Abstraction Bundle

If you're ready to tackle abstraction, this bundle is for you! With John Salminen, Virginia Cobb, and Jacqueline Sullivan you'll explore how to create strong designs with watercolor, acrylic and mixed media.    JOHN SALMINEN's A Designed Approach to Abstraction   Join John Salminen AWS DF, NWS as he uses the language of design to build a complex layered abstraction. The design analysis and thinking he uses may be applied to any subject or medium. John begins with simple objects as a springboard to suggest shapes and line. He then launches on a sequence of steps to create intriguing and unpredictable effects all the while using design principles to create a cohesive captivating painting. John floods in warm tones, dry brush blending, scrapes in darks, and masks lines. He creates a variety of line and edge qualities, careful to always add to the whole. John explains the rationale for each step. He capitalizes on the strengths of watercolor - delicate and subtle middle values. He verb