by Joe | Aug 12, 2015 | Plein Air
Plein air watercolor painting has many challenges however its benefits make any effort you make well worth it. Not only has my work improved dramatically through painting outdoors but I also find the experience very relaxing and beneficial mentally. Only working from...
by Joe | Jan 6, 2014 | Artist's studio
Like other artists I spend a great deal of time in my studio. It is a space I generally feel very comfortable in. It includes not just all my art materials and equipment but also my computer, camera gear, completed paintings, etc. I have over 300 books on art and...
by Joe | Sep 5, 2013 | Watercolor Demonstrations
Here is today’s plein air watercolor landscape painting I did with my Thursday plein air group. The location is in Luddenham, a semi rural area just outside of Sydney, Australia. It was a lovely day to be painting outdoors. Warm but not too hot, few clouds so no...
by Joe | Aug 30, 2013 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting
What is watercolor painting? If you tackle the subject from the point of view of painting with colored water, rather than watercolor paint you may find it easier to understand. By considering watercolor painting as dealing with colored water you are forced to give...
by Joe | Jan 30, 2013 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Stress management
So now we have talked about how stress can be detrimental to your watercolor painting progress We will look at some additional techniques that can help you reduce this stress (stress management) Â so you can observe better and hence move your watercolor artwork along....