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June 16, 2021 column with
Maya Rosenberg
ART WITH MAYA
Maya is a visual artist and art teacher, based in Whitehorse, Yukon. She was born and raised in Israel, and has traveled to the United States, Canada and Europe. She teaches art classes and workshops across Yukon in varied frameworks, for painting, drawing, crafts and more. She is also exhibiting in varied art galleries across Canada. Her work reflects the connections of art, love and nature, through colours, and how it empowers us and our communities through colours. Her website is mayaart.ca and you can find her on social media at “Art by Maya”.
MINI WATERCOLOUR LANDSCAPES Hello artists! Our art: Today’s art is inspired by the beauty of a single colour—blue!
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love blue colours. Our work today will be a great example of how we can make a beautiful landscape, even if we only have one colour. We will be inspired by monochromatic colours/blue hues and perspective. I encourage you to explore blue hues with me, but also to keep exploring many other colours after today, whatever you love best. Remember, we can’t make mistakes in art! Today we’ll make our little mountain landscape. Let’s start!
1. Design mountain lines on your paper as in the picture—bonus point to be inspired by your favorite hiking places!
Take one blue (I used ultramarine, but anything works) and add white to make a lighter color for the sky. Colour the sky above the mountains.
3. Take another blue (I used phthalo, but, again, anything works!) and add it as on the first, closest, layer of mountains. The mountains that are closer to you will be darker. This helps to create perspective and depth.
5. Blend a bit more white in with your blue and add it to the next layer of mountains. Repeat with as many mountain layers as you have.
What you’ll need: Watercolour paper Watercolours Brushes and a water container Pencil
2. Get two blue colors ready
Enjoy! Bonus: add a bird/other animals in your landscape.
4. Add a little white to the same blue you used in the mountains and add it to the next layer of mountains.
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DOG CULTURE
Hope you enjoyed this time’s art and feel free to send me pictures of your artworks through “contact me” at mayaart.ca. I love seeing your art! Follow up with art by Maya on Facebook, Instagram or my mail list (at mayaart.ca) and stay tuned for Arts in the Park art projects, summer art classes and projects coming up! Colourfully yours,
Maya Rosenberg
PHOTOS: Maya Rosenberg
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