Let’s talk about light this week and how it plays an important role in a painting. I’m going to use my painting On the Mooring as a reference, as I love how the early morning light played an important role in the success of the painting. There are a few elements that make a painting […]
In my last few blogs, I kept going reiterating the term “values”, so I decided this week to talk more about what that means by using an example of my drawing, Goat Island Light. While I am known for my watercolors paintings, pencil drawings actually happen to be my favorite. I don’t know why, but
Ever since I began teaching, I get a lot of students who want to paint the beach and seagrass, so I feel it’s time to have a chat about both of those. Painting a beach scene can seem like a simple painting, but you would be surprised at how difficult it can be to choose
A lot of times an artist can overcomplicate their approach to a painting, which then results in an overcomplicated painting. As an artist, I’m guilty of this too. So this week I want to talk about keeping it simple. Using my new painting, Nubble Winter, as a reference to keeping it simple, let’s get to
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The past few weeks, we have talked about paper, paint, and brushes. Today, I want to dive into a discussion of a recent painting of mine, A Night at Anchor, and the materials I used and why. When I did my preliminary work, AKA the thought process, I decided I wanted a painting that had
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The first items I touch upon when teaching an artist of any level, are brushes, paper, and paint. There are a lot of unknowns about the materials you use and your tools. The past few weeks, I have addressed paper, paint, and brushes and even a blog on how I used those in one of
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I know this week I promised to talk about student grade paint compared to artist paint, but I wanted to showcase one of my more recent paintings, Scarlet Red. The reasoning behind this decision is that this particular painting is a good example of how the paper, paint, and brushes I use in my own
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When it comes to watercolor paint there are so many things to consider; tube or pans? Which brand to pick (oh, so many brands!)? Student grade or professional grade? To cover it all in one blog would be very long, so I’m going to break it down into 3 different blog posts. This week, I
Brushes are an important tool for your success. There are a lot of types of brushes offered for painting watercolors, which can be confusing; let me be of help. Let’s start with synthetic brushes, which typically are the most affordable, tend to keep a full spring (the brush holds together and does not splay when applied
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I started teaching watercolor painting classes this past week and it has brought back some basics… Just like anything in life, in order to have a solid painting, you need to have a solid foundation. To start, there are 3 basic types of paper: hot press, cold press, and rough. When I first started, I only
