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Watercolor Collage Landscapes .................................................................................................. |
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| I accepted an invitation to teach watercolor to a group of middle school students from Taos. They were in Albuquerque on a retreat - spendinga few days in a cabin at the base of the Sandia mountains. It's only a short drive from my house in the valley but it's 1500 feet higher in altitude. I arrived to find snow - where it belongs "in the mountains". ............................................................................................................. |
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| practice collage | view from cabin | painting test collage |
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| Students drew from the actual mountain forms in front of their cabin before tearing and pasting down shapes to fit their compositions. We stressed torn "feathered" edges on the various shapes. Overlapping closer elements in the landscape was important to provide a sense of depth to the painting. ......................................................................................................................................................... |
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| testing process first | white on white collage begins | making it fit your idea |
| Texture was important to show the character of the mountains. A variety of types of white paper adds variety to the collage. Mode Podge was used to paste the torn peices down. We used Sax liquid watercolors to finish our paintings. ................................................................................................................................................. |
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| a'la John Marin | a'la Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| creativity at work | students painting their collages | no local color here |
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| road to the cabin near the base of sandia mountains |
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| keeping the cabin warm |
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