How to paint with watercolors. Articles showing the process.
A new class on watercolor techniques is now available on Skillshare. Watercolor: Painting an Origami Peace Crane Class DescriptionIn this class you will follow a detailed step-by-step process to paint an origami peace crane. This will be a painting that you can scan and easily turn into a greeting card! In following along you will … Read more
This is a collage highlight of the Meaningful World in a Circle prompt presented in a previous post. I enjoyed that so many people were inspired to draw and paint within a circle, and accompany their images with personal stories of why their particular circular painting was meaningful. In the photograph above I highlight the circular artwork of the following artists: … Read more
Did you know that seeing recognizable figures in otherwise random or unrelated objects or patterns is called pareidolia? An example of this is when we perceive images of animals in cloud formations. In his notebooks, Leonardo da Vinci wrote of pareidolia as a device for painters: “if you look at any walls spotted with various stains or … Read more
Are we ready to open it? To walk through it? Look through it? Are we looking out from the inside, or looking in from the outside? Then again maybe we just admire a special door or window for it’s colorful beauty. My second prompt as co-host for @Ifdrawaweek weekly painting challenge is ‘Doors and Windows’ and is open … Read more
New artists often feel afraid to paint with watercolor. Usually, the perception is that watercolor is difficult and unforgiving. Even more experienced artists feel intimidated too. But, with some basic easily mastered techniques, watercolor painting is accessible to anyone. In addition to knowing watercolor technique, being open to practice and having a willingness to learn … Read more
Have you ever been told that watercolor is difficult? Well, like almost anything worth doing it isn’t easy to get the results you want on the first try.But success with watercolor can be had by investing some time and a little effort. Planning your piece and a willingness to practice some basic technique, will produce … Read more
The word for pansy derives from the french word pensée, “thought”. In Spanish it’s the same, “pensamiento”. The symbolism of the pansy is indeed loving thoughts and remembrance as expressed in the following poem by Sara Dowdney: PansiesI send thee pansies while the year is young,Yellow as sunshine, purple as the night;Flowers of remembrance, ever fondly … Read more