Avoid Painting Lollipop Trees! (Part I.)
Artists new to watercolor find painting trees an endless source of frustration and difficulty. They may have been told to look closely and study their…
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Properly Using A Photograph As A Painting Reference.
Getting outdoors and painting directly from nature can be very enjoyable. You get a feel for your surroundings – colors, smells, temperature, atmosphere, light, and…
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Realism: Better Than An Exact Copy!
Realistic painting often gets a bad rap nowadays. The implication seems to be that abstract painting is creative, raw, cool, and trendy; that realistic painting…
Painting Begins With Looking and Seeing…
Many inexperienced painters believe that to produce a good painting, all they need is mastery of technique. However, it takes more than finely executed techniques…
Add People To Your Painting.
DON’T BE AFRAID TO ADD PEOPLE TO YOUR PAINTINGS As a beginner watercolor painter, you probably avoid painting human figures at all costs. After all,…
Lee Muir-Haman Watercolor Painting 