The Possibilities a post of content. depth. heart. A 2 minute read. stripped bare weeping, nevermore. the dark winds pass. my own light rises. my own voice sings. my own thoughts shatter the prison doors they thought would hold me. An artist held in the grip of the crowd, the popular […]
Glorious Greens. Wet flowing watercolors. Olive and Lime greens, running off the paper. Blue-green drips down and splashes, making its own path. Its own mark. Wild Watercolor Greens Allowed to run with abandon upon a dampened receptive, willing, surface. They can be so exciting. And they can be so terribly frustrating. There’s such pleasure […]
Colorful, sparkling…painting by the cobalt teal seas. You can too!
Atwell Gallery Perth art workshop: just in time for the spring start to Western Australia Wildflower season…
Glittering greens of watercolor! viridian, jade, sage, emerald… mixing your own. Or not?!
Do you want to take your watercolours and go paint out in the wilds of nature, but have held back? Had a few concerns? I used to as well, but now, I love painting outdoors! 6 Tips To Easier, More Comfortable Plein Air Painting These 6 tips really helped me to enjoy painting outdoors […]
Where does texture and detail belong? When to stop painting!? How to avoid fiddling? It is a matter of simply reminding yourself as you are painting, there are 3 main areas to your composition. Background, Middleground and Foreground. 3 Main Textural Areas: Background, Middleground, Foreground Each of these areas is to be handled […]
Dreams of a child and the power in a word. She dreamt of drawing and painting. Shy, uncertain. So, I used a different word….. ‘experiments.’ Her 8 year old face lit up, I suspect – with hope. I may have just given her the one word that allowed her to try again, without fearing […]
easy watercolor painting ideas for absolute beginners, helpful techniques limited palette, splatter, and wet in wet are fun!