Layering Color With Brushwork By Eva Marie Tanner-Klaas

I take classes often to improve my brushwork technique. This method below is carefully layering color so that the under painting continues to show.
You start with a large brush - size 8 flat - and as you layer the color you go to smaller brushes such as a 4  or 2 flat.
The focal point has sharp edges and the color intensity is pushed - again -while keeping the under painting. At the end is when you  focus the directional strokes to create form and with the right color and value.

"Rooster #3" By Verna Pooler

I didn't like my background.  After washing off the background, I painted it black...works.

"Rooster #3" By Verna Pooler, Watercolor On Paper

One Day Color Pencil Workshop By Verna Pooler

Today, I attended a one day color pencil workshop at Pt. Reyes. Enjoyed it but have so much to learn. A  total change in pace:)

"Rooster" By Verna Pooler

Painted rooster on gold gesso 300# watercolor paper using 3 colors: cad orange, quin. magenta, and turquoise. A challenging triad. Guess I'll be doing more roosters. There were so many on Kauai.

"Rooster" By Verna Pooler - Watercolor on Paper

Black and White Studies By Verna Pooler

My struggle continues with abstract value studies.

Is there hope?:)

Guess, I had better suck it up and try again.

"Beach Memory" By Eva Marie Tanner-Klaas

This is an oil with palette knife painted by Eva Marie Tanner-Klaas in the french impressionist style. There was no black paint used to create this artwork.
It is a wet-on-wet technique where the paints are layered to keep the initial under painting. The under painting starts with pure color perhaps some white to create the correct value.

 "Beach Memory" By Eva Marie Tanner-Klaas - 8"x10" Oil on Canvas Board