3 Chilies in Watercolor Class

When I was in the produce section at the grocery store

I spotted these Anaheim Chilies. I picked these 3 that were

changing colors and I knew they would be fun to paint.

It was so fun that I taught in this weeks class

I am so loving teaching my watercolor classes.  I love

seeing their work, how they are progressing, 

and the friendships that are growing

Last week we had a special treat. 

We met at Laurie's house. She is such a gracious hostess.

She has a beautiful home and we enjoyed a yummy brunch

and then splashed around in the paint while 

Zach splashed around in her pool.

Watercolor Class Geraniums

Here is the class finished pieces.

They did a good job, don't you think so?  

I am so proud of them. I have enjoyed teaching 

color blending, washes, which brushes, why wet in wet, etc.

But, my favorite part has been getting to know the

ladies that had been taking the classes.

Chatting over palettes of freshly mixed paints and a new piece

of paper is just as good as sharing over a cup of coffee.

We might have to paint this sometime.

Thanks for stopping by!

Teaching a Watercolor Class

"Geraniums and Clay Pots" 

This will be the watercolor class lesson today.

I started teaching a watercolor class in February of this year. 

It has been an amazing time. 

Them: Why do you mix those colors? 

Why does her green look different than my green? 

How did you do that? Oh my! I have a bloom! 

Now, what do I do? My painting doesn't look like your painting? 

 

Me: (Not the answers to the above questions) 

Wow! That turned out nice! I really like that effect!

Let's see if we can fix that. Hmm!?! 

What if you add a ...? Wait! Don't get ahead of me. 

You need more water. You need more pigment...

You know who has learned the most by teaching the class?

ME!!!

One of my favorite teaching quotes:
"Tell me and I will probably forget.
Show me and I might remember.
Involve me and I will never forget.."
That is the method that I try to use in my classes.
Check be later and I will show you what we did in class today.

Photoshop Class

I am taking an online class to learn Photoshop.

www.djpettitt.com/online.html

It is a stretch. I am learning to use layers,

brushes, filters, blur tools and lots and

lots of other cool applications. This is my second project.