I was lucky enough to get a full weekend of Watercolor Camp! I met Spencer Meagher, an accomplished artist at the Rend Lake Art and Wine Festival in September where he was selling his art. I was with Jack Russell Fish Company selling fish sandwiches. I've got to admit, I was the painter instead of the fish fryer in my daydreams that weekend! Anyway, I got acquainted with Spencer and he told me about the workshop coming up that he was teaching. The workshop was a great experience for me, I learned some good watercolor techniques and made some good friends.
Spencer's work can be seen at
http://www.spencermeagher.com
He paints beautiful involved pieces with rich washes of watercolor. I learned how to add depth to a painting through the washes and use of light against dark. I worked on a small piece using the techniques when I got home. I had started the pepper, but it was lacking.
After working again on the pepper, which was painted from a photo taken by my friend Di
who does amazing photography (and I have a stash of her photos waiting to be painted!)
I was much happier with "last pepper"
Thank you Spencer for sharing your expertise at Watercolor Camp!
Check out the next workshop from
Southern Illinois Art Workshop, Inc.
"Last pepper" and prints are available in my Etsy shop
