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USK Chicago Workshop Video and Downloadable Notes

[By Marc Taro Holmes in Montreal, CA]



I've just gotten together a little demo for my workshop at the 2017 USK Symposium in Chicago.

The goal for this workshop is Direct Sketching - that is, drawing with brush and watercolor, directly to the page, without any under drawing.



I get asked all the time how I get such fresh, spontaneous sketches. And I have to say, avoiding perfectionism is a constant challenge.



I think it's natural to worry how things turn out.

Are they going to be any good? But of course, we decided for ourselves what good is.

To me, a drawing needs to be full of energy, and show the handwriting of the artist. Without that feeling, what's the point? If we eradicate all the mistakes, we might as well take a photo. Besides I don't feel there are any mistakes - only the subconscious editing the scene. A 'talented' artist is just good at ignoring what they find boring :)

And besides - the more I try to make a great painting, the worse they turn out. But when I'm just painting for fun - I get things that frankly seem impossible, looking back at them. How did I ever paint that? And in the rain no less?

At the end of the day, the best teacher is personal experience. Of course, we can get you off on the right foot - (like, get you the right tools). But ultimately, you need to experience it for yourself.

So, to that end, I have have a three simple exercises planned for Chicago. I hope we can paint very quickly, and make a LOT of small sketches. To maximize our chances to learn from each other.





First up, is this project - simply sketching small drawings of isolated objects - working with the brush, right onto dry white paper. I hope we can do five of these in quick succession, in 30 minutes. (The repeat and do a crit).



After that, we'll flip our way of interpreting, and sketch negative space versions of objects - by painting the background around the subject, then filling in the shadow shapes.



This can be a very satisfying way to paint. The subjects just pop off the page! It feels great when one of these turns out. Though I admit, Direct Painting is a high-risk activity. I'm happy if I get one in three. So we'll try to do three rapid drawings in a half hour.

I want people to feel for themselves what it's like to draw with wet paint. If you go too slowly you won't experience the natural blending of wet-into-wet - combined with the sharp-edged drawing of wet-on-dry.

And, if you never push yourself for speed - you'll never be able to make larger paintings on location. Time is you're biggest challenge when working in the field.



We'll take this further and make some simplified street views - by making silhouettes of a city block, or down-the-street view. And then hopefully at the end we'll have time for a big masterpiece. Maybe we'll try out painting a section of the Chicago skyline in watercolor silhouettes.



Of course it's much easier to SHOW than TELL - so here's a video demonstration.



Also, a downloadable PDF of notes about the workshop.

If you can't make it to Chicago, feel free to print copies and share the exercise with your sketching group at home. Or anybody with art classes, or local workshops, - this is OK to freely distribute, just don't charge for it, and send some credit back my way :)

Have fun! and/or See you in Chicago!

~marc~marc

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