Brenda Swenson: Negative Painting with WatercolorIn this video with Brenda Swenson you'll learn that paintings benefit from a variety of positive and negative painting. Brenda outlines the tools and materials needed for this approach before entering into a step by step demonstration of this process. This informative video thoroughly explains how to recognize negative shapes, how to mix paint and the general pigment characteristics needed for negative painting. Along with many in depth demos that

Her work is rich with texture and variety strengthened by her selection of colors

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Wouldn’t you love to bring this kind of depth and meaning into your own artwork and paint portraits that truly honor those you are painting

The Path Worth Taking

Feel as if you are in an actual workshop and listen to the students ask questions during the demonstration

as was the case in this composition

It’s about learning to control the light to create the feeling and mood you wish to convey

You'll learn to blend and layer to find the perfect hue and value every time without carrying hundreds of pastels in your kit

Portrait Demonstration

Truth be told

luminous colors in the clouds are wonderful to watch

Dawn brings you her 50 years of experience as an art mentor