Build TUTORIAL
I recentlypackedupmywatercolorsandwenttovisita friendonSanibelIsland,Fla.TopreventfatiguewhenI’msketchingen
pleinair,I selecta smallsetofartmaterialstocarrywithme.I findthatthelimitedchoicespeedsupthepaintingprocess.
1
SanibelIsland’swestcoastlineisa gentlecombination
ofseaandsand,soI decidedtofocusona nearby
beach.I beganbydrawingthreepalmtreesanda kayakon
buff-coloredpaper.
2
I paintedthepalmtreesinthedistanceusingburnt
sienna,ultramarineblueandwhite.ThenI appliedthe
horizontalstrips.I useda mixtureofFrenchultramarine,
caputmortuumvioletandwhitefortheocean.Onthe
kayak,I addedlemonyellowandviridian.Forthewet
beach,I createda mixturefromthesamecolorsusedfor
theoceanandkayak.
3
I paintedtheskyinceruleanblue,
whiteandivoryblack.NextI
indicatedshadowsanda lifejacketon
thekayak,usingburntsiennaand
ultramarine.Torendertheluminous
hullofthekayak,I covereditssides
withloosestrokesofa Day-Gloyellow
Sharpiegelhighlighter.I paintedthe
topofthekayakwiththeblueand
whitecolorsoftheskyit reflects.
SKETCHING WITH A LIMITED PALETTE
Materials
· portfolio with loose sheets of
paper in various sizes
· Pentel Aquash water brush set
(or reservoir brushes)
·Winsor & Newton compact
watercolor set
·assorted tube paints
· folding plastic watercolor palette
·HB pencil
·Sharpie gel highlighter
22 Artists Magazine June 2020