Beach SC, USA February, contact [email protected]
- Ligueil Loire France, April, contact [email protected]
- St P du Léon Bretagne France, April , contact [email protected]
- Libin Belgium, May, contact [email protected]
- Brunstatt Alsace France, June, contact [email protected]
- Pralognan la Vanoise Savoie France, June, contact [email protected]
- Perpignan France, June, contact [email protected]
- Montague MI USA July, contact [email protected]
- Greenville New York USA, July, contact [email protected]
- Balmville New York USA, August, contact [email protected]
- Bend OR USA, August, contact [email protected]
- Ledsham, UK, October, contact [email protected]
- Kinsale Ireland, October, contact [email protected]
- Geras Austria, October, contact [email protected]
You can check my 2018 Workshop Schedule here:
http://www.fabiocembranelli.com/2018.html.
If you want to host or organize a workshop just send an email to [email protected]