Hiya. Just a quick post to remind all of you who haven’t entered. The GIVEAWAY for Da Vinci Trios + Hahnemühle watercolor book ends tomorrow at midnight Pacific Time. Get your entries IN. And just to whet your whistle for some Da Vinci paint and some Hahnemühle paper, here’s a painting I did for Hahnemühle’s…
Watercolor Paintings
Leda Sketchbook & Da Vinci Trio
I did a little painting in my Leda Sketchbook using my newest Da Vinci “Garden” Trio. This trio makes some awesome oranges and greens so I was inspired to paint this hibiscus. You can read all about my newest Trio here.(Enter the GIVEAWAY here!) I’m surprised every single time I use watercolor in this sketchbook. It…
New Da Vinci “Garden” Summer Trio
I’m happy to announce that Da Vinci Paint is doing another round of Trios! I was so thrilled when Marcello, the owner of the company, asked me if I’d like to participate again. YES! Once again, Da Vinci Paint is using their NEW 8ml Vegan tubes to highlight some of their great watercolors. You can…
Friend Art & Custom Schmincke Palette
A few of my friends have played with my palette colors and I want to show you all the things you can do with these twelve colors. It’s always fun to see how other artists use the same palette. So here we go. Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles (Instagram) has done some beautiful work….
Split Primary Palette – Warm & Cool Colors
The term “SPLIT PRIMARY” palette is thrown around so much in artist circles. I used this concept to choose the watercolors for the 2018 Custom Schmincke Palette. Let me explain just exactly what a split primary palette is and why it’s considered the gold standard when setting up your own palette (especially for a traveling)….
2018 Schmincke Palettes Are In Store!!
YAY!! I just heard from Kate at Wet Paint Art Store. Holy COW, the palettes HAVE LANDED!! They are in store and Kate says they look BEAUTIFUL!! I can’t wait to touch, pet and admire mine. I know so many of you have been waiting to see this beautiful tin filled with the paints I…
Now That’s Customer Service!
So, I thought I’d put in a fun little post. Kind of like a commercial that’s cute and fluffy. You know, the one with the puppy or the Royale Kittens? Ya, like that. Ok, we interrupt your regularly scheduled watercolor painting program for this commercial break… This morning I went to Costco to look at…
I’m A Zebra Pen Artist Ambassador!
The other day I was talking about some of the techniques I use to save paintings that otherwise would hit the bin. The Artichoke below would have been one of those duds without liberal use of Brilliant Opera Rose. I used buckets of it, lol. The purples just weren’t popping and to get that deep,…
How I Use Specific Watercolors
I use some watercolors in very specific ways. They aren’t just in my palette because they help me paint a subject in certain colors. These colors are workhorses in my palette. Let me explain. I go through Pure Yellow, Brilliant Opera Rose, Neutral Tint and Payne’s Blue Grey faster than any other watercolors in my…
Pears: “The Barbershop Quartet”
I have been playing with my Schmincke palette colors for the last month. When I agreed to a trade of art with my friend Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles, I knew just what I wanted to paint her. Pears. Ya, I heard that, like “what’s new, Jenn”. Hehehe, I do love painting pears. Their…