Watercolor Fun - Kids Art

Kids Art Camp - June 9-13, 2014

Watercolor Fun -- Ready, Set, Paint!

Day 1 - Love Birds (Silhouettes)

I'm back with a wonderful group of artists for the fourth year of kids art camp.  I'm always amazed at the high level of energy and the fast pace of this group. This first two and a half hour session was so busy I hardly had time to take any photos of our process, but did manage a few. 

After reviewing a few basic art terms (primary, secondary colors, complements) we practiced mixing up tube watercolors and painting dry brush, wet in wet, flat washes, and glazing. 

Our main project consisted of a wet in wet wash of warm colors for a sunset and another wet wash for two birds in silhouette sitting on a wire in the foreground.  The birds were drawn freehand, using what we had learned about using simple shapes to create a figure or object.  In this case a circle, oval, and triangle created a bird. 

Gretchen working on her sunset sky after painting a juicy wet in wet wash.

Danielle is done with her beautiful wash and ready to cut it out.

The group with their Love Birds finished and looking magnificent on the art line!

It was a great lesson and we are ready for Day Two!