Values in Watercolor

Values in Watercolor

Next is testing the palette. This is not only for color but also how the pigment moves on the paper. This changes with the weather. Moisture in the air changes the paper’s absorption. Step 3 Fluid first coat creates the under lying movement for the...
Steps in Painting Tangled

Steps in Painting Tangled

I am recording the progress of painting as many who came through the gallery this summer have told me of their interest in watching the process. Here is my first attempt. Let me know if you want to see more or less! This piece is going to be filled with color and...
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...

Yellow- Butterfly Kisses on Paper

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,...