Finding a mentor has been a big obstacle so far. I have reached out to possible mentors but unfortunately have not been successful in finding one. Amin is also pursuing watercolour painting as his in-depth so we discussed possibly sharing a mentor since it is convenient and we both have the same skill level.
A few days ago, Amin and I reached out in person to Ms. Croft who is an art teacher at Gleneagle. Unfortunately, due to her busy schedule this year, she informed us that she could not mentor us. On the bright side, she told us that she might have someone she could reach out to. We communicated with her via email and in-person and Ms. Croft informed us that she has a talented watercolour painter who is a grade 12 student doing an independent study with her this semester. We are very excited about this and are hoping that she will agree to mentor us. Currently, we are waiting for a response from her student as she needs some time to think about it. Fingers crossed that this works out!
In the meantime, I have been doing some research on watercolour painting. Although I currently do not have a mentor, I thought I should get a head start on my learning through videos and other online resources. I have learned about a few techniques such as wet in wet, wet on dry, flat wash, graded wash, and drybrush. I have also done some research on watercolour painting supplies. I have not gotten a chance to buy supplies yet, but that is something I would like to accomplish very soon because it would be great to practice the techniques I am learning about.
Here are a few videos I have watched to kickstart my in-depth project:
I have also created a schedule for in-depth, outlining certain tasks and projects I want to be working on. I have collected some resources that are helpful for beginner watercolour painting and took some notes on them.
I am hoping that the mentor situation will work out soon and I can officially start meeting with a mentor. Until then, I will continue to do independent learning because I still want to gain knowledge and move forward with my in-depth project without a mentor. More updates to come!