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Month August 2023

Scams and More Scams

Since starting this blog – or maybe since posting more on Facebook, I have been inundated with fraud attempts. I suspect, that as an artist promoting your work, you either have been, or will be solicited from all sides. The…

Watercolor Detail

Mussel in Foam

This painting from 3 years ago came up in my Facebook memories this morning. I looked at it and thought, “Cool! I painted that?” but then immediately saw in my head how I could do it better. I am learning.I…

Water spray bottle

Pressing Needs

In college, I was taught to “stretch” watercolor paper. You would dunk a sheet in the bathtub, then place it on a large board. It would be taped down with brown “postal” tape. Sometimes, you would reenforce this with thumb…

Painting detail

Crab Redux

I was going through recent paintings and found this one. Now, there is a LOT that I like about this but… since I have improved and learned as a painter, this one just looks a bit pale… washed out. Feeble.…