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My Favorite Pencil and Graphite Drawing Supplies
My Favorite Pencil and Graphite Drawing Supplies After two decades of drawing, and lots of emails with the same questions, this post is focused on my favorite pencil and graphite
Tearing Full Sheets of Fine Art Paper to Smaller Sizes
Tearing Full Sheets of Fine Art Paper to Smaller Sizes When I started my creative adventures, I was baffled by the assortment of papers available for watercolor painting and printmaking.
Practicing Watercolor Painting in the Evening
Practicing Watercolor Painting in the Evening on the Couch I dearly love painting watercolors in the evening on the couch. It’s the best way I know to unwind the day
Sketching People in Watercolors
Sketching People in Watercolors Figurative watercolors are – to me – one of the most challenging subjects to sketch and paint. Watercolor is already an ambitious medium, and under the
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