My current work - snow, January 2013

In the watercolours course which I am teaching we are painting snow scenes, inspired by the current British weather - we get very little snow where I live in Spain and visually we miss it!        ( though not the difficulty of travelling in it. Our sympathy is with you. ) 

 We have painted snow scenes loosely and more accurately. In my work I do strive for looseness but with my Graphics and Fine Art training I tend to want to draw accurately. To blend both is not easy, which is why my painting heroes are the ones who achieved this so very well: Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Berthe Morisot, Joaquin Sorolla and John Singer Sergeant.

 Top Art Tip 4 - keep drawing and painting! Practice improves your work...

 Recent snow scenes: 
Red deer family taking shelter

The red deer herd shelters in a snowstorm
Red deer stag in Highland sunshine


Winter dawn in Chamonix

Snowy silver birches

Snowy walk at sunset

2 comments:

  1. Unknown22 February 2013 at 09:38

    I love these watercolour snow scenes Jan. you are such an inspiration and an excellent teacher.

    Rose Perks.

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    1. Jan the artist5 March 2013 at 08:16

      Thank you Rose! To be honest you are an inspirational student, selling your very first oil painting and being open to new ideas and techniques! It's great to see you artistic journey unfold.

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