As I mentioned in a previous post, I demonstrated several watercolor techniques during the demonstration for WASCO last month. Due to the nature of the techniques, I did not complete any of the paintings during the demo. As I complete them back in my studio, I post the results to share with those who attended …
Cleaning Day for Water & Ink Brushes On my last trip, my water brushes became clogged. I lost the ability to easily add spots of color while standing in line or waiting to catch a train. After a great deal of soaking in warm water and soap, I finally unclogged them. I worried that I …
My love affair with the mouth atomizer continues unrelentlessly. The possibilities for creating textures, subtle transitions, moods, motion and mystery prove to be limitless. This amazing little tool justifies weekly trips to the local flea market to acquire lace, old tools and odd kitchen junk, anything with great shapes or open spaces. . . While …
I’ve neglected my blogs in favor of painting and framing for my upcoming show at Connexions Gallery. While preparing for the watercolor demo at the Hunterdon Watercolor Society I happened upon another technique that I have become enthralled with. In addition to my recent addiction to my mouth atomizer, I am rubbing graphite or charcoal …
Demonstrating Intuitive Painting I’ve been invited by Essex County Watercolor Club to demonstrate painting figures, not an unreasonable request considering most of my exhibited work is either abstract or figurative. The difficulty in demonstrating my method of painting figures is that I paint them intuitively, not academically. I don’t use a model when I work …
Abstract Design From Tracing Objects – Part 3 of 3 – Experimenting with Watercolor Techniques . In Part One, you traced objects onto your paper, overlapping shapes creating an abundance of smaller shapes from intersecting lines. In Part Two you began laying down washes to determine larger shapes of various hues and values. Textures were …