and will resume in the fall. After drawing with charcoal, graphite and chalk
the participants wanted to try and paint the figure using water colours and
I invited an artist friend, Catherine Beaudette, to do a workshop with the group.
The significant points she made about technique were that water seeks
its own level, protect the white areas first, hold the brush loosely and near
the top, and use a fat brush. People who had been exposed to more conventional
instruction found this to be something of a revelation, more painterly and
less constricting, and there was great excitement throughout the three hour
session. There were two more classes after that where people continued to
work with this medium.
