Dusk, Evening, and Moonlight… Oh, My!
Paintings set at nighttime might seem very different from the usual watercolor scenes. Dusk, evening, or even dawn pictures have a predominance of dark values. …
Paintings set at nighttime might seem very different from the usual watercolor scenes. Dusk, evening, or even dawn pictures have a predominance of dark values. …
Light is often the making or breaking of a painting. Some subjects seem uninteresting or lifeless until bright lights and the consequent shadows become parts…
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The first step in a watercolor painting is usually choosing an image to paint. Sometimes I am excited about a subject or intrigued with the…
There are so many variations in skin tone that it seems overly simple to choose only certain specific pigments for painting skin. In other words,…
Nature’s colors can vary considerably depending on the time of day, the weather conditions, and the season. The effects of the time of day and…
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