I’m so honoured to be guest posting for World Watercolor Month! It seems hard to believe that we’ve been celebrating this international watercolor event for eight years now and I […]
Hello Everyone! My name is Ruth Korch, and I’m an artist & calligrapher, who not only passionately loves watercolor, but who also has an on-going “love affair” with all things […]
Today I’m here to show you how to do a painting is of a young boy and his dog wandering through trees on a snowy night. These instructions could be […]
The art of decorating capital letters can be traced all the way back to the 5th century. In ancient manuscripts, scribes would decorate the capital letters or “versals” for added […]
I’m here today to show you how I paint colorful whites by focusing on shapes, values and edges. I want to thank Daler-Rowney for sending me Aquafine watercolors to use […]
Today I’m showing you an easy method to paint an Aurora Borealis that almost paints itself. The painting is done in three steps – creating the Auroral Borealis background, letting […]
Gouache is a watercolor medium that can be used like watercolor, or acrylic, or like something all its own. The colors are opaque, and can be rewet, but can also be […]
Pansies come in a variety of vibrant colors and thrive in cool climates when planted in rich and damp soil. At times they seem to look like they have “faces” […]
Never miss an opportunity! Watercolour painters must be tenacious by character. The challenges of the medium and the multitude of things to remember when painting can test even the most […]
Insects in general have long been a popular subject for artists and scientific illustrators to draw or paint, whether for documentation or for decoration. Millions of insects surround us and […]
Irises are such lovely flowers and make for the perfect choice when looking to paint flowers with vibrant colors, dynamic petal formations, and beautiful visibly linear textures. They are quite […]