Description

Bud Break: Spring on the Branchw/Margaret SaylorSaturday, March 2010:00am - 1:00pm

Spring shows up on the branch before it shows up anywhere else. Buds swell, split, and give you the first color of the year. In this half-day workshop we draw that moment up close: the twig, the scales of the bud, and the first bit of green or red pushing out. We work in graphite and light watercolor together, building the form in pencil and letting color follow the buds as they open. We meet on the first day of spring. Branches provided, and you're welcome to bring your own. All levels welcome.
Materials• Hot press watercolor paper for experimenting: graphite drawing, close-up studies, watercolor swatches, and bud paintings• Graphite pencils, 2H, HB, and 2B, with sharpener• Tuffstuff eraser stick and a kneaded eraser• Basic watercolor set, 2 water vessels, and a round brush, #4 or #6 (DaVinci Maestro Kolinsky or Raphael #4 8408)• Optional: drawing board, battery-powered Ott light, camera or phone
ImageBottlebrush buckeye bud break, graphite on tinted watercolor paper.

Instructor

Margaret Saylor