Donnely told us a little bit about acrylic paint and how we can mix it (as we learned a few weeks ago) and layer it to create bright colours. We learned what a palette is and we used it to create new colours using the 5 or 6 that we were given.
Donnely encouraged us to do very detailed, focused painting and to get started by listening to out puppets and figuring out what they really want to be! We had some Santa-like creatures, some swamp creatures, dogs, bunnies, lizards and some other very fancy-looking puppets.
When most artists are finished, Donnely takes the time to sit down with the group and look at our work from past weeks so that we can all comment on and appreciate each others' work. It's a really nice opportunity to reflect on what we've accomplished.
Next Friday is our last workshop with Donnely and our puppets are going to get dressed!