Composition tutorial blog

Next week we will be touching upon how to compose a painting. I have stumbled upon this great blog by Dianne Mize that would be great reference for the future. Don't be fooled by the bohemian chatter this lady has created some wonderful work and knows what she's talking about; she also features some great watercolour artists from many different style genres. Hope there's somthing you like!

http://visualcomposing.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/creating-within-intention-rabatment.html

Dianne Mize    "Committee Meeting"    Watercolor

Edward Lear

Yesterday I went to the British Museum and spotted these watercolour paintings by Edward Lear.

Student's work

 

The group painted their first still life images onto stretched paper and here are the wonderful results! My photography skills really don't do this artwork justice, well done guys!

Emma Dibben

 

Here are some great food illustrations from Emma Dibben, you may have seen her work in the Guardian and on Waitrose packaging.

Landscape paintings past and present

John Constable, 1836

Matthew Cook, 2011

A reminder of some of the artists we have discovered...

Still Life with Apples a Bottle and a Milk Pot by Cezanne

East Yorkshire Spring Landscape by Hockney

The Blue Rigi by Turner

DEUTSCHES THEATER BERLIN by Tina Berning

Work from the group

Just a few examples from the group of the techniques we have been playing around with so far including mixing colours, "wet on wet", delicious home baking and painting flat washes Keep your eyes peeled for more great work!