Jan Helton Artworks
November 15, 2020 Newsletter
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A Sneak Peek into My Negative Painting Process
"October Coneflowers"
October Coneflowers is one of the paintings that began as a demonstration in my recent Negative Painting workshop. All works-in-progress have their ups and downs...I encourage you to not give up on your paintings when you are halfway through! Continue on with the next layer. Figure out what the painting needs. That's the only way to progress as an artist.
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I just completed teaching my final workshop of 2020. These last few months of Zoom workshops have been challenging and time-consuming (all the technology), yet quite enjoyable. I’ve had students from a dozen states and three countries! As always when I teach, I not only made new artist friends, but I’ve learned from them as well.
"October Rose"
If you photograph your paintings along the way, you will have the means to look back and see what you did that worked or that you might do differently next time. Both of the above negative painting pieces had me stumped at one point or another. Don't be in a hurry. Give the paintings time to rest while you consider your next step. And if possible, paint every day, even if it's just one layer!
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I am not scheduling any classes for 2021 at this time, but my newsletter subscribers will be the first to know when I change my mind!
I hope you enjoy the following short video clip from my most recent Negative Painting for Watercolorists, Simplified Zoom workshop. In it you will see how my floral paintings come together, layer by layer, negative shape by negative shape:
Paint. Love. Repeat.
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