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10 Tips For Painting Backlit Scenes
Have you ever looked at a painting and the light effect was so strong, you almost have to squint at it? Here ten tips that you can...
Apr 2, 20243 min read
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Making Sense Of A Complex Scene
I recently did a demo for my student in my online gouache landscape painting course. The local scenes available to her are a lot heavily...
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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3 Simple Tips To Get More Consistent and Improve Your Art
Paint Drip #319 Pinnacle Gulch Beach 4.25x7 inches. Gouache on toned paper. PURCHASE HERE Feel like you're not being consistent about...
Jul 18, 20231 min read
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3 Ways To Transfer Color To Value, and Vice Versa
"Matanzas Creek Winery View" Gouache on Watercolor Paper. 7x10 inches. PURCHASE HERE Struggling with transferring color to value, and...
Jul 12, 20232 min read
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3 Tips To Get Un-Stuck And Painting Again!
"Cliffside Poppies" 6.5x9.5" Gouache on Watercolor Paper. PURCHASE HERE Feel like you're stuck just trying to overcome your painting...
Jun 30, 20232 min read
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3 Tips For Better Gouache Consistency
Paint Drip #311: "Coastal Hills From Shiloh" 4x6.5 inches. Gouache on watercolor paper. PURCHASE HERE Feel like you're struggling with...
Jun 27, 20231 min read
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"The Artful Eye" March 2023 Show
As you may be aware, I participate in 3 shows a year for the Christopher Queen Gallery in Duncans Mills, California. There is almost...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
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How To Create A Palette: High-Chroma Palette
Here is a three-part mini-series on how you can put together a full-spectrum palette out of the colors you own, and can help you decide...
Jan 7, 20231 min read
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My Paintings For "Nature's Bounty"
The fall shows at Christopher Queen Gallery are always a big deal. They are the marquee shows of every year, so there is a bit of a...
Oct 31, 20223 min read
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How to Paint Calm Ocean Water In Gouache.
I recently went out to the beach to do a study of the ocean water, and I came up with a method to paint it in a way that I believe will...
Oct 10, 20221 min read
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Sonoma Plein Air 2022!
Pre-Show We went to Stillwater Cove both for Vanessa's event for Gualala Arts Center and to pre-game warm-up for my Sonoma Plein Air...
Sep 23, 20223 min read
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Recent Paintings from my trip to Mendocino County
I've mostly been doing larger gouache paintings outdoors lately which means I'm not doing as many Paint Drips, but that doesn't mean I...
Sep 16, 20222 min read
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Tips On Painting Ellipses
If you have trouble painting/drawing ellipses, I have some tips to help you solve that problem! Let me know if this helps by telling me...
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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Gouache Art Supply Haul: Jerry's Artarama
Here are the supplies I was shipped from Jerry's Artarama this month! I want to make video reviews of these products. Let me know in the...
Aug 8, 20211 min read
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"The Art Of Watching A Flower Grow" Oil Painting
The Art Of Watching A Flower Grow Medium: oil on linen mounted on board Dimensions: 13.5" x 9.5" This work is featured in "The Ninth...
Oct 22, 20202 min read
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Coming In November 2020: 3 New Online Landscape Painting Courses!
I'm excited to share with you some big news: I will be holding 3 online workshops to demonstrate my ECR Method. These will be three...
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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All of my STRADA September 2020 30-Day Challenge paintings
Day 1 Mini Donuts 5x7 gouache on Yupo Paper. Day 2 McDonald Mansion Greenhouse 9x12 inches. Gouache on toned Kraft paper. $250 To buy,...
Oct 1, 20205 min read
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Virtual Open Studio Tour!
Trying out something new: I created a virtual open studio tour on my website where you can now browse the art on my walls as well the...
Dec 17, 20192 min read
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A Bloom Like No Other
I created this piece for a special show in Paso Robles called, "California Impressionists: The Masters & The Greats They Inspire." This...
Oct 7, 20191 min read
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A "Landmark" Achievement
After a couple of months of really hard work, I am pleased to show you the finished paintings I created for "Landmarks," the annual fall...
Oct 7, 20193 min read
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