Watercolor Class at Inter Valley Health Plan

Full house today at Inter Valley Health Plan's watercolor class in Palm Springs. Everyone did such a great job. I enlarged two of the paintings here because I thought it was so much fun to see their creative interpretation of the image. I love that no two paintings are ever alike, even though we all start with the same photo.
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Watercolor class at Inter Valley Health Plan

Always a fun group at the Thursday classes.  They accomplished a lot in just two hours!
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"Sun Bathers" sunflower watercolor demo by Diane Morgan

Watercolor on Arches 300# cold press.  Unframed. Unmatted.  
Demo from watercolor class at Venus Studios in Palm Desert, CA
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Wash at Point Happy. Demo from oil class at Venus Studios Art Center

Oil on canvas.  12"x12"   
Oil/Acrylic classes every Monday evening and Friday morning
at Venus Studios Art Supply.  See my website for schedule. http://dianemorganfineart.com/works/1595291/oil-acrylic-class-monday-october-27-600-pm-830pm

To purchase
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Watercolor Class in Palm Springs

Another great class with Intervalley Health Plan in Palm Springs this morning. They told me there would by 8 participants. There were 23. We used every table in the place. We're gonna need a bigger boat!  Happy painters with their works-in-progress.
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"Struttin' her Stuff" watercolor class demo

 "Struttin' her Stuff" 9x10" watercolor on Arches 300# CP

Demo Venus Studios watercolor class.  

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Another fun watercolor class at Venus Studios

Saturday's watercolor class at Venus Studios in Palm Desert, CA. We'll be doing it again next Saturday. As it's says on the shampoo bottle....wash, rinse, repeat.
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Watercolor class at Desert Oasis Healthcare

Great watercolor class today. 20 students. Really kept me on my toes.

Desert Oasis Healthcare hired me to teach two classes a month. They provide free watercolor classes, including supplies, to their clients. 

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"Five Easy Pieces" melon slices

Demo from last week's watercolor class.  "Five Easy Pieces"  watercolor on 300# Arches cold press.  This of course was not so easy.  Certainly did not finish in the two-hour class.

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"Sun Strokes" oil demo from Friday's class

"Sun Strokes"  8" x 10" oil on canvas.  Demo from class at Venus Studios Art Supply,  Friday, November 1st.   www.dianemorganpaints.com

Mark Adams watercolor used as teaching demo source

Demo from last Saturday's watercolor class. Mark Adams is one of my favorite watercolorists. This is a replication of his piece "Cape Foulweather" I have new students who have never painted before. One of the best ways to learn watercolor is to draw a bunch of squares and practice washes. How boring. I thought this piece was perfect to learn solid, graduated and varied washes. One time when coloring inside the lines is encouraged. Mark is a genius at getting to the basics of shape and color.  Love the simplicity. Looks simple, but definitely not simple to paint.  The sky and foreground are at least 10 layers of wash.  I was using 300#  hot press.  Man is that difficult. To me like painting on yupo.  It wants to create all kinds of swirls and twirls.  Very difficult to do a smooth wash. Love the textures it makes though.   
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Work-in-Progress watercolor demo from class

Demo from one of my watercolor classes last week at Venus Studios Art Center in Palm Desert.
Watercolor on 300# Arches cold press.
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Fear of a blank canvas

Has anyone every been frightened by one of these....a blank canvas?  Can be pretty intimidating at times.  How about when you've got a group of people standing behind you waiting for you to create a masterpiece!
This will eventually become a bouquet of sunflowers.  Very work-in-progress at the moment.

Between Heaven and Earth watercolor class demo

Watercolor on paper 12" x 10"  Another demo from one of last week's classes.  Two down and about 10 more to complete. I'll never catch up.  I just keep adding more each week.  That's a happy problem.
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"Lucky You" watercolor class demo

Demo from last Friday's watercolor class.  I spent Sunday trying to finish some of those half-done from class.  Managed to tackle two.  "Lucky You"  10" x 10" watercolor on 300# Arches.
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Another workshop at Sun City

Great all-day oil class today at Sun City. We started with a landscape. Then worked on some pears while the landscape dried a little before we proceeded with the next step. What a talented, hard-working and interesting group!  My upcoming class schedule may be seen on my website
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"Cocktail Hour" oil class demo

This was the demo for yesterday's oil class.  Completed in two hours.  I had a new student who wanted to just watch me paint rather than work herself.  We had lots in common so I painted while we chatted and had a great time.  I love getting paid to have fun!  "Cocktail Hour"  8" x 10" on gallery-wrap canvas SOLD
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"Mighty Oak in Training" watercolor class demo

"Mighty Oak in Training" demo from yesterday's watercolor class  8" x 10" on Arches 300# cold press.   May's schedule of classes is posted on my website  http://dianemorganpaints.com/collections/43797 

  (It's okay to bring acrylics to the oil class)