For my second week of holiday I explored the painting style of Sterling Edwards. Sterling created a number of videos explain his big, stylized bold strokes of watercolor to create wonderfully fresh, luminous paintings. I also have re-read his book entitled “Creating Luminous Watercolor Landscapes: A Four-Step Process”.
Sterling Edwards studied with renowned watercolorist Zoltan Szabo (1928 to 2003) who painted for some 65 years. He has developed his own unique style which I find quite attractive. His representational style (as opposed to realism) captures the mood and dynamics of landscapes.
This week has been a challenge, not only because I was trying to learn some valuable techniques, I was also trying new paint brushes. Normally, I paint with round brushes; Sterling advocates the use of large flat brushes which I am struggling with. In addition, I normally paint on a flat surface. This week I put to the test the use of my new easel which allows me to paint at an angle.
Sterling Edwards provides numerous workshops across the US and Canada. I hope to someday be able to attend one of his workshops.
Here are two paintings produces this week. During this weekend, I will continue my focus on this style.
Danielle
p.s. here is the link to Sterling Edwards paintings http://www.sterlingedwards.com/portfolio/index.html
Sterling Edwards studied with renowned watercolorist Zoltan Szabo (1928 to 2003) who painted for some 65 years. He has developed his own unique style which I find quite attractive. His representational style (as opposed to realism) captures the mood and dynamics of landscapes.
This week has been a challenge, not only because I was trying to learn some valuable techniques, I was also trying new paint brushes. Normally, I paint with round brushes; Sterling advocates the use of large flat brushes which I am struggling with. In addition, I normally paint on a flat surface. This week I put to the test the use of my new easel which allows me to paint at an angle.
Sterling Edwards provides numerous workshops across the US and Canada. I hope to someday be able to attend one of his workshops.
Here are two paintings produces this week. During this weekend, I will continue my focus on this style.
Danielle
p.s. here is the link to Sterling Edwards paintings http://www.sterlingedwards.com/portfolio/index.html
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