Life In The Arts
Is there a WATERCOLORIST in your classroom?
LONGTIMERS PRODUCTIONS AND THE MONTEREY COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION
PRESENT
Watercolor-Dry Brush Technique with Miguel Dominguez
"ARTISTS IN THE CLASSROOM" TELEVISED PROGRAMS
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2000
10:30 - 11:30 AM
There is a life in the arts, and now your students will be able to interact with two professionals in Art, live from the MCOE studios in Salinas.
Guests include: MIGUEL DOMINGUEZ , is a local Painter, together, with television personality and series host Maia Carroll, they will introduce your students to the dry technique of watercoloring.
When you register for this free MCOE-TV program you will receive:
* Teacher and student classroom materials and activity packets
* An access identification number allowing your students to speak live with the
Art professional via a toll-free telephone number from your school site.
* Ability to fax your student produced drawings to our studio for sharing with our
guest artist and other participating Monterey County students.
*Your students will have the opportunity to participate in one more of the following:
* Learn how to match technique and texture to give paintings greater depth and realism.
* Learn how to use worn brushes and other tools to obtain special details in your drawings.
* Learn how Miguel uses the wet-into-wet and the dry brush technique together to produce
many of his works today.
THIS PROGRAM IS BEING PARTIALLY FUNDED BY THE CULTURAL COUNCIL FOR MONTEREY COUNTY, ARTISTIC HANGUPS and CARMEL PLAZA. Please visit our Sponsor page.
PROGRAM GUEST
Miguel Dominguez, a local watercolorist was born in El Paso, Texas, but it was the terrain of Salinas Valley in California that shaped his interest in becoming an artist. His formal art training came via Hartnell Junior College in Salinas where he "took all of the art courses available." Miguel is represented in his home state by The Howard Portnoy Gallery and the Carmel Art Association (both in Carmel) and Henley's Gallery (Gualaia), as well as by El Prado Galleries (Sedona, Arizona).
SUGGESTED READING LIST
BOOKS:
"There are too many books and magazines on "how to". I do favor those that clearly explain, in fairly simple terms. the process of a painting step by step.
"Two magazines that come to mind:"
1. The Artist's magazine
( American Artist magazine also contains a section titled the watercolor page, which explains in detail how a painting is accomplished.)
2. Splash 5
3. "How To" books by watercolorist, Edgar Whitney also are very helpful because of their loose, direct and seemingly simple approach for watercoloring painting.
**Note: All the above magazines can be found at ART MAX art store, Seaside.
CAREER CORNER
SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION
Graphic Design (Production Artist, Designer, Art Director)
Web Site Design
Illustrator
Photography
Digital Imaging
Advertising
Publishing
Animation
Marketing
QUESTIONS FOR THE TELECONFERENCE GUESTS for Miguel Dominguez.
1. What is the difference between dry brush and wet-into-wet watercolor painting?
2. When do you know when a painting is finished?
3. How do you select subject matter for a painting?
4. What areas of a painting do you paint first?
5. Do you sometimes make mistakes?
6. Do you paint outdoors?
7. Do you ever keep any of your paintings?
Objective
Our objective is to introduce another technique of working with watercolor. Dry brush painting provides another tool other than the more familiar wet-into-wet technique. But, in combination, with these two techniques provide you the student more flexibility with the often difficult watercolor media. And since dry brush allows more control than the fluid wet-into-wet approach, perhaps it might even be a more suitable introduction into painting with watercolor. In conclusion, my overall advice to any student regardless of age is to draw and paint as often as possible and to keep from being discouraged. There is no substitute for practice.
Student Project
I begin with a pencil a pencil drawing to fix my composition. At that point, I edit out anything I deem unnecessary or excessive and then I add my elements.
Step one: Creating a Foundation
I began by making a drawing directly on my Crescent 6-ply rag board. Then I apply clear water to the surface and started adding washes of color- permanent blue and Davy's gray in the sky area, and olive green in the distant fields.
Step Two: Drybrushing the Foliage
I let the washes dry thoroughly, then started defining areas with drybrush, I mix sap green. burnt sienna and sepia and used this combination to follow the pencil outline of the trees. To create the look of sky peeking through holes in the foliage, I carefully painted around areas of my initial wash.
Step three: Adding character
I add the buildings, constructing their weathered appearance with four thin glazes of color. I then further enhanced the character of the trees by including limbs and branches.
Step four: Finishing up
I reinforce the seasonal drama by contrasting the freshly plowed field with the fading snow. I will finish by making slight additions and modifications to clarify the details.
Student Art
MATERIALS NEEDED
1. Watercolors
2. Brushes..several sizes and one for anglebrush work
3. Paper towels
4. Water containers
5. Water Color Paper
6. Roll of masking tape