Watercolor Painting Sketchbook – Study of African Violets
Watercolor Painting Sketchbook Studies Watercolor painting sketchbook studies of African violets became my meditation last week. I snapped a photo of a pink African violet
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Find Ideas for Watercolors with Your Phone’s Camera
Where to Find Ideas for Watercolors Artists are in a hard crush to render our world in pigments, graphite, charcoal, etc. These days, we’re limited to finding inspiration
Paint Linocuts with Watercolor – and a few more Linocut Posts
Hand Color Linocuts If you print your linocuts and woodcuts with inks that won’t re-wet, you can have a lot of fun hand coloring your
Watercolor Paintings of your Kitchen
Creating Watercolor Paintings of Your Own Kitchen Have you observed your kitchen as inspiration to paint a watercolor? Whether the room is dark or well-lit,
30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge, and Reaching for Quiet with Art
Creative Focus in Strange Times My husband asks me how I’m doing. My reply: ‘I feel like I weigh a thousand pounds.’ It’s a declaration
Art Studio Planning – and a Watercolor Portrait
Summertime Art Studio Planning Over the past 67 days (yikes!) of quarantine, the macadamia nut tree outside my studio window has erupted in fronds of
Using Watercolor and Charcoal Together
Exploring Watercolor and Charcoal Together I was sorting scanned image files in my archives, and I forgot about this watercolor and charcoal painting of an
Still Life in Watercolor- 5 Painters on Instagram
5 Instagram Artists Painting Still Life in Watercolor While we’re hunkering down and staying home, it’s nice to peruse some beautiful still life in watercolor.
Painting Flowers in Watercolor – and a free download
Painting Flowers in Watercolor as a Meditation I’m painting flowers in watercolor as a meditation this week. With my cell phone, I snapped a photo
Can You Use Watercolor on Moleskine Notebooks?
Painting with Watercolor in a Sketchbook You can paint with watercolor and get good results when your Moleskine notebook is made with watercolor paper. If
Watercolor and Colored Pencils – Mixing Your Media
Colored Pencil Curious Thanks for your emails on the last post (read that post about watercolor and colored pencils here). I’m glad the links to
Watercolor and Colored Pencil Illustration – Twirling Sangria
Watercolor and Colored Pencil Illustration Art Supplies The paper used on this art is Borden & Riley #120P Bristol Plate held with Frog masking tape
Monotype Transfer Drawing Painted with Watercolor – Pendulum Dream
Petite Monotype Transfer Drawings While making a video course, new artwork is created to demonstrate the process so you can see all the steps. This
Watercolor Portrait with Colored Pencil – Paeonia
Small Watercolor Portrait Here’s a little watercolor portrait with colored pencil from a photo my cousin was kind enough to let me sketch from (Paeonia
Adding Watercolor to Monotype Ghost Prints
Adding Watercolor to Monotype Ghost Prints In this monotype group on facebook, there was discussion about what to do with very faint monotype ghost prints.
5 Watercolor Techniques to Try as a Beginner
Watercolor Techniques for Beginners, or Returning Artists After a Long Hiatus Welcome Back Here are 5 watercolor techniques to try if you’re a beginner painter.
Gift Ideas for Watercolor Artists
What Gifts do Watercolor Artists Wish For? How do you know what to gift to a watercolor artist? Do beginner painters prefer different art supplies
Watercolor Portraits of Pets
First, an Introduction to Jack Before we dive into painting watercolor portraits of pets, let me introduce you to our model, Jack. He chews flowers.
5 Great Tools for Beginner Watercolor Artists, and Some Tips
Tools for Beginner Watercolor Artists Beginner watercolor artists need encouragement, tips and effective tools to stay with this lovely medium. Have you ever heard someone
9 Things to Drop for Your Art – and a Light Field Monotype with Watercolor
Procrastination Steals Art-Time Here is a list of share worthy articles to help set your upcoming art plans into action, written boldly, and then pinned
How to Use Sight Size Drawing for Accuracy – and a Watercolor Portrait
The Trifecta: Grid Method, Sight Size Drawing and Watercolor Glazing Artists have developed many tips and tricks to improve accuracy and results in art-making. For
Resources for Making a Monotype from Plexiglass – with Watercolors and Water Soluble Crayons
Monotype Video Course I’ve been listening to podcast interviews with other artists while filming a dark field monotype course. Hearing other artists discuss their journey
5 Tips to Get Past the Ugly Stage in Watercolor Painting
Getting Past Ugly in Your Art Making art often stalls in the Ugly Tunnel. On your pilgrimage to a finished watercolor, there’s a crossing in
Tips for Drawing and Painting the Figure in Watercolor
Painting the Figure I’ll just come right out and say it: People are discouragingly hard to draw and paint. You can sketch a landscape or
How to Save a Failed Watercolor with Pastel – Ferris Wheel Spin
Pastel Over Watercolor The painting above started as a watercolor. I knew it was overcooked at the three-quarters finished point – so I tossed it
Traveling with Watercolors, and a list of inspiring Art Links for you
Summertime Pace of Art-Making I traveled to France to work as crew twice with a wonderful company called WorkshopsinFrance.com. The bank of travel photos and
Painting Urban Scenes in Watercolor – Queensboro
Upcoming Video Courses My studio is a tangle of audio cables, lights, tripods and video equipment. I’m filming new courses for my online school Belinda
Watercolor Painting Resources – Links for you
Shades of Gray for your Watercolor Palette Here are some watercolor painting resources to help with color choices, organization and inspiration. Check out this Winsor
Painting Exercise – Paint a Monochromatic Watercolor with Daniel Smith Lunar Black
Watercolor Painting Exercise I’ve been following Marc Taro Holmes‘ 30×30 project (read his first post about it here). Have you? His close up shots of
Architectural Watercolors, and Helpful Art Studio Links
Jewel Watercolors from Winsor & Newton With summertime approaching in the US and Europe, painting with watercolors in the garden could be in your future.