Have you ever finished a watercolor and just sensed that you missed the mark somewhere?
When this happens to me, it is often because there’s a lack of focus in the painting. My eyes don’t know where to go because the elements of the scene are competing. They don’t...
Here in Kansas, we don’t have a lot of geographic beauty, but what we do have are gorgeous skies. And there is nothing more suited to watercolor paint than the vibrant colors of the sky.
So today, I offer you a watercolor sunset tutorial by video with step-by-step pictures on the blog. I...
While most of my watercolor paintings are landscapes and street scenes, I really love the challenge of painting interior scenes. Sometimes an interior just enthralls me, and I have to paint it.
But when you're painting an indoor scene, there are some specific things that you need to pay...
If you’ve followed me for any amount of time, you’ve heard me talk about the “large, connected middle value shape.” It’s essential in my process of watercolor painting.
And, undoubtedly, it’s one of the most difficult concepts for students to grasp. So...
Adding figures to your watercolor paintings can be intimidating, and often I see students approach them with caution. In a previous video, I outlined 3 tips to help you add figures to your watercolor paintings. Today, I am going to add to this list.
Watch the video above for a step by step guide...
When I make full-length tutorials like this one, my hope is that you watch it once through to get a feel for my process, and then you watch it again as you try your hand at it.
You're welcome to come back to it as many times as you want, focusing on different aspects of the painting and...
Whether I’m painting a street scene, a landscape, or an interior, I am always observing the light. Light is essential to capturing a scene’s atmosphere and depicting realistic and dynamic dimensions.
But achieving this in a scene isn’t simple - and street scenes present unique...
Watercolor artists don’t have the same opportunity to form surface texture by building up paint on their paper like artists who use acrylics or oils. But this doesn’t mean that texture in watercolor paintings is less interesting or visually compelling.
Let’s talk about...
