Painting Watercolors on Paper Coated with Acrylic Matte Medium In this post about using Speedy Carve to create a relief print, my friend and fellow
Monotype Print Repair with Watercolor and Colored Pencils I just finished a monotype print repair with watercolor and colored pencils. The monotype print was destined
Traveling Light with Watercolor Paints and Art Supplies On a recent vacation, I prepped a small parcel of lightweight traveling art supplies. I wanted the
Speedy-Carve Block Print from a Family Photo Many decades ago, I spent a summer on the coast of Massachusetts, living in a chicken coop converted
Mixed Media Gel Plate Print with Colored Pencil This art was the result of a fun session creating a Mixed Media Gel Plate Print with
Watercolor Painting Pans and Palettes for Artists Here are some helpful tips about watercolor painting pans and palettes for artists learning about painting in small
Five Art Book Gift Ideas for Sketchers and Watercolor Artists It’s almost gift-giving season, and you might have not-so-artsy family members struggling with choosing art-related goodies for
Make an Intaglio Style Collagraph Print I’ve been making a collagraph print from a scrap sheet of mat board, carved with a number 11 facto
Gel Plate Image Transfer with Colored Pencils If you make botanical gel prints using leaves and flowers from your yard – you can add a
Art Ideas from Family Photos Have you ever collected art ideas from family photos? I’m a huge fan of painting, sketching and collaging familiar places
New Art Books to Explore I found some new Artist books to explore, so I listed them with links below. I dearly love the art-related
Wrestling Your Naysayers When an artist’s practical ingredients are missing (supplies, space), that’s a legitimate road block to creativity. But the most important foundation to
Consuming Social Media, or Creating Art I’ve been thinking about the tug-of-war between consuming social media and creating art. The come-hither glow of visual stimulation
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
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
