by lbaur | Jul 31, 2020 | Learn Email
Second Sunday Live Demos are back . . . I hope! Registration for the August 9 Live Demo opens this Sunday, 2 Aug, at 5:30 pm Pacific Time on the Second Sunday Live Demo page (where you can also find information on upcoming topics). PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW...
by lbaur | Jul 30, 2020 | Second Sunday Live Demos
Negative painting requires us to override the way our visual system is designed to work. Our eyes and the visual part of our brains are designed to identify “things” so we can navigate the world and work with tools and objects around us. Negative painting requires us...
by lbaur | Jul 30, 2020 | Second Sunday Live Demos
What’s the difference between “student-grade” and “artist-grade” (professional) watercolor paper? And how do I know which is which? What’s the best brand? Surface? Weight? Do I really have to use the expensive stuff? And (please,...
by lbaur | Jul 30, 2020 | Second Sunday Live Demos
What should you consider when choosing watermedia brushes? How many (and what kind) of brushes do you really need? How do natural and synthetic brushes compare? Is real Kolinsky sable really worth the expense? What’s the best type of brush...
by lbaur | Jul 25, 2020 | Second Sunday Live Demos
A lot of people have asked me to talk about what brands of paint I use (most of them!) and what colors I have on my palette (way too many!). I’m always at a loss, because I am constantly playing around with the colors on my palette. I’m just as much of a sucker...
by lbaur | Jul 25, 2020 | Postcard Paint-Alongs
A new Watercolor Postcard Paint-Along! Simple techniques for suggesting skies with backlit clouds. Then some ideas for adding foreground elements to your sky studies to make finished postcards. Includes suggestions for protecting postcards in the mail. Happy painting!...
by lbaur | Jul 18, 2020 | How-to, Learn Email
Hi, Dragonflies! Welcome to all our new subscribers! And a big Thank You! to everyone for your patience while I’ve been on-again-(mostly) off-again during the past 14 months of travel. I’m back in my studio! All those blogs about “Running a Business from your...
by lbaur | Apr 24, 2020 | How-to
This article is the fifth in a series about creating paintings with more emotion, power and personal meaning. Here are links to the first four: Is My Painting Done?Are You a “Photocopier”? There’s a Better WayThe Lazy Way to Build Painting ConfidencePainless...
by lbaur | Apr 3, 2020 | How-to
This article is the fourth in a series about creating paintings with more emotion, power and personal meaning. Here are links to the first three: Is My Painting Done?Are You a “Photocopier”? There’s a Better WayThe Lazy Way to Build Painting Confidence I know that...
by lbaur | Feb 16, 2020 | How-to
This article is the third in a series. The preceding articles are: Is My Painting Done? Are You a “Photocopier”? There’s a Better Way In response to the last article, a reader made a couple of excellent points about why it’s sometimes difficult...
by lbaur | Jan 20, 2020 | How-to
This article is the second in a series. To read the first article, “Is My Painting Done?”, click here. In the next few articles in this series, I’ll introduce some ideas you can use to help you plan paintings that are more expressive, powerful and...
by lbaur | Jan 18, 2020 | How-to
This article is the first of a series on creating more powerful, personal and expressive paintings. When I teach watercolor classes or workshops, there is often a moment where a student comes up to me, thrusts a painting into my face and demands: Tell me what’s...
