Last week I taught an introductory adult education session at GS Artists, one of Swansea’s finest. I borrowed a selection of decoupaged bottles for the still life and set them on a plinth in the middle of the group. I chose these instead of clear bottles so we didn’t have to cope with reflections and refractions.
I started with a few drawing warm-ups, continuous line and drawing negative space, then the participants drew onto canvas board and painted with Daler Rowney acrylic paints. I worked along with them so I could demonstrate techniques in real time. I wouldn’t normally work directly onto a white background, but as it was a basic class I decided not to muddy the waters.
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