by Joe | Mar 6, 2011 | Plein Air
Spray Bottle I keep a spray bottle handy. It has a very fine mist (it was used to spray anti static spray on clothing before I appropriated it for my watercolour work) and I use it to keep my painting wet. If you spray while the paper still has a shine on it you...
by Joe | Mar 6, 2011 | Plein Air
Plan your watercolor painting I start by developing a good design and an idea of how I am going to progress with my painting. This is achieved during the drawing stage. Time of Day Now I try and get my paintings done in the early hours of the day and late in the...
by Joe | Mar 6, 2011 | Plein Air
Problems painting plein air with watercolor Artists often have trouble painting plein air with watercolor. The reasons for this are many so I have written this article to offer some help. My first attempt at painting outdoors was a total disaster leaving me quite...
by Joe | Feb 21, 2011 | Watercolor workshops
Taking Notes By all means take notes during a workshop, especially if something the tutor says really strikes a chord with you, but don’t do it at the expense of really looking at “how†the tutor is painting. Otherwise you will miss important information which...
by Joe | Feb 21, 2011 | Watercolor workshops
Workshop materials Every now and then you will be sent out a workshop required materials list only to discover when you get there that it is very out of date to what the tutor is currently using. This happens when a tutor has been with the same organization for many...