Shuang Li, the Master Watercolor Artist, demoed at Liberty Station for the San Diego Watercolor Society this morning. Her focus was architectural scale, linear perspective, and using buildings as backgrounds, all areas I want to learn more about. Shaung’s lesson helped me relax and see the buildings as a series of shapes that help establish a story for a painting, much like I generally use landscape features.

During the portion of the day where we paint on our own, I focused on several skaters, the cement plaza, and the buildings behind them. I have a way to go before I am comfortable with architecture, but I got a good start today and am pleased with what I learned.