In this week’s video, I am offering you three tips to embrace the random and create a more natural-looking scene:
- Avoid patterns
- Resist symmetry
- Add variety
Because our brain tends toward patterns and symmetry, these practices are difficult sometimes. Sometimes it take...
When you paint in watercolor, you are painting in reverse. And what I mean by that is you are painting your lightest values to your darkest values. Therefore, it is essential to have a plan for each phase of your painting. In today’s video, I talk about the goals to keep in mind as you progress t...
Over the last year I have been reflecting back on the most powerful watercolor skills that have improved my paintings the most.
I've thought back to my biggest "aha" moments, the times when I really took the largest steps forward. I have boiled it down to five key skills.
Essential Skill #5: S...
This week we continue to hear from Thomas Schaller. We take a look at several of his paintings and talk about his approach and philosophy.
We discuss the topic of inspiration and how he has learned to be resilient in times when he doesn’t have any “good ideas.”
I hope you enjoy the conversati...
I was fortunate enough to sit down for a virtual interview with Thomas Schaller. Schaller’s work is known internationally. He is truly a world-class artist, and a thoroughly kind and insightful person. In Part One of my interview, we talk about his journey into the world of fine art, and he elabo...
Do you ever feel like you're constantly looking to other people to decide whether your artwork is good or if it's not? Learning to examine your own painting and give yourself an honest critique is an important skill as you grow and develop as an artist.
In this week’s video, I look back on a...
On this week’s blog I am answering questions that you all have sent me through Instagram. Your questions were both practical and personal, and I enjoyed answering them all. Check out the video to hear my answers to questions about my process and journey like:
- Where do you find inspiration? ...
When you want to capture a particularly bright scene, you will want to make sure the light really pops in your painting. To accomplish this, you will want to focus on contrast and achieving that full range of value.
I think it is helpful when you can see what something looks like when it goes r...
