Conversation View

 Conversation View

at Kate's place in Mansfield, Vermont
sketched plein air on August 18, 2015
12" x 9", Winsor & Newton and Holbein watercolors,
#3 graphite, on 140 lb. Fabriano Artistico
cold press fine grain 100% cotton watercolor paper

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Conversation View Study II

my second sketch after talking with Susan and before my final work above at Kate's place in Mansfield, Vermont sketched plein air on August 18, 2015, 12" x 9",
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Conversation View Demo by Susan Abbott

Susan dropped by my easel and painted this five minute demo, explaining colors perceived and interpreted while she dashed off this demo; looking at the scene, listening to Susan, and watching her paint was a rich five minutes, invaluable, and I'm grateful to her for sharing her knowledge in such a direct one-on-one way at Kate's place in Mansfield, Vermont plein air on August 18, 2015, 12" x 9"

 

Conversation View Study I

my first quick sketch thinking about where I'm going with this. It's like writing a book. Get you first thought down on paper. Then get into the rewriting, pulling out the strengths, questioning each element, does it advance the story, or in this case the art, and above all, simplify, simplify, simplify. At Kate's place in Mansfield, Vermont sketched plein air on August 18, 2015, 12" x 9",
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At Susan Abbott's Art Workshop

 

The setup for painting Conversation View

 

The palette for Conversation View
Alizarin permanent crimson, Aureolin, and Prussian blue

 

On the walk around with Susan when she was pointing out possible
scenes to paint, she noted the purple-blue towel and the purple red flowers,
and though all of us saw it as complicated composition, this is where Susan
came back to and set up her easel.

 

Susan demonstrated through her art
why she's the teacher in this workshop.

 

Absolutely, a masterful painting by a masterful artist.

Kate's Porch
Susan Abbott
Watercolor on paper, 14" x 15.5"
Online at Susan's blog HERE