Since the first part of April, I had been looking forward to this past week and the opportunity to participate in a three-day online Zoom class with recognized artist, Alicia Farris (alicefarrisfineart.com). I had taken my first class from Alicia In 2019, when Paul and I, along with our cocker spaniel, Maddie, drove to Springfield, MO, to take an in-person, three-day watercolor class from her. Among her creative talents, Alicia is an extraordinary instructor in painting amazingly expressive faces – not portraits, but faces. Painting on hot press block watercolor paper, she employs a unique method of not mixing the paint, applying the paint in layers and using limited colors.
I started this week’s painting in class and then finished it up after the workshop ended. It is painted with just six colors and the application of five distinct layers of watercolor. “Alaskan Sourdough,” 9” x 11” watercolor is painted on 300 lb. Arches hot press paper. According to author Bailey Berg: “Being called a “sourdough” remains an honorific in Alaska. Over time it has become shorthand for an experienced Northerner, someone with tenacity, grit, and know-how who has survived untold battles with fickle Jack Frost.” (See: www.atlasobscura.com/articles/what-is-sourdough-alaska)
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