Loosen Up Your Watercolor Painting—Here’s an Exercise to Try
Every time I lead a class or workshop, more than half of the participants mention the goal of “loosening up”. Here’s a skill-building exercise to help you move in that direction.
Every time I lead a class or workshop, more than half of the participants mention the goal of “loosening up”. Here’s a skill-building exercise to help you move in that direction.
Do you ever make mistakes when you’re working in your journal? Or doodling? Ever put down a wobbly line? Smear some ink? Drip watercolor where you didn’t mean to? How does it make you feel? Perhaps a bit aggravated or disappointed? Do you ever want to tear a page out of your journal because it…
What is a mask for? We all wear them. For politeness, for privacy, for protection. Sometimes out of kindness. Sometimes out of fear. Think about how it feels to wear an actual, physical mask. A mask conceals identity. But a mask also expresses an identity. When you wear a mask, are you conscious of a…
It can be helpful to think about style and voice as two pieces of your “creative identity” that come together to create the overall effect you want your paintings to have.
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 meaningful to you. What do I mean by being a…
One approach to designing and planning a painting of your own, using a holiday postcard as an example. Come plan along with me!
Making easy, small changes to your reference photo can make your painting more interesting and unique (and often, easier to paint, too!)
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