Mar 11, 2013 | Tutorials
Watercolor paper expands when it is wet, creating an uneven surface to paint on. For control and a flat surface, artists soak and “stretch” their paper.  The paper is soaked in a tub of water for about 10 minutes then laid out on a hard surface,...
Mar 2, 2013 | Misc
        This is one of my palettes. The other is a Robert E Wood palette, which is a rectangle instead of a circle.   These are my three favorite colors:               Winsor Yellow                 Permanent Rose –...
Feb 27, 2013 | Misc
Here’s the new painting we’re going to start working on in my afternoon class at University Art. Step one:Â Â Lay down a light wash over the whole page using Thalo Yellow Green, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Violet and Permanent...
Feb 21, 2013 | Misc
 Today I worked on the left side of this portrait. I added a glaze of yellow over the left side of face, warming the skin quite a bit. Then I moved into permanent rose and blue, with more yellow on the left, which is beginning to look a bit like the...
Feb 15, 2013 | Misc
I have two classes currently at University Art. In the morning is portraits and afternoon we are working on a floral. Here are some shots of my progress on the iris…   Here you can see I’ve started working behind the front Iris on the upper...
