The Possibilities a post of content. depth. heart. A 2 minute read. stripped bare weeping, nevermore. the dark winds pass. my own light rises. my own voice sings. my own thoughts shatter the prison doors they thought would hold me. An artist held in the grip of the crowd, the popularContinue reading “The Possibilities”
Category Archives: beginners paintings
Wednesday: Watercolor in Greens
Glorious Greens. Wet flowing watercolors. Olive and Lime greens, running off the paper. Blue-green drips down and splashes, making its own path. Its own mark. Wild Watercolor Greens Allowed to run with abandon upon a dampened receptive, willing, surface. They can be so exciting. And they can be so terribly frustrating. There’s such pleasureContinue reading “Wednesday: Watercolor in Greens”
Watercolor: Painting The Sea
Colorful, sparkling…painting by the cobalt teal seas. You can too!
I Feel It
Painting and making art. Its not a ‘clinical’ approach. I need to Feel It.
Atwell Gallery Art Workshop: Flamboyant Flowers
Atwell Gallery Perth art workshop: just in time for the spring start to Western Australia Wildflower season…
Viridian Green Watercolors – Part II
Glittering greens of watercolor! viridian, jade, sage, emerald… mixing your own. Or not?!
Painting Watercolour In The Wilds 6 Tips
Do you want to take your watercolours and go paint out in the wilds of nature, but have held back? Had a few concerns? I used to as well, but now, I love painting outdoors! 6 Tips To Easier, More Comfortable Plein Air Painting These 6 tips really helped me to enjoy painting outdoorsContinue reading “Painting Watercolour In The Wilds 6 Tips”
Judicious Texture II 2015
Where does texture and detail belong? When to stop painting!? How to avoid fiddling? It is a matter of simply reminding yourself as you are painting, there are 3 main areas to your composition. Background, Middleground and Foreground. 3 Main Textural Areas: Background, Middleground, Foreground Each of these areas is to be handledContinue reading “Judicious Texture II 2015”
The Dreams of An 8 Year Old Artist
Dreams of a child and the power in a word. She dreamt of drawing and painting. Shy, uncertain. So, I used a different word….. ‘experiments.’ Her 8 year old face lit up, I suspect – with hope. I may have just given her the one word that allowed her to try again, without fearingContinue reading “The Dreams of An 8 Year Old Artist”
6 Easy Beginner Watercolour Ideas
easy watercolor painting ideas for absolute beginners, helpful techniques limited palette, splatter, and wet in wet are fun!