by lbaur | Jun 10, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
In the last post, I offered some tips for mixing natural-looking landscape greens, the first of which was “avoid tube greens involving phthalo green”. So, what do you do with the phthalo green (and mixtures using it) you already have? The secret is to tame...
by lbaur | Jun 3, 2016 | Behind the Scenes
The weather is beautiful here. It’s the time of year when a lot of us are feeling that pull to take our paints and sketchbooks outside. It’s also the time of year that a lot of people struggle with GREEN! Do the greens in your landscapes look flat and...
by lbaur | Aug 21, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
Having recently accepted an invitation to fill a last-minute gap in the show calendar at Hudson Hospital, I’m in the “final countdown” phase of prepping for a show. No matter how diligent and organized I am, I seem to always require a final frenzy of...
by lbaur | Aug 7, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
That pesky inner critic! I don’t know about you, but simply telling her to sit down and shut up doesn’t work for me. Oh, I can get her to leave me alone. It just doesn’t lead to paintings I’m happy with. I need my inner critic. We all need time...
by lbaur | Jul 16, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
I’ve been presenting my watercolors without glass for quite some time. I love the clean look! Here’s everything you need to know to present your watercolors using this method. In the video, I demonstrate one way to do this, using the method (and products) I use...
by lbaur | Jul 10, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
Yesterday, 12 intrepid sketchers from the Watercolor Minimalist class at Wet Paint descended on Como Conservatory determined to learn some tips and tricks for sketching on location in a short amount of time and with minimal stuff. It was a gorgeous day, there were...
by lbaur | Feb 20, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
I’m welcoming some new watercolor painters to the medium, so there have been some requests for information about caring for watercolor brushes. (Even if you know all this, you might want to skip down to item 9. In the third paragraph, there are two links to...
by lbaur | Jan 14, 2015 | Behind the Scenes
Did you enjoy following along on the “giant” painting? I’m in the planning stages of another large multi-panel piece like that. We’re still working out the details, but I’m very excited to have been asked to do another one! I’ll...
by lbaur | Jan 14, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, How-to
This must be one of the questions I get asked the most often! I used to mat and frame my watercolors. From time to time someone would ask if I could frame them without glass. I knew of some watercolorists who were painting on canvas or boards that were specially...
by lbaur | Jan 5, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, New Artwork
I may not post my painting for the 30-paintings-in-30-days challenge until this evening, or maybe tomorrow. While the first few days of the challenge have been going on, I’ve also been completing this second large triptych for Lakeview Hospital in Stillwater,...
by lbaur | Dec 23, 2014 | Behind the Scenes, How-to, New Artwork
Ulp! It’s a scary moment when I finally make the decision where to divide one of these “starts” into the individual panels. No going back! But, I’m happy with where things stand. Even though the paper edges weren’t square, so I’m...
