Snippets from Juan's Watercolor Workshop

Juan's watercolor palette.

Everyone can see Juan's palette via large screen TV

Students painted along to learn about large flat washes and how to paint rocks.  Plus the suggestion of waves by leaving white paper.

Students work while painting along.

Painting dark around light to simulate trees. 

The effectiveness of adding darks to the foreground.

Students work while following along.

Friday Watercolor Class

Blank paper and ready to begin.

Beginning washes 

                                Finished on-location watercolor.  To be finished in the studio.

Finished watercolor.  Foreground completed and row of pine trees were not varied, so added some foreground trees.  Sorry venetian blinds in the background.

Watercolor Demonstration for Pioneer Art Association

Juan painting demonstration in Grass Valley.

Beginning washes with a big brush on wet  watercolor paper.

Added a tree and roughed in some rocks.

Adding more rocks. Note sediment glaze on rock. Under colors are staining watercolors.

Finished demonstration

Bear River Workshop Day two

Wow - beginning washes

Here we are at the Bear River

Adding some darks 

More glazes

Starting to add some detail

Juan's painting and Elena's painting.

Group shot

Bear River Watercolor Workshop Day one painting

Day one - Bear River

Start of watercolor 

Beginning washes

Almost finished

Last Day Palm Springs Workshop

 Juan's preliminary start

 Juan's wet-into-wet washes

Final watercolor

Afternoon watercolor Palm Springs

Juan demonstrating and WOW last three paintings are students work!

Beginning Washes

Adding birds

Juan's finished painting