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A Great Idea!

A Great Idea!

I got this nice pencil case from Jetpens.com.  It’s large enough to put a ton of pens in.  It also holds 2 of my mini palettes and my set of traveling watercolor brushes. There are three pockets and it comes in lots of fun colors. It is definitely going to Italy will me for my Colors of Umbria workshop.  It will be perfect for painting in the town.

Here I am using my new bag in Maine

Come Paint with me in Italy!

Come Paint with me in Italy!

Join me for a fun filled watercolor painting adventure in Orvieto, Italy, May 2016!  I will be teaching The Colors of Umbria: Keeping a Watercolor Journal.  You will create a visual diary of watercolor painting, journaling and mixed media as you slow down and savor your time in Italy.
I am offer more online classes this year with Artful Gathering Online Retreat.  Registration is now open!  You can paint along beside me from the comfort of your own home.  Creating texture, colorful whites, and how to get a range of values are just a few of the techniques I will cover in this workshop.  Here is an example of one of the paintings we painted in 2015.  The DVD is now available for purchase:

Looking for Inspiration

Looking for Inspiration

Hi Guys, I am in Maine, in the fog, enjoying family vacation and the beautiful scenery.  The fog has rolled in and it has been pouring down rain.  So it is a good day to play board games and catch up on computer stuff.  I have been organizing my upcoming fun classes at Art Unraveled starting in just 1 week!  Here are a few photos I wanted to share with you.  I love traveling to new places and getting inspiration for fun watercolor paintings.  What kinds of things do you take photos of for painting inspiration?  Please share what inspires you…
I hope you are all enjoying your summer!

Fun Ideas for Your Watercolor Journal

Fun Ideas for Your Watercolor Journal

In the summer issue of PAGES magazine, I give you another fun idea for how to add interest to your watercolor journal.  This article is about how to use black gesso.  I hope you enjoy trying this cool technique!

Hot off the Press

Hot off the Press

The new issue of PAGES is out and available for purchase.  I wrote two articles for this idea filled summer issue.  I wanted to inspire you to embellish your watercolor journals in new and creative ways!

Here are some examples of how I use water-soluble pens in my journals

This article is about using water-soluble pens in your journals.  I even include an easy step-by-step lesson on how to use them.  I hope you enjoy this wonderful issue of PAGES!  This is one of the techniques that I will be covering in my Inky Doodle Watercolor workshop with Art Unraveled, 2014.  The workshop is on Thursday, July 31, 2014 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Session One Starts on June 6, 201!

Session One Starts on June 6, 201!

My online workshop, Watercolor Toolbox, starts June 6th!  This workshop is especially for beginner watercolor artists.  Here are some of the things that are covered in this workshop:  how to correctly set up your watercolor palette, which brushes and paper to use, watercolor basics such as how to do a wet-into-wet wash, how to glaze, using value in your paintings.  The final project will be a fun, easy watercolor painting.
This workshop is available online for six weeks so register today with Artful Gathering Online Art Retreat to get the full advantage!

Finishing up our Series Workshop

Finishing up our Series Workshop

We just finished the last class in a fun watercolor series.  During this final class, students tried something new and painted on Masa Paper.  Masa paper is a soft, white, machine-made Japanese paper that is used for printmaking, sumi, marbling as well as painting with watercolors. We found it forgiving and fun to paint on.  We also explored how to use the elements of design in our watercolor paintings.  Here are some photos from our classes:

Exploring Texture with Watercolors

Exploring Texture with Watercolors

Texture is one of the elements of design.  Our last class in this series was exploring different ways to get texture in our paintings.  We made lots of examples.  We used alcohol, pipettes, saran wrap, wax paper, palette knives, gauze and collage.  Each gave a very different look.  It was fun to see what everyone came up with!