I am way overdue to paint several studies of only cloth folds! The one stroke per color challenge forces me to use cleaner color and to focus intensely on the value of the color I mix. In this study, the folds of the fabric presented the greatest challenge and I found I painted more from …
Playing with analogous colors with one complement to suggest images: I equate this method of painting to lying on the warm ground and watching the clouds suggest objects or people floating in the sky above me. Deciding on a limited palette color scheme to explore, I mix puddles of watercolor paint and toss, splatter and …
Experimenting with a limited palette, analogous color scheme, focusing on using the full range of values. Using only variations of orange, red and purple the illusion of form is created by placing warmer oranges against cooler purples, allowing colors to blend wet-in-wet on the paper for smooth transitions between colors and by bringing forward forms …
When traveling, especially when visiting family and friends, it is difficult to have more than ten or fifteen minutes to spend on a sketch. It is even more of a challenge to choose colors while engaged in a conversation. Painting over an ink contour drawing with only one color provides a satisfying solution. When using …
Earth tones and strong value changes to emphasis shapes … My figurative work is usually loose and playful, fluid and experimental. ‘A Dance for Dionysus’ was one of the first paintings where I began by toning a canvas with poured and splashed watercolor washes and worked into it with acrylic paints that I had mixed …
As the petals of a red rose turn from the light, what color will the red petal become? What is the color of a shadow cast upon a bright red ball on a field of grass? I find these exercises extremely useful. In watercolor there are several variables that can alter the result of the …