
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, stuff and nonsense
...watercolor, stuff and nonsense
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…
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…
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…
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.…
Yes, I have painted another sea shell. I used to paint a lot of trees but that was really just a way to play with color, shadow, composition and mood. So now it is shells. Each time, I think of…
I don’t know why I wanted to paint a starfish. Maybe I just wanted to play more with the wonderful Daniel Smith Transparent Red Oxide that I recently bought. But there I was in the bathtub drinking coffee when I…