It was an apple christmas/new year apple watch I am now an Apple Guy Daughter, Teresa, gifted us with apple watches for Christmas. Since I had a Galaxy 7s (Android, not Apple) phone, my first trek was to get a new Apple 11 iPhone. At first skeptical (why do I need a talking watch?), after using … Read more Drawing with iPad
online lessons with tim wilmot Tim Wilmot on YouTube I have been following Tim Wilmot on YouTube for about 2 years now. At first I just watched him paint. This past year I have been painting some of his tutorial subjects. He has almost 100 tutorial videos up on his channel. Almost all of his paintings … Read more Painting with Tim
How Many Brushes Do you really need? I read somewhere that a poor craftsman (mechanic, carpenter, etc.) blames his tools. While searching for the source of that old saw I found this on Hacker News: “It’s a poor craftsman that blames his tools” does not mean, as so many seem to believe, that tools don’t … Read more A Man and His Brushes
practice, practice, practice & patience Painting with the hake brush As with any watercolor technique, success depends on timing and water to pigment to paper management. My major problem using the hake brush was getting the paper too wet initially and then painting with washes that were way too thin. Here are some on my early … Read more Revisiting the Hake Brush
Starting a sketchbook habit The Motivation After painting for a couple of years I became aware of and interested in the Urban Sketching movement. An assembly of like-minded artists who go on “sketchcrawls” through their community. Drawing whatever they see. My research led me to the Sketchbook Skool, created by Danny Gregory and Koosje (Kosha) … Read more Sketchbook Skool
Pintamos! Meet Fermin Lopez, Avila, Spain My newest favorite artist instructor on YouTube is Fermin Lopez. I love the ease with which he paints and his voice is very soothing. What may be difficult for some is that the instruction is in Spanish! I’m not fluent, but I can understand most of what he says … Read more Acuarellas De España
Do it again, but better! First Attempt In the watercolor class, Watercolor Essentials, taught by Eric Yi Lin, we had the subject above, the grand canal, Venice, to draw and paint. My first approach was in watercolor. I hated the sky.When I first started painting I didn’t paint the same subject twice. As I continued, … Read more Different Strokes
Getting Out of My Comfort Zone! First a Value Sketch Spent a tense but fun-filled three days with Colorado Watercolor Artist, Frank Francese and 17 excited workshop attendees. The workshop, sponsored by the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society, was about painting fast and loose. Frank does not draw on the watercolor paper, but does do … Read more Frank Francese Workshop SCVWS
Opaque Watercolor Paint Following my introduction to gouache as a design element in a transparent watercolor painting, I decided to make a painting entirely with gouache. The first thing I learned is that the information on using the medium is limited. There are few books on the subject. While painting with gouache is sometimes mentioned in … Read more Working With Gouache
evolution of a painting Painted on Site It is very difficult to execute a finished painting on site for many reasons: Weather, lighting, equipment, fatigue, etc. Even when the weather is perfect, as it was when we visited Clo La Chance, there can be impediments. In my case, I didn’t use the right paper. I … Read more Clo La Chance Vineyard