Painting with Peggi

Lessons I learned from Peggi Kroll
- I learned that using a lot of paint on my brush isn't a bad thing!
- Peggi Kroll uses sections of color to create a full picture. You can't tell what the image is up close, but from far away the picture reveals itself.
- "Mapping" means dividing the object into sections of color.
- I didn't know that you could show shadows using colors other than black, or highlights in colors other than white.
- Mr. Gaudreau taught me to work quickly and try not to blend the colors too much. He taught us paint mixing techniques as well.
- I saw everyone's finished work, and all of them were very "chunky" and unblended but I could still tell what the image was.
- The video on Alla Prima painting taught me to mix all the colors first before painting. It was very relaxing.
- Line was used with every brush stroke to show the shapes and curves. Color was used to emphasize shadow and highlight. Mapping involves turning colors into shapes. The painting has a lot of texture from the thick paint. Values are shown through shape and color.
- Painterly means open to mistakes and focusing on every brush stroke. It is "laid back" with not a lot of detail, but shows lots of shapes and colors.
- One thing I learned is to not focus on every little detail, but divide the big picture into sections like a puzzle.