Seeing the Clouds Through the Trees
Practice really does help. And as I put the finishing touches on this painting, I looked up and saw a full and vivd rainbow in my…
Values Appreciated
Clouds: Number 2 of 4. Well, I’m not convinced this is really about clouds, but, I learned a lot with this piece. I think I was…
Any Mark…
…is better than No Mark. These few words guided me today as I hesitated for hours before making any marks on this underpainting. It took me…
Water Weilding
After two classes in watercolor techniques, with teacher and artist Susan Cowan, here is a recent project start: underpainting done with a pouring technique which will…
Meet Emma
Dogs may be a theme for the month, so please welcome Emma! She’s a watercolor on Yupo, which is a plastic substrate, often used with inks,…
Jack the Dog
It’s been a few days since I’ve been in my studio, but on Saturday attended an all-day workshop learning the basics of encaustic and encaustic collage.…
unVeiling
Today, the sun was shining and I was able to get outdoors and into the garden to do some much needed clean-up. I took away the…