Making a Living at Art?

Making a Living at Art?

Why in the world would one want to do this? I have been asked this as well as have been told many times, “Oh I dont want to sell my art I give it away.” The implication is art is above trade, buying and selling those plebian activities of human commerce...

Lets Start at the Very Beginning #4 Values

Values are lights and darks. Light reveals form by lighting areas and leaving areas in the dark. Plane changes result in  abrupt value change. On a sphere the change is gradual. Relative value need not be extreme. THe change can be very subtle. Think about a rock...

Lets Start at the Very Beginning #3.5

    A little project to apply what we have explored so far. Start with a light pencil outline. Take your brush which has some water not dripping, but wet, and fill in the lines of your sketch. Then take color on your damp ( not wet wet) brush and touch it to...
Lets Start at the Very Beginning #3

Lets Start at the Very Beginning #3

Explore the reds! Rose Madder Genuine a tender blue pink and Opera, stridently floral, are additions that will make more depth to your play and...
Lets Start at the Very Beginning #1

Lets Start at the Very Beginning #1

Thank you for your patience! For the next however long it takes, I will post videos that cover little steps on how to start painting in watercolor. The first 5-6 will be learning the 4 elements of watercolor: water, pigment, brushes and paper. I hope to give you ideas...