I just wandered over to Winsor & Newton's website and found a wealth of information about their watercolours, which I have been using and loving for years.  Here's the site link:  http://www.winsornewton.com/resource-centre So, now when you have questions about...

Just home from my 3-day watercolor workshop up in beautiful Markleeville, Ca.  The hostess of the workshop, Evelyn Yonker, provided us space in her amazing light-filled home. 15 hard-working students, among them, accomplished artists and art teachers, spent three...

Here is the whimsical painting we worked on to practice some techniques and a limited palette.

Here's a new painting...  a sweet little still life.  I'm not sure of the title yet.  So far I'm calling it "Egg Shells and Gems" (c2011, watercolor, 12" x 12"), but, we'll see if that sticks.  It's not a very catchy title.  Sometimes a title just comes naturally...

If you want to paint watercolor portraits... you must practice, observe and experiment. Here is a study I did from magazine photos to help me practice my skill, understand the forms and shapes within the eye, and experiment with color.  I painted the eye quite large...

Here's the Mermaid painting finished.  This is the one I started for the Art Nouveau class. The Color scheme is transparent watercolors: French Ultramarine Blue, Winsor Blue Green Shade, Quinacridone Gold, Permanent Rose, Cobalt Violet. I used a brown sharpie for the...

Here's the design I'm working on for my class in the Art Nouveau Design (Ink on 300 lb. cold press Arches watercolor paper). Now I'm working on the color scheme and values that I will be using.  It's relatively easy for me to get a nice drawing... not so easy to...

In June I'll be teaching a four week class at University Art in Sacramento on the Art Nouveau Style.  My primary focus  will be the artwork of Alfonse Mucha, http://www.muchafoundation.org, though I will also show students other work in the style, or deriving from...