How to mix greens using watercolors
One of the questions I am most frequently asked by my students has to do with how to mix greens. No other color generates as much confusion regarding how it is mixed. Green is produced when you mix blue with yellow. However, as most blue and yellow pigments are not...
Plein air painting lesson – Changing light
I recently went on a 5-day plein air painting trip to the town of Tumut in NSW. The weather was perfect, with the main challenge being the changing light. Unlike most other places in New South Wales, where evergreen trees predominate, around the Tumut region, there...
How to use photos for painting
Most artists use photos for painting at some point in their career. For some, they are the only reference they use, while for others they are rarely used. If you are going to be working from photos, there are a few things you need to be aware of if you want your...
Wet watercolor paper first or not
A common question I get asked by new students, or while doing a demonstration is, do IÂ wet watercolor paper first or not? Rather than giving a simple yes or no answer to this question I must first talk about what happens when the paper is wet. With watercolor...PAPERBACKS AND EBOOKS
Mastering Watercolors, available from Amazon paperback and eBook.
My second book Watercolors, Step-By-Step, More step by step demonstrations.
