Brenda swenson

San Diego Watercolor Society is dedicated to nurturing artists who use water-based media to describe their world and their responses to it. SDWS conducts workshops, supports juried shows, and does outreach to local schools.

Brenda Swenson: What is the Purpose of Art? - DANIEL SMITH "Sketching is a very broad term and I’m often asked, “What exactly is a sketch?” A sketch is anything I do in my sketchbook. Some people will disagree…that’s okay. Let’s face it the world is full of rules, laws, guidelines, restrictions, constrains… What I do in my sketchbooks is not defined or dictated by anyone but me (big smile). What happens in my sketchbook is my playground, my challenges, my success, my failures… my business…

Brenda Swenson Fine Art

Brenda Swenson, Matilija poppies

Brenda Swenson, Claremont, CA

One color that gets a lot of people in trouble is green. Tube green to be exact. Any tube of green by itself isn’t believable. Every tree, shrub or flowering plant is going to shift in greens from warm to cool, pure to grayed…and so on. A landscape is going to shift in greens too. Warmer yellow-greens in the foreground and cooler blue-greens as you go back. How do you make believable greens? One word…PRACTICE. It’s not that hard. I recommend you start by keeping a book for color mixing only…