Follow along in this week's video as I try to capture the character of this winter scene. In this demonstration I talk through watercolor timing as I try to portray the light in the scene.
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As artists, we are inspired by the things around us - the scenes of everyday life and the majestic beauty of nature. Hopefully you are collecting some of those moments through the lens of your camera.
As we admire these scenes, it is easy to forget that our job is more than just rendering reali...
Watercolor has its unique challenges that we’re all familiar with.
Maybe you have issues with your painting drying up or blooms occurring as you paint. Maybe you feel like you have something figured out and then the water and pigment mixes together and does something that you haven’t seen be...
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 is set asid...
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 explore how ...
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 paint...