“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” 

~ EDWARD HOPPER

Videos

The creation of "Spanish Olives Watercolor."
More often than not I start a watercolor using a wet on wet process. In this case I wet areas rather than the entire paper allowing for stark whites for reflections on the glass and cap. Then I look at my subject and assess general background color(s). I apply paint allowing it to bleed. After the first layer is dry I start delineating the forms and shapes. I sped up this video but in real time I was very deliberate, spending more time looking at my subject than the painting.

Watch the creation of "Kitchen Sink Bouquet."

Making a Palette Color Guide

In this video I swatch palette colors for my Mijello 18 well palette. This travel palette comes with a transparent, removable tray.
​​Colors: DS Hansa yellow, DS Nickel azo yellow, Qor transparent pyrrol orange, DS Quinacridone red, MG Permanent alizarin crimson, DS Cobalt violet deep, DS Carbazole violet, MG Ultramarine blue, DS Verditer blue, DS Prussian blue, DS Manganese blue, MG Turquoise, DS Hookers green,
​DS Sap green, DS Perylene green, DS Transparent red oxide, MG Terra rosa and MG Raw umber.

Palettes and Stuff

On Brush Care and Maintenance

​Watercolor Meditation 1
Colors used: All Daniel Smith, Indanthrone blue, Pyrrole red, Nickel azo yellow. Brush: Rosemary & Co., Sable Blend, SER 402.

A neat video about drawing!