Category Archives: art techniques

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with Green (Paint)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by
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Happy St. Paddy’s Day, March 17, 2012 In honor of St. Patrick’s Day I dug out my green color charts and contemplated the many shades and tones of green. Actually, greens are made with many more colors than green, mostly … Continue reading →

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Making a personal connection with paint!

Posted on January 16, 2012 by
Loosening Up

People make all sorts of personal connections; with their family, pets, cars, computers, even shoes. I decided to make a personal connection with the one thing that fills my waking thoughts every day, 365 days a year. Paint. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Just a Little Blackbird

Posted on September 18, 2011 by
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Long road trip, what to paint? Shall I read my Kindle instead, since I have about a dozen novels in progress? Painting won out, mainly because I’d just popped several new half pan Winsor & Newton watercolors into my travel … Continue reading →

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Long road trip? Try a little lap painting!

Posted on June 5, 2011 by
My lap painting set-up

Long road trips make me crazy. I can’t get anything accomplished. I’d much rather be painting! So for our 4-hour trip to Ellensberg (for the Renewable Energy Roundup Art Show) I rigged up a little watercolor lap painting set-up. Allan drove, … Continue reading →

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