Always, always question. Art is about questioning. It is about searching for understanding. There are two parts to our job. One is to discern our vision the other is to build as many skills and tools as we can so that we can articulate that vision the best we can....
Yellow is hard. It is hard to get it to sing. Yellow can go so, so flat. I wonder why that is.. I know how it happens but what is the science behind yellow going flat? I know if – — to make the yellow ‘stronger’ I have added layers of pigment,...
Here is a combination of pigments to create a grey. A gradual addition of RMG to Viridian and French Ultramarine. It does not look grey yet, but as more water is added it will be less purple. Nuance in color is another tool to use in watercolor. A beauty of watercolor...
The next skill specific to watercolor I call Reductive Painting. It is a powerful way to build depth into the picture plane and to make an object come forward. It is going in and painting around an object. If you want to paint a trunk of a tree which is lighter than...
