As many of us start the year, we tweak our habits, recommit to goals, and sometimes reorganize our spaces. In this week's video, I give you a look into my studio workspace. This is where I do everything from painting, to filming, to editing my videos.
It isn’t a perfect space, but it...
In watercolor, there's actually a recipe for success.
You may have heard me talk about this before in my video that breaks down the different washes of your painting, but today I want to talk a little more specifically about what we're going to do in each one of those washes. We’ll...
Understanding how to organzine your painting is important in keeping your viewers attention. It's important to know how to handle your foreground, middle ground and background. Today I share a helpful way to think about each of those areas.
It's so tempting when you're on social media and you follow artists that you admire to think they must not struggle. It is important to remember that you're seeing their finished work. You're seeing the polished version of each piece and not the struggle along the way.
The reality is that every...
It can be challenging sometimes to know what supplies are worth your money. There are so many choices out there, so I thought I would share with you the three most important watercolor brushes and how to use them.
1.Large mop brush: This brush is important for the beginning phases of your...
There is a temptation when you're painting a scene to include everything that's in your reference photo or everything that's in front of you. But today we're going to talk about how choosing what not to include makes for a stronger painting.
The reason simplification is so important...
The first time I tried to paint without taping down my paper I hated it. I felt out of control and uneasy.
Then I took a workshop with watercolorist Andy Evansen. In watching him paint, I began to realize how important that first wash of your painting is.
There are some major benefits to...
Skies and clouds are one of my favorite subjects to paint. They do however, require a good sense of timing to create a variety of edges. Also, it's important to get the values correct so the brighter areas of the sky really appear to glow.
Today's video is a real time demonstration of...
