Month July 2023

I was at at the beach seeking inspiration and saw the surf ebbing around a rock in the sand. I loved the way the foam was pulling away from the rock leaving a little depression. So I thought I might…

Has anyone ever written a tutorial about how not to paint? How to completely fail a painting? Well, why not? I always rough out what I am going to paint first. I draw it out. Imagine the shapes, the colors,…

In the last post, I had this idea to paint a shell worn down to a spiral in the sand. I liked it, but wished I had painted the spiral larger. I was still not getting the image that I…

I had this idea to paint another shell. This time, one eroded in the sand so it was just a spiral. I remembered a shell I had painted before that was silver and orange and wondered if I could use…

I’m writing a blog. So what’s the deal? I am a member and admin on a Facebook group called “Accidental Watercolorist”. Every time I post a painting, I get asked, “How did you do that?” And “Would you do a…

I found this little gold button shell and thought it would be perfect to paint lying on the beach with the tide going out. Yes, I love shells and think they are a great vehicle for painting form and color.…

Yes, I have been on a trend of painting shells lately. I love the colors and shapes. I love imagining them in the sand and waves. They are just fun to play with and a good excuse for heading over…

My inspiration for this was a little shell I found on the beach. And I wanted to play with violet! I drew out the basic shapes with #2 pencil – nothing fancy. Strapped down the paper and got the trusty…

So I saw this shell and I am not quite over the whole “painting shells” thing yet. Would you believe I have never been a shell collector? Don’t know much about them. Really, my paintings are all about color and…