Monday, July 18, 2011

Demos from class today, Maria Kovalenko Leysens




These are three, 5 x 7 inch, 15 minute demos that I did on 
the first day of my teen acrylic class today.
We looked at value first. 
Then we added color being aware of shadows and 
reflected light from the shiny white plates.
We also talked about why some things get accepted 
into shows and others don't. 
Could it be color, technique, point of view...?  
An unexpected angle gives the painting more interest. 
We also played with placement.
You can view the student work at 

3 comments:

Autumn Leaves said...

Absolutely beautiful, Maria!

Cecelia Lyden said...

Lucky, lucky teens! They have a marvelous artist and an equally marvelous teacher working with thwm. I did check out their work--nice jbs.

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

I hopped up on your blog and saw other photos from your classes - what a creative teacher you are! I love these timed studies.