Artist Studio
You want to be an artist, it is a wonderful goal, very satisfying and yet very illusive. To be an artist requires self-awareness and understanding of what excites and motivates you to be a creative soul. “Artist”, requires creative inputs beyond the simple mastering of paint, pencil and brush because to truly express yourself, which
(15 x 22 watercolor on paper “Plum Island”, I really got involved in the texture of the trees and tried to emphasize the overlapping shapes and textures in the trees. I worked at varying the strokes to create variety and interest.) Although it is sometimes not what we notice first about a great watercolor painting,
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18 x 24 watercolor on Arches Rough, 30 minute practice emphasis on brushwork and light to dark value control In this jumpstart I want to use a complete range of value, lightest to darkest, the entire gamut, at the same time really give your brushwork some exercise, and also I want you to start the
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It is New Years Day and a good time to get back to painting and establishing your working pace for the coming year. I want you to take out two pieces of paper and quickly sketch out some simple shapes nothing too complicated. It should be a piece of subject matter you are very comfortable
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This will be a great way to warm up and possibly paint some fabulous very expressive and unique pieces of work. It will require that you have lots of fresh paint on your palette, some of your favorite brushes, make sure you have a wide range of brushes handy big wash ones and skinny liners
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Unless you are Koko the elephant who paints will his tail or Marvin the Miraculous who paints with his feet, you will probably be using a brush to deliver your creative intentions to the canvas or the paper. I am a firm believer that in transparent watercolor, the quality of the brushwork is one of
Just Do Something We waste a great deal of time trying to do something meaningful, really creative, a marvelous piece of art but it is my belief that what we should be doing is anything that moves the rock a little further along the road. Our goal is to be a creative and expressive artist