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...

Here's the step by step progression of my painting of Hannah, my granddaughter. My color palette:  Winsor Orange, Permanent Rose, Winsor Blue Green Shade. And... Sign it.  Now I'm finished.  This is a small painting, 5" x 5", unusual for...

Here's a nice example of watercolor hair.  The combination of straight hair at the crown of the head, and curly loose hair around the face, helps you see two different textures and techniques for painting the hair. In this painting I've used Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt...

In progress:  My Granddaughter, Hannah.  Here I've used transparent staining color, a limited palette.  This is about three glazes of color.  I'm using a limited palette of Winsor Blue Green Shade, Permanent Rose, Winsor Orange, and Winsor Yellow.

More info on the eye for my students... Take some time this week to draw out an eye from a magazine, photo or using this diagram.  I'd love to see what you come up with. Happy drawing and painting!

Here are some eye studies for you to follow.  A nice way of studying the eye is to get photos from magazines with different viewpoints and varying colors and draw and/or paint them. Here I am using 3 primary colors:  Winsor Blue Green Shade, Permanent Rose and...

Next paint in your darker shadow areas and wala!  An ear.

Here is an ear study... Ears are so much fun to paint.  First lay down a wash.  Then watch until the paper starts to dry and lift some color out in the lightest areas.  That will get your form started.