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PRACTICAL
South East Open Studios
Carole takes part in and helps to organise the Maidstone area of South East Open Studios.
This year’s event takes place from June 5 to 21; for details see http://www.seos-art.orgCarole Robson
studied at Central St Martins School of
Art. She worked as a book illustrator and
received a variety of commissions. She
now works and tutors from her studio
in Kent and exhibits in London and the
South East of England. Carole’s i rst book
Painting Expressive Landscapes, published
by Search Press, is available from
our online bookstore, price £12.99 saving
£2 on the rrp: http:/bit.ly/pobooks
http://www.carolerobson.comp FINISHED PAINTING
Lady of the Wood, watercolour, 134 134 in (35 35cm).
Using a size12, barely damp round watercolour brush, I carefully stroked down the centre of
each birch trunk, picking up a little of the dark paint to create a shadow eff ect. By applying
slightly more pressure in the middle of the trunks the edges were left a bit lighter, creating a
back-lit eff ect.
I mixed a dark green from phthalo turquoise and burnt sienna and a couple of light spring
greens from phthalo turquoise and lemon yellow. To paint the i r tree canopy, I i rst shielded
the foreground with a sheet of cellophane then alternatively sprayed water and l icked paint
from the round brush. I used the same technique with the lemon green mixtures to suggest the
i rst l ush of green leaves to the silver birches. Lastly, to add energy, movement and a little extra
contrast I sketched in lively lines with a dark mix of paint and the palette knife to represent the
i ne branches and foreground twiggy growth