Eric Weigardt demo

Our Coachella Valley Watercolor Society brought Eric Weigardt in for a 5-day workshop this week. We had him do a one-hour demo at our monthly Monday evening meeting last night.  Amazing that he does a value sketch, draws and finishes an entire full-sheet painting in one hour.  He says, "The less you show the more the viewer sees." Good advice!  He also said he used to do more tight and detailed work, but now he's having way more fun.

Sharpen the Focal Point, Soften the Rest

I finally finished two of the pieces I started in the Eric Weigardt workshop. One of the lessons in the class was to keep the detail work limited to the focal point and soften the edges on everything else. Easier said than done if you're a detail person like me. Carol Marine mentioned this also on her post this week saying that her brain would fight her when trying to soften edges that would detract from the focus on the main image. This is a constant challenge for me. But when it works, its wonderful. These pieces are so much looser than my normal work, but I really like the outcome. They are available framed for $1800 each on my website http://www.DianeMorganPaints.com