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For my followers, students and all who would like to paint from home, I'm having a Holiday Appreciation Sale on my Painting Videos-on-Demand.  20% OFF through the end of the year, use promo code "HAPPY20" during checkout.  Go here for my website sale. [...]

Just finished proofing my calendars for 2019 and they are good to go.  This year they are filled with 12 atmospheric landscapes, cityscapes, marine and still life paintings.  Printed on heavy-weight card stock, they are made for placing on a wall, but are often saved as a reference source for watercolor students and fine art enthusiasts.   They can be purchased from my website (click the "store-prints-calendar" button) or, if you are ready to order, just click the Buy Now button here. [...]

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 [...]

My November 17th Saturday Watercolor Workshop is sold out, but there are still a few spots available for my next workshop on December 8th.  "Hot Cocoa and Peppermint" is the subject for the workshop and gives us the opportunity to learn how to make frost crystals on window panes, steam rising from a cup of hot cocoa, and more.  Bring your usual supplies, but included in the workshop are reference and drawing sketch photos, transfer paper and "frost" requirements.  Preston will be providing Arches watercolor paper.  Come and join me for this fun project!  Contact Preston Arts Center at (502) 454-9954 [...]