Skyblue Online Art Classes with Jane

I really enjoyed the bright colours and flicking the paint in this painting. It's great trying something you have never done before.

I was glad to have the chance to try to produce a more spontaneous look. Really enjoyed the hints on lifting off in this class. Spattering practice was good but I still need to get this under control

This is a subject I probably wouldn’t have attempted had it not been on the lesson schedule and it helped me a great deal. The hints on drawing were of particular use, and also work on the contrasts between dark and light to get the window to work. I really enjoyed it, despite being wary of the subject at first!

My painting is singing. I am happy. I enjoyed the interpretation of colours, atmosphere and simplicity. Jane’s tutorial is clear and easy to follow and I went back many times as I forget. I really enjoyed the challenge of this painting.

I enjoyed it with limited palette. I like the light hitting the window where you have dabbled off the colours. I like the white of paper left unmarked so that the painting can breathe.

I love the spontaneity of Janes approach which I find hard to achieve. The video is well explained and straightforward with lots of helpful hints.

Enjoyable and motivating! A fantastic opportunity during lockdown to get the paints back out! Easy to follow and not too complicated. Looking forward to the next one!

This was hard! To get the consistency of application of paint I put on several layers that meant the picture became darker. I think it might be a good idea to have a session on various transparencies of watercolour hues added to the lesson as a reminder. Still very enjoyable and challenging!

I found this tutorial so inspiring. I would normally dismiss such an image as being too complex. Jane took me through every stage. I learnt so many tips and techniques from scaling up the picture, discovering colour combinations and creating a variety of paint effects. I really enjoyed seeing the picture gradually take shape.

For this lesson I enjoyed mixing colours and creating many. I wanted the darkest and four colours went in together despite you said many times that three colours is maximum and I created truly ugly soot like black. I tried it without a tracing paper was frustrating. I am learning.

Initially I found this subject rather daunting but Jane's suggestions on how to achieve an impression of the scene demystified my uncertainty. Working with a limited palette also simplified the process and her advice on colour mixing and applying the paint were so valuable.