Pam started the meeting by welcoming new members and guests Colette, Kimberly, Joyce, Chelsea, Dorothy, and Pat. She then reminded us that in back of our name tags are 2 business cards to use for contacts or discounts.

Diane D.  We have 122 members as of today. The CityArts show submission deadline has been extended to Feb. 3rd. The curator is Ron Malone and we need more paintings.

Mary Ellen – Flyers were available on the table to heop to promote the members show. The entries have been selected and Cindy S. needs volunteers to hang the show. We also have 2 artists to demonstrate painting in watercolor and we need 2 more. You can display and promote our art and classes. Contact her for more information and to reserve your date!

Thouraya – Our next plain air is Feb. 22 at Leu Botanical Gardens. We’ll meet near the benches in front of the main house and then enter the garden.

There are still 5 spots left for the Cheryl Fausel workshop. Sign up through our website.

Tom Jones has donated $300 to the CFWS Annual Members show for prizes! Thank you Tom!

Mary D. visited Chauncey Nelson and found out all of his art is for sale! Check the newsletter for more information.

Submissions for the “Not So Secret Life of Plants” starts Feb. 3rd – 22nd. Send jpegs, title, artist. size, medium, price and label copy to Jane B. More information is on the website. 

Cathy C. has been juried into the Nude Night exhibit in Downtown Orlando. Kudos!

David W. has a painting in the Sanford Seminole Art Association display at the Maitland Library.

Mary Kathryn announced new books for members to check out in the CFWS library.

Ink and watercolr Demonstration by Paul Allen Taylor: 

Paul loves plein air. He teaches classes in Mt. Dora check out their website for his upcoming classes in Feb. and March.

This demonstration was about drawing with a wooden match that is whittled down, using it to draw then paint watercolor wash. (He was inspired by “Simplifying Line Wash and Watercolor” by John Hoar.)

The match is held in a 4-jaw lead holder “Scott B/2 mechanical pencil”. The ink is Higgins permanent

The general rules are the edge color needs to leave the paper on 3 sides. The body is the color shape.

The whites go to the edges. In painting the Old Tin Barn, the white shapes are all around, and the color runs off on 3 sides. White shapes connect to the color.

Start with a rough sketch with pencil, which should be in proportion to the finished painting. 

Do a values composition with grey scale markers. He paints using the Golden Mean, he’ll chop off 4” of a 22×30 sheet of paper to 18×30. 

Draw with the matchstick from upper left to right… if you are right-handed. Do it loose and freely (Dynamism) use your arm.

But sometimes he starts in the middle. The texture varies according the tooth of the paper. 
Wet the back and front of the paper then roll a towel over it. He controls water by putting his brush in the water, then sponge, then palette, then paper.

Spritz the sky then mix Ultramarine and Horizon blue to stroke in. Mix up a dark green and add red to warm up and flip the flat brush. (Winsor Newton series 295 flat brush)

Blend the tree canopy. Use jack knife to scratch in tree branches. 
Pay attention to where the buildings meet the ground, don’t paint a straight line. Put sunlight in your greens. Thalo green can be used for sky and add cadmium red near the horizon. 
Use liner brush for small branches and splatter at the end for texture.

Paul shared how to “Not Frame” a watercolor painting– Get Golden Heavy Body Gel and an MDO plywood panel. It has low warpage. Take a spatula and scoop the gel out and spread on the panel. Put the wc paper on top. Put plastic on top of the paper and use a brayer to roll it out starting from the center. Put weight on it to press overnight. Paper should be bigger than the panel, about 1” on each side. Afterwards you flip the painting over then trim the extra edges with the x-acto knife.

For more information on Paul’s workshops, click the link….

https://paulallentaylor.com/classes-and-workshops

Colors tha Paul uses: Ultramarine, Prussian, Horizon blue. Hookers, Sap green. Cad Yellow and Cad yellow light and yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Raw Sienna.  Paul suggested watching YouTube videos by Brienne M. Brown on mounting a watercolor painting on a panel.

Thank you Paul for teaching us about using match sticks to create a dynamic watercolor painting.