Fall Fruit, Persimmons & Quince
Independent Study
What’s really exciting about this course not only do we work on shape and shadow but you will learn how to use a few simple techniques that can be easily be applied into any painting for backgrounds.
Paint anytime, at your own pace with lessons that help to build skills and inspire your imagination of how to approach your own paintings of fall fruit.
What students say
"I never would have had the courage to put such a background on a painting before taking your lessons, but I can see now how much of an improvement it makes". Jeanne Hall
"Thanks so much for your teaching these incredible online workshops...they are magic!" :) Debra Laurie
"YOU make learning fun, accessible, a DREAM come true! Your fine instruction makes it possible", Frances Gill-Turano
Shape & Shadow
First learn to keep it simple, work with value and highlights to give objects shape.
Backgrounds
Explore different techniques to help create different effects for backgrounds.
Quince painting
Apply what you have learned to a painting of quince, or simply change the design to your favorite fruit.
Your instructor
Birgit O'Connor
Birgit O’Connor is a Master artist and a signature member of M-NWWS, (Northwest Watercolor Society) M-CWA, (California Watercolor Association) M-LWS (Louisiana Watercolor Society).
She is an award winning artist, judge, juror and author of the top-selling North Light books “ Watercolor in Motion”"Paint Watercolor Flowers" and “Watercolor Essentials” along with being included in three other titles. Known for her original paintings and inspirational teaching style.
Publications include the New York Times, SF Gate,Artist Magazine and Watercolor Artist Magazine INK in New Mexico, in the United States, Dobry Zank, (Poland) "L'Art de l'Aquarelle (France). Her memberships include Cambridge Who’s Who, Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Women.
Example Curriculum
- Quince Intro (2:18) (2:18)
- Quince Getting Started (6:59) (6:58)
- Quince 2 The underpainting (9:47) (9:47)
- Quince 3 Layering color (9:13) (9:12)
- Quince 4 Shadow & Problem solving (4:46) (4:46)
- Quince 5 How to fix a blossom (5:36) (5:35)
- Quince 6 Adding the background (13:52) (13:52)
- Quince 7 Layer Color (5:49) (5:49)