Painting exercise : Working with edges quality and contrast
Here is an exercise I gave to my students on the latest workshop I teach. Emphasis on the foreground berries, which is the focal point is achieved by painting them with crispier edges and more tonal...
View ArticleSimple watercolor painting exercise : Painting a lemon from life
Training with watercolors does not have to be complicated, use what you have in your kitchen for some quick exercises! Another excerpt of the book “Taming Watercolor, everything you need to know to...
View ArticleWatercolor over gel medium : Painting a postcard for the Twitter Art Exhibit
Postcard sized Art for the Twitter Art Exhibit The Twitter Art Exhibit is a great initiative, open to all artists worldwide. All you need is to have a twitter account, artists are sending postcard...
View ArticlePainting a forest and grass with watercolor and mixed media on paper mounted...
Resting on a Park BenchWatercolor and Mixed media on paper mounted on boardWax finish This is my latest watercolor and mixed media painting on paper, mounted on board and with a wax finish instead of...
View ArticleLayering watercolors to paint clouds and the sea : Getting a new perspective,...
Getting a new perspective, watercolor on paper mounted on board, 30 x 30 inches This is a watercolor on paper mounted on board. Until now I have been using a layering technique with watercolors mostly...
View ArticlePainting a forest with watercolor and mixed media : step by step tutorial,...
Following your own pathWatercolor and gouache on paper mounted on board30 x 30 inches I like to fix the watercolor paper on board before starting to paint that way I stretch it at the same time it is...
View ArticlePainting trees and leaves: On either side of the river, watercolor on paper
On either side of the riverWatercolor on paper19 x 27 inches This is my latest watercolor on paper, I did paint it for the watercolor biennale coming up at the Federation of Canadian Artists in...
View ArticleWatercolor triptych, painting trees and leaves with watercolor: Stick Figures
Stick FiguresWatercolor and mixed media on paper mounted on board,3 times 24 x 24 inches My latest watercolor and mixed media landscape, I wanted to try painting a bigger sized watercolor but was...
View ArticleLeaves Lace : Painting a tree and leaves with watercolor, a step by step...
Leaves Lace, watercolor on paper, 19.5 x 27 inches, This is my latest watercolor on paper. I didn’t mount this one on board as I did for most of my recent watercolors because I wanted to paint a few...
View ArticleOut of the blue: A forest painted with watercolor in shades of green and blue
Out of the BlueWatercolor on paper17 x 29 inches My latest watercolor on paper, I painted this one section by section from left to right, mixing colors wet in wet and adding a lot of splattering...
View ArticleThe Trees Place : Watercolor triptych painting tutorial
The Trees Place, watercolor on paper mounted on board, 3 times 24 x 24 inches I am starting by drawing the trees with pencil on watercolor paper that has been mounted on board. The three panels have...
View ArticleLily pads on One Mile Lake: Painting lily pads with watercolor
Lily pads on One Mile LakeWatercolor on paper mounted on board12 x 36 inches Click on image to purchase Original or Print This is the latest watercolor on paper mounted on board I painted, from...
View ArticleArborescences – Painting a forest with watercolor
ArborescencesWatercolor on paper mounted on board20 x 24 inches Click on image to purchase Original or Print I painted this watercolor directly on a paper that was mounted on board. To see more...
View ArticleA little Birdie told me, watercolor portrait and zentangle
A little Birdie told me,Watercolor and mixed media on paper,26 x 21 inches Click on image to purchase Original or Print This is my latest watercolor and mixed media portrait. To see a gallery of...
View ArticlePainting trees with watercolor, Hiking with the dogs
Hiking with the dogs,Watercolor and mixed media on paper, 20 x 24 inches Click on image to purchase Original or Print This is a watercolor on paper I did start for a demo at the Opus Art Store,...
View ArticleA postcard sized Artwork for the Twitter Art Exhibit : Atmosfear Fun (...
Atmosfear Funwatercolor and zentangle4 x 6 inches Click on image to purchase Print Twiiter Art Exhiit postcard ready to be mailed I painted this postcard sized watercolor and mixed media to...
View ArticleWatercolor and Zentangle painting on canvas, Forest Quilt
Forest Quilt,Watercolor and mixed media on canvas12 x 39 inches Click here to buy the original painting I wanted to experiment with painting with watercolors on canvas, I also am looking more and...
View Articlezentangles and life drawing
Recently I have been working on drawings I previously made in life drawing class. I was trying to find a way to use them as a starting point for a new work, while incorporating repetitive patterns...
View ArticleEmbroidered Forest, Watercolor, Acrylics and zentangles painting tutorial
Embroidered ForestWatercolor, acrylic and markers on canvas.24 x 72 inches The triptych “Embroidered Forest” in the studio Buy the Original Painting here I have been incorporating patterns and...
View ArticleFun mixed media technique with watercolor crayons, pastels and watercolor.
Watercolor and pastels on paper This is a fun mixed media technique to try,. I am sure kids would love it as well and I think it is a good exercise to loosen up your painting style as well. You...
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