W A T E R C O L O R Images by Students

Instructor: C STEPHENSON-GIBBS

At the beginning of the semester, students engage in several experimental exercises

designed to familiarize them with the characteristics of watercolor and the vast

possibilities and application techniques available to add variety to their compositions.

Several of these exercises include: opacity/transparency, color mixing and exploration

of additives shown below.

Included in this presentation are watercolor s by

My students.

Many of these students were novices whom had

Never used this medium prior to enrollment in

this course. Images created by advanced

Students will be notated. Subject matter is varied

Traditional choices like landscapes and more

Formal still life compositions to copies of master

Artists and experimental studies to demonstrate

The infinite possibilities watercolor provides.

In addition, note that image size also may vary from

The standard 5” x 7” format to grander 18” x 24”

Full sheets. All works included are on paper.

C. Stephenson-Gibbs, Instructor

REFLECTIVE LIGHT

L A N D S C A P E

MIDTERM REVIEW and CRITIQUE

Master Copies

F I N A L

CRITIQUE

And

Portfolio

Review

At the end of the semester, each student is

required to participate in a formal peer

critique as well as the submission of a

portfolio review.

In conclusion, I believe that you will agree that all of these students accomplished

tremendous success during the course of one semester.

Additionally, they demonstrated

the unique capability of watercolor to depict a wide variety of subjects,

produce a range of luxuriously vibrant hues or subtle evocative

Veils of translucent color, as well as

provided the illusion of

Any surface texture and evoke a myriad of emotions.

C Stephenson-Gibbs, Instructor