Layers as Value Shapes In Watercolor.
LAYERS OF PAINT. Watercolorists often paint in layers, although most viewers of the paintings only see the overall result; they don’t notice or even know…
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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Do You Need To Know More About Composition?
Most artists know composition is critical for a painting. Every painting profits or is handicapped by the quality of its underlying design and structure. As landscape…
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See And Think Like An Artist!
Many beginning painters believe that to produce a good painting, all they need is mastery of technique. However, it takes more than finely executed techniques…
Loosen Up And Get “Painterly”!
I hear a lot of painting students wanting to loosen up their art. What do they really mean? I believe we all strive for looseness…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 