It can be intimidating to shop for watercolor brushes when you're not sure what you really need. The choices are endless.
You might find yourself asking questions like:
- What makes a brush a good brush?
- Why are some watercolor brushes so expensive?
- What is the bare minimum I need to buy in o...
When I paint, I've got my eye on the light. In fact, it's a motivating factor for me.
I find myself captivated by watercolor scenes that have interesting light and shadows. Whether it's another artist's painting that I'm admiring or a watercolor landscape I'm painting, the light is always a pri...
When you're learning something new, it is important that you focus on the literal craft - the skillset that you're building, the process you're learning, the muscle memory you're developing - and often, we undervalue the importance of keeping a positive mindset.
Or maybe we know how important th...
There's this elusive quality that I strive for when I paint: an ease, an impressionistic take on a subject, an artistic rendering of a scene.
In a word, I want to paint loosely.
It's this quality that can take a perfectly fine painting and transform it into an intriguing, atmospheric, mesmeri...
Do you ever find yourself searching for a specific brush during your painting process, wasting that precious wet-into-wet time? Have you ever been deep into your painting session and realize you don't have the colors you need? Do you ever wish - just a little too late - that you'd have taken 5 mi...
Here's the thing about learning a creative skill that we don't often admit - it is not a linear process. It isn't just a straight upward trajectory.
We experience ups and downs and disappointments. Sometimes our successes are quickly overshadowed by a frustrating painting session. It can be hard...
If you've followed me for anytime at all, you know that a foundational lesson I go back to time and time again is finding the large, connected shape of your scene when you're painting a watercolor. It's something I continue to mention because it can be the difference between a disjointed, awkward...
A common problem I see is an overworked watercolor painting. It is easy to get carried away with the details of a painting or to use too many brush strokes to create a scene.
There are many reasons overworking is such a prevalent problem (some of which I address in this resource), but one that i...
