Painting of the Week – Starting a Painting
Connecting the Subject to the Background
To get color into a watercolor, you add it in the first layer. Part of the goal is to get the...
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Painting of the Week – Santa Fe Way
Painting Beautiful Greens
Sometimes I get haunted by a scene. Such was the case with Santa Fe Way painted in 2019. I visited this site...
Painting of the Week – Guardian Angel
Color Contrast
This painting is another from a visually inspiring trip to Spain in 2000. Since terracotta roofs and tile line the stre...
Painting of the Week – Siesta
Rhythm
This is one of my favorite paintings! It was painted from a photograph taken of Marbella, Spain. The light reflected off the ti...
Painting of the Week – Choices
Center of Interest
This painting portrays a story. The man is focused on the wine and I don’t think his gal wants another glass. The s...
Painting of the Week – Electric Light Orchestra
Intensity of a Color
This summer I won a set of QoR watercolors from Golden Paints as a merchandise award for my painting Grand Entran...
Painting of the Week – Any Color As Long As It’s Black
Happy New Year ? It’s been a rough 2020 and I am sure all of us are hoping 2021 is so much better. Please stay safe!
Simple Color Co...
Painting of the Week – Cozy Christmas
Projecting Warmth
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…
No mouse...
Painting of the Week – Autumn Essentials
Bountiful Color Contrasts
This painting, Autumn Essentials, is about bounty. The leaves are just turning color and there is a healthy ...
Painting of the Week – Trolley Rides, Hang On!
Change the Intensity in your Color for your Center of Interest
I thought I’d spice things up with an old San Francisco painting. This ...