The negative painting in the foreground is important. The feeling of a warm afternoon under the sun umbrellas gives this painting the right mood.
Ca D'oro on the Grand Canal in Venice. Simplifying the renaissance façade, reinforcing depth perception, and keeping lights and darks were very important in this painting.
I like to imagine that one can smell their perfume. Important in this painting is the negative space and the white of the paper. And my favourite saying: 'less is more'.
What is intriguing in this painting is the open doorway and capturing the heat of the day.
Course dates
24 July - 31 July 2010
Freda Alschuler, born in England, Freda received a diploma in 1966 from the Bournemouth Municipal College of Art as a dress designer and illustrator. This gave her a start in figurative work in watercolour. Freda worked as a dress designer in Zurich in a fashion house for several years. Later she studied various media at the Ottawa School of Art, Canada, full time, for four years after which she started teaching watercolour at the same school.
Freda has exhibited and has artwork in many collections in Canada, the USA, England and Switzerland, including works in acrylic, mixed media and watercolour. Her latest achievement is a winning painting which is presently exhibited in the Saatchi Gallery, London.
Freda has given watercolour workshops in Provence, central France, Greece, and Switzerland from 1996-2007 and in Venice in 2009.
Freda teaches using demonstrations of various techniques of watercolour that can be practised immediately. Through individualized discussion and help even beginners become competent in the basics of watercolour in a week.
Her favourite subjects are portraiture, nudes, flowers, and landscapes.
You can see more of Freda’s work on her web site, www.fredaArt.ch
