Guy Magallanes Watercolors
Paint this image with 4 colors!
"Nile Lilies" Photo Reference
After each class, I load an image of what I painted into Dropbox for your reference, so you can clearly see what I've completed.
When you're done painting your lesson, take a picture and send it to me by Thursday by 8pm so I can load in into Dropbox, and at the next zoom class we can work together with a critique on how to progress. If I don't get your image by 8pm Thursday it may not be posted in dropbox for review.
I don't particularly like Agapanthus or Nile Lilies, but two of the stems have double heads which isn't normal.
I've observed these and couldn't wait to see how they'd open. I love how the buds are cracking and just starting to open and how they are overlapping. The top flower is touching the middle flower and the middle flower is touching the top flower's stem and the bottom flower is bending over all the stems.
I love the simplicity of the image and the delicate shadows.
The single flower's stems are straight while the double flowers stems are curved.
I wanted to title this "Ballet" or "Opening Night at the Ballet", or just simply "Opening". But settled on "Nile Lilies" for now.
Project Oriented Classes
$110.00 payable to
Guy Magallanes
620 Taylor Way #2
San Carlos, CA 94070
"Nile Lilies" Project
Paint this project at your leisure or LIVE.
You will receive a dropbox folder containing a printable photo reference and line drawing for this project.
Class Starts at 9am Friday June 30, 2023
You'll get a Zoom Invite for the class if you want to paint along with the class Live.
We start the class with a Critique and Q&A from the previous week's class and then we start painting on the project.
The class is recorded and then uploaded to YouTube,
you may replay the YouTube videos whenever you want.
List of Materials:
I'll be using a 1/4 sheet of Arches 300lb cold Pressed Paper.
Colors Needed:
Winsor & Newton
Transparent Yellow
Permanent Rose
Indanthrene Blue
Grumbacher
Thalo Blue
Brushes Needed:
KingArt Max Round, Original Gold Series 9020
My favorite brushes & inexpensive
12, 6 (4 of the #12 rounds - one each for Yellow, Reds, Blues/Greens/Black and one for water)
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Rosemary & Co
6, 12 or 14 Red Sable Blend Series 402
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Scrubber Brush 1/8 Connoisseur Taklon Scrubber 066
Additional Materials Needed:
Mechanical Pencil
Red Ball Point Pen
Graphite paper NO WAX (Saral)
Kneadable Eraser
Water Container
Palette for Colors or cups, or dishes
Viva Paper Towels
