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Sometimes in art and particularly in watercolor, the paint itself takes the dominant role, other times, the drawing takes it.  The latter is the case with "Marina Sunrise."  I truly love the drawing aspect of painting in watercolor.  Sometimes, all you want is a very light, simplfied drawing, because you plan to use paint with more expression and let brushstrokes take the lead in telling your story.   However, if the drawing is detailed, as it was with this painting, when it comes to laying down the paint, less is often more.  You don't need a lot of paint because the structure [...]

I just finish this painting that I began with a color study. The study and this painting were both completed using limited palettes of cobalt turquoise, alizarin crimson , raw sienna, and neutral tint, I’ve developed the background with a little more detail and slightly warmer raw sienna sky. That is the part of the painting that I like the most. When painting a study you are far looser in thinking and brushwork because it is just a study. The challenge is to retain that loose, spontaneous feeling when working on the actual painting. It is especially critical when [...]