White Pelicans

© AnnHoffpauir

 

I was in Rockport, TX. when I painted these large white Pelicans.  It was a beautiful day when I saw them and their reflections caught my eye.  The Gulf Coast is a haven for many species of birds.  A great place to paint too.  http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

Ann Hoffpauir - Watercolor Workshop

Blue Crab

                                                     Painted Views Ranch

                                                24229 Stillman Valley Road

                                                     Florence, Texas 76527

 

  Painted Views Ranch is hosting a three day watercolor workshop, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 22, 23 and 24, 2015 by artist Ann Hoffpauir.

  Ann is a full-time artist from Orange, Texas who paints is a realistic style.  Her superb paintings, done in different mediums, reflect a wide range of subjects.

 

  Although she works in many mediums, in this workshop Ann will be teaching watercolors.  The pouring method will be used in the classes, making the colors liquid and pouring them onto the misted wet paper.  Watching the liquid colors mix and swirl onto the wet paper is exciting, spontaneous and colorful. 

  You too can create wonderful works of art with this method.  Come and join her for an exciting and colorful way to paint.

 

  For more information and to register for her class, email, paintedviewsranch@gmail.com.  Also visit her website, http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com.  Her blog site has a supply list available.

 

 

 

                                         WATERCOLOR SUPPLY LIST:

 

Brushes: Round -- # 4, 6, 8, 14, 32

                Flat ------# ½”,  ¾”,  1”,  2”

 

Colors: (tubes) -----6 tubes of the primary colors from any of the following:

                                 (A warm and cool of each primary color)

                                  Suggested colors:

              Blue--------Antwerp Blue (Windsor & Newton) cool blue

                                 Prussian Blue (Windsor & Newton) cool blue

                                 Royal Blue (Holbein) warm blue

                                 Cobalt Blue – a pure blue, leans toward warm

              Yellow-----Azo Yellow Medium (Van Gogh) warm yellow

                                 Permanent Yellow Lemon (Holbein) cool yellow

                                 Hansa Yellow Light (Da Vinci) cool yellow

               Red--------Permament Red (Holbein) warm red

                                 Naphthol Red (Da Vinci) warm red

                                 Quinacridone Rose (Windsor Newton) cool red

                                 Permanent Rose, (Windsor & Newton) cool red

                                 (You can bring all your watercolors if you like, but try & have a

                                  Warm color and a cool color of each)                                                       

                                 

Paper: 2 full sheets or 4 half sheets of Arches 140 lb. cold press watercolor paper.

Palette: One large size palette, large enough to mix colors on.

Masking Fluid: a new bottle of light colored art-masking fluid (less than 2 years old)

*Other: Gatorboard or any surface for taping down watercolor paper             Masking tape (tan) or clear packing tape

             3 small dishes for making colors liquid (i.e. plastic cups from Crystal Light)

                Or Windsor Newton artist cup-6 pack, at Hobby Lobby

             Several sheets of tracing paper, size about 15” x 12” or larger

             Hair dryer (optional)

             Medium size water sprayer

             A pair of scissors

             A roll of white paper towels or box of Kleenex

             Table salt

             Old beach or bath towel (to lay under painting to absorb any runoff water)

             Note tablet, pencil, pen, eraser and also a kneaded eraser

 

 

Blue Skies

© AnnHoffpauir

 

This old barn has been painted by me several times.  It is about a 20 minute drive from my home.  An older, really slim cowboy owns the place.  He owns quite a few cattle and I have had the privilege to to paint them.  Only they must have been in the barn, cause I didn't see'em that day.  The day was beautiful and bright, great for a western painting.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

Sunflower Charm

© AnnHoffpauir

 

Sunflowers, third time is a charm.  Third day of the demonstration for the watercolor class.  Everyone in the class so enjoyed painting the sunflowers.  The use of the gauze and other materials some used for theirs made for some happy results.  Like I said before, sunflowers can make you happy.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

Sunflower Burst

© AnnHoffpauir

 

Another sunflower demonstration for the class the next day.  I used the medical gauze again in this watercolor for the center of the flower.  I am really starting to like that stuff.  Sunflowers are wonderful subjects for keeping me in a looser style.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

Sunflower Splash

© AnnHoffpauir

 

I painted these sunflowers as a class demonstration using medical gauze to create a textured imprint for the centers in this watercolor.  Sunflowers are a wonderful sunny flower to use in paintings.  I don't know about you, but they can brighten my day.  My style is much looser in this painting which I really enjoyed.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com   

Blue Crab

© AnnHoffpauir

 

Blue Crabs are common in the Gulf Coast.  My family and I went crabbing a lot when I was younger.  We had a good time trying to see which one of us could catch the most.  Now I take pictures of someone's else that has caught'em, less likely to get pinched too...! 

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

September's Song

© AnnHoffpauir

 

                                                  September’s Song

 A trip to Colorado resulted in this landscape oil painting.  Every turn driving in the mountains is a different view.  All the views are breath taking in the vast landscape.  This is the western landscape at it's finest.   We didn’t see any wildlife except for a chipmunk or two.  I was hoping see an elk or moose or some other large wildlife in the Colorado Rockies.  I could have painted one in this painting but, I will paint another landscape later and put wildlife in it.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com 

A Pause That Refreshes

© AnnHoffpauir

 

 

A western painting with three good looking horses.  A Texas scene that would relate to ranch life and working cattle or horses alongside some tough cowboys.  It could be a hot day on a ranch in a western state where these horses needed to cool down a bit with some refreshing water.  This painting is size 36x18 painted on canvas panel. http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com

Bird Bath-Carolina Wren

© AnnHoffpauir

 

This little fella, a Carolina Wren, had just finished taking a bath.  He flew into a shrub close by and I was able to observe him.  His feathers were all askew making him look scruffy.  I placed him into the landscape with just a twig he is resting on, to not take away from his bath pose.  This painting is a miniature watercolor, 5x5.

http://www.ArtworkbyAnn.com