Sid Richardson Museum's first ever spring break day camp was a watercolor whirl of fun

It got messy early Wednesday morning with younsters splashing, dabbing and dripping watercolors across small canvasses at the Sid Richardson Museum.

Olivia Elofsson, 8, painted big waves of deep blue across a wet surface and the added just a quick stroke of red, creating a sort of dreamy ocean-like hodgepodge scene using the so-called "wet on wet" technique.

"I like 'wet on wet' better because it looks all tie-dyedy," Olivia said, reaching for more blue.

The watercolor workshops this week are the museum's first ever day camps during a Spring Break, and officials said they quickly filled with a long waiting list. About two dozen students filled each workshop to learn about water coloring techniques (such as wet on dry, wet on wet, crayon resistant, and salt) and Western artist Charles M. Russell, who was a famous watercolor painter whose works are on display at the downtown museum.

Carson Long, 9, couldn't decide if he liked the "wet on wet" or the so-called salt technique in which the salt is sprinkled on the watercolor, distorting the paint and adding a bumpy texture.

"On this paper, I'm going to do them all at once and it's going to look awesome," Carson said.

-Eva-Marie Ayala

Photo: At right, the museum's Kat Yount teaches students the "crayon resistant" method in which the crayon helps contain the spread of watercolor paint.

Comments

[Playmobil Micro]

That workshops encourage kid to support art at their your age. Teaching them need guidance and patience, I admire of you all for sharing your talent in our future artist.

[Ijousek]

Congrats, all of those are outstanding uisvernities. As for which one you will enjoy the most, that is unique to you. I would recommend that you visit as many of the campuses as you can, because you really don't know what they feel like until you've walked them. Other factors may be key as well, such as how far the university is located from your home, what the weather is like in the area, and the male to female ratio (it's difficult for a guy to find a date at some engineering uisvernities like Georgia Tech.)Personally, I am working on my masters degree in petroleum engineering at LSU. I'm from the Atlanta area, and the culture here in Louisiana suits me well. Also, the 8.5 hour drive to Baton Rouge is much better than the 13.5 hour drive to Penn State.