Background
O'Connor, Birgit Christel was born on October 14, 1958 in Hamburg, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1959. Daughter of Helmut Erwin and Christel Ilona (Kloth) Wiegandt.
( Everything you need to know to make magic with watercol...)
Everything you need to know to make magic with watercolor! Features 80+ lessons, exercises and demonstrations, including live instruction on the enclosed DVD Watercolor moves like no other medium. Just add water, and the pigment takes on a life of its own. This book makes learning to paint equally dynamic, with page after page of step-by-step demonstrations, plus more than 40 lessons on the companion DVD. Get off to a happy start with basics such as laying a wash, applying a glaze and keeping whites white. Expand your skills and discover new ways to express yourself with advanced techniques, including special effects using salt, rubber cement and foil. From selecting and caring for your brushes to secrets for painting big, bold, beautiful shadows, Watercolor Essentials contains everything you need to paint with confidence. • 33 exercises, from foundational skills to advanced techniques for painting clouds, rock textures, moonlit water and more • 7 start-to-finish demonstrations take you through the process of painting a variety of subjects, including atmospheric landscapes, waterscapes and flowers • 70-minute DVD puts it all into action, so you can see how the paint is applied and reacts on the paper
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( Just add water! Blend and flow your way to magical resu...)
Just add water! Blend and flow your way to magical results! It's the interplay between water and paint that makes this medium so exciting. It's no wonder, then, that wet-into-wet is one of the most popular methods for painting in watercolor. This unique book/DVD workshop shows you how to "go with the flow," moving watercolor across the page to create gorgeous paintings. • Covers everything from selecting the best papers, paints and brushes, to achieving intense color passages, the illusion of depth and lively shadows. • 10 exercises and 15 step-by-step demonstrations illustrate important lessons on shapes, complementary colors, masking fluid, glazing and more. • Techniques are illustrated with Birgit O'Connor's bold and beautiful flowers, but are applicable to any subject. • DVD shows key techniques in action--blending colors, creating hard and soft edges, and painting water drops--as well as troubleshooting common problems with washes. Watercolor has a reputation for being unpredictable. But the secret to success as you'll learn here, is using the right amount of water, which lets you have more control...and fun!
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O'Connor, Birgit Christel was born on October 14, 1958 in Hamburg, Germany. Arrived in the United States, 1959. Daughter of Helmut Erwin and Christel Ilona (Kloth) Wiegandt.
Graduated from high school, Mill Valley.
Transport aid Marin General Hospital, Greenbrae, California, 1977-1978. Art teacher Bolinas, since 1998.
( Everything you need to know to make magic with watercol...)
( Just add water! Blend and flow your way to magical resu...)
(Spi Har/Dv)
Member Federation Canada Artists (award of excellence 2000), Canada Watercolor Association, Louisiana Watercolor Society (First Place international 1998, Holbein award 1998), Bolinas Living Artist, Marin Art Council, National Womans Caucus.
Married Danial James O'Connor, July 1, 1978. Children: James Danial, Nicholas John Francis.