Know Your Colors!
For many years, I used the colors and brands of watercolor paint that my instructors used. (Interestingly, each instructor had different preferences.) There were so…
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Learn To Appraise Your Own Watercolor Painting.
I wonder if we rely too much on other people to tell us if our watercolor painting has value, is well done, or what we could do more…
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Loose Or Overworked?
Many painting students want to 'loosen up' their art. They have heard that painting more loosely is a good thing. What do they really mean?…
Let’s Get Outdoors For ‘Plein Air’ Painting!
Warm weather has finally arrived; it’s the perfect time to get out into nature for some fresh air, to relax, and to paint. Painting outside…
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Avoid Judging Your Painting Too Soon.
The awkward, unlovely stage in painting a picture is always a difficult time. I begin a painting excited and inspired to paint an image or…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 