USING EACH OTHER AS SUBJECT MATTER

3/4 VIEW WATERCOLOR

INTERMEDIATE 2-D ART

watercolor & felt tip 

This is the first large scale work these kids have done in watercolor 

on good quality paper (Arches 140 lb.)

 since learning to use this challenging medium in Beg. 2-D.

The assignment was to draw each other in 3/4 view,

then to watercolor their subject.

They could abstract the piece by changing up the color,

but they had to try to keep the drawn portrait as realistic as possible.

Let's see how a couple of them did.

We begin with senior Eileen Lee who created this portrait of junior Samantha Tun.

Eileen was inspired by several past works I had bought from alumni that were on display.

She gravitated to the ones that had used all the colors from the wheel.

This is an incredibly difficult way to proceed

but as I watched her work it just seemed to flow effortlessly from her. 

After the paint was dry she came over top of it with a thin felt tip marker,

not exactly outlining,

 but just letting the pen touch here and there with different pressures.

Lovely Eileen!

Senior Malaya Sithichai worked so delicately with her watercolor.

A big thing we talk about is keeping the paint transparent.

She also brought in a touch of felt tip.

I just wish my photo was better so you could see it more distinctly.

I really like how she abstracted senior Kevin Mao's hair 

by using blue to tie the piece together with the blue of the shirt.

Very nice likeness Mayala!

And we finish with senior Ayesha Durrani's watercolor of senior Jazzarie Lo.

Ayesha has such a wonderful imagination and enjoys building stories around her subjects. 

More work?

Yes.

Extra Credit?

Yes.

And so appreciated. 

All three of these seniors are off to study art this year in college.

I'm so very thankful that I had one more year with them before they flew away.