I have posted the biography of another member of the Buckhorn Artists' Group Emil Varga, to the blog as well as some samples of his artwork.
I will try to get another of our new members posted next month.
Showing posts with label Emil Varga. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Emil Varga. Show all posts
Sunday, June 17, 2018
Saturday, February 20, 2016
Emil Varga Workshop on Painting Skies
My friend Joanne had wanted to learn to paint in watercolour and I had advised that she take the class with Emil Varga at KAGS.
Since her birthday is tomorrow and she was able to be here I enrolled her in the class as her birthday gift and supplied her with the brushes, paint and watercolour paper she would need for the class.
The theme for the workshop was how to paint skies and during the course of the day we worked on three different paintings.
The first painting had a dramatic sky and we put masking tape across the bottom quarter of the paper to protect the area for the snow that would be there and painted in later.
The paper was thoroughly wet with water and we put in various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, Antwerp blue and cobalt blue.
The paint was sprayed and rolled around on the paper as layers of colour were added to the paper to achieve the moody sky.
Winter Thaw
It was set aside to dry before the background islands could be painted.
The distant islands were painted in using various mixes of French ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson.
The tape was then removed leaving with white paper and a large untouched area for the foreground islands to be placed
Last Light
The bottom of the paper was covered with masking tape to protect the white paper then it was wet thoroughly and new gamboge was brushed into the bottom area.
Burnt sienna was applied above and to the side of the yellow, then permanent rose was added on both sides of the yellow.
Clouds were put into the top of the sky with various mixtures of cobalt blue, French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and permanent rose, leaving some areas of white paper showing through.
It was then set aside to dry before the tape was removed.
The third painting was worked in stages in between the other paintings.
The bottom area of the painting was covered with masking tape and then the paper was wet.
Aureolin was put into the bottom of the sky against the masking tape and then softly blended upward to the top of the sky with clear water and set aside to dry.
Once the paper had dried completely it was wet with clear water and permanent rose was applied slightly over some of the yellow and up into the middle of the sky.
It was then blended upward to the top of the paper with clear water and set aside to dry.
The last colour to be added was cobalt blue and as before the paper was wet with water and the colour added above the permanent rose and blended upward to the top of the paper.
Early Morning Light
I will post each of these painting as more work on them has been completed.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.
Since her birthday is tomorrow and she was able to be here I enrolled her in the class as her birthday gift and supplied her with the brushes, paint and watercolour paper she would need for the class.
The theme for the workshop was how to paint skies and during the course of the day we worked on three different paintings.
The first painting had a dramatic sky and we put masking tape across the bottom quarter of the paper to protect the area for the snow that would be there and painted in later.
The paper was thoroughly wet with water and we put in various mixtures of French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna, Antwerp blue and cobalt blue.
The paint was sprayed and rolled around on the paper as layers of colour were added to the paper to achieve the moody sky.
Winter Thaw
It was set aside to dry before the background islands could be painted.
The distant islands were painted in using various mixes of French ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, burnt sienna and alizarin crimson.
The tape was then removed leaving with white paper and a large untouched area for the foreground islands to be placed
Last Light
The bottom of the paper was covered with masking tape to protect the white paper then it was wet thoroughly and new gamboge was brushed into the bottom area.
Burnt sienna was applied above and to the side of the yellow, then permanent rose was added on both sides of the yellow.
Clouds were put into the top of the sky with various mixtures of cobalt blue, French ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and permanent rose, leaving some areas of white paper showing through.
It was then set aside to dry before the tape was removed.
The third painting was worked in stages in between the other paintings.
The bottom area of the painting was covered with masking tape and then the paper was wet.
Aureolin was put into the bottom of the sky against the masking tape and then softly blended upward to the top of the sky with clear water and set aside to dry.
Once the paper had dried completely it was wet with clear water and permanent rose was applied slightly over some of the yellow and up into the middle of the sky.
It was then blended upward to the top of the paper with clear water and set aside to dry.
The last colour to be added was cobalt blue and as before the paper was wet with water and the colour added above the permanent rose and blended upward to the top of the paper.
Early Morning Light
I will post each of these painting as more work on them has been completed.
Thank you for taking the time to look at my artwork and I hope you will return often.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Barns in Summer
This is an original 9-1/2" x 11" framed watercolour and is available for $295.00.
This is a painting I started in a workshop with Emil VARGA
(see posting 25 January 11) earlier this year.
The barn board was darkened down more and areas where the barn board was broken or missing were indicated. The shadows on the barns were strengthened to provide a little more contrast and more work was done on the barn discoloured tin on the roofs.
Fence posts were added to the foreground with fencing wire running between them to unite the entire painting.
Today at the art show 3 originals were sold from Barbara McGregor and Diane Collins. Pottery was sold by Jo-Anne Connell Northey and small items from Diane Collins.
The hours for our show are:
11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork. I hope you will return often.
This is a painting I started in a workshop with Emil VARGA
(see posting 25 January 11) earlier this year.
The barn board was darkened down more and areas where the barn board was broken or missing were indicated. The shadows on the barns were strengthened to provide a little more contrast and more work was done on the barn discoloured tin on the roofs.
Fence posts were added to the foreground with fencing wire running between them to unite the entire painting.
Today at the art show 3 originals were sold from Barbara McGregor and Diane Collins. Pottery was sold by Jo-Anne Connell Northey and small items from Diane Collins.
The hours for our show are:
11 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
12 Aug 11 - 10:00am - 5:00pm
13 Aug 11 - 9:00am - 5:00pm
14 Aug 11 - 12:30pm - 5:00pm
Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and look at the artwork. I hope you will return often.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Emil Varga Workshop - Orchids, Irises and Chrysanthemums
Today the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters have Emil VARGA returning this time to do a workshop with us on painting flowers.He brought in a drawing of an Iris and another of a Bird of Paradise with the flowers masked out. Emil demonstrated various ways of doing backgrounds behind the flowers and how to create interest.
Irises
The rest of the morning we worked on our own paintings, either putting in a background, finishing something we had started or starting something new.
I completed two abstract floral; the first one reminds me of my blue Irises and the second resembles some of my Orchids. Both are original 7" x 10” framed watercolours.Orchids
Thank you to Ling and Olsen Choi of Bethany, Ontario on their selection of both paintings to add to their art collection.
After lunch Emil brought out a partially finished painting of tulips which had the background already completed and showed us how he built up layers of colour to shape the flowers and how he worked from one flower to the other.It was a very productive, interesting and enjoyable class. My last painting of the day reminds me of Chrysanthemums.
Chrysanthemums
This is an original 6-3/4" x 10” framed watercolour available for $165.00.
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Emil Varga Workshop - Barns in Summer - A Work in Progress
Today the Buckhorn Tuesday Painters have Emil VARGA coming in to do a workshop with us on painting barns.
I had taken a workshop with him a couple of years ago and knew he was an excellent instructor and we would learn a lot from him.
Everyone had to have two pieces with the barns already drawn onto the watercolour paper and ready to paint.
He started the backgrounds on two different barn paintings one was a summer scene, the other an autumn scene. It was interesting to see how he handled painting the clouds into the sky lifting the clouds out with a tissue and then adding more paint slightly darker into the bottom of the clouds.
He paints his trees both deciduous and evergreens with a sponge and that can create some attractive results.
It was an enjoyable workshop and we look forward to having him back in the spring for a workshop on painting flowers.
This painting is about three quarters finished. I feel the barn board needs to be darkened down more and that something needs to be added to the foreground to unite the entire painting.
I will post this painting at a later date once more of it is completed.
I had taken a workshop with him a couple of years ago and knew he was an excellent instructor and we would learn a lot from him.
Everyone had to have two pieces with the barns already drawn onto the watercolour paper and ready to paint.
He started the backgrounds on two different barn paintings one was a summer scene, the other an autumn scene. It was interesting to see how he handled painting the clouds into the sky lifting the clouds out with a tissue and then adding more paint slightly darker into the bottom of the clouds.
He paints his trees both deciduous and evergreens with a sponge and that can create some attractive results.
It was an enjoyable workshop and we look forward to having him back in the spring for a workshop on painting flowers.
This painting is about three quarters finished. I feel the barn board needs to be darkened down more and that something needs to be added to the foreground to unite the entire painting.
I will post this painting at a later date once more of it is completed.
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