When a Drawing-a-Day Becomes Four Little Paintings
Today I taught my introduction to Watercolour Techniques class. I love beginner’s classes — it’s like getting to show your beloved city off to someone who’s never been there. And […]
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Technique of the Week — Collage, beyond the Magazine
Almost everyone has made a collage at sometime in their lives; often by cutting up pictures from magazines and reassembling them to express a theme or an inspirational message. This […]
Wooing the Muse
Sometimes Iris just gives up on trying to keep my nose to the grindstone. I wanted to try using my brush-pen to do some really delicate details that I […]
To Draw or to Blog — That is the Question!
This blog is like a shiny new toy that just keeps getting better. Today marks one solid, 31-day month of blogging every day for me (I was going to start […]
Blogging and the Virtual Studio Tour
Today’s article on WordPress’s The Daily Post, “Who Is Your Reader”, got me thinking. Who am I writing for? Well, if you’re reading this, you, of course! You’re visiting my […]
Technique of the Week — How to be a Watercolour Wizard
This week’s Saturday Technique post is really a whole suite of techniques — sweet, eh? From time to time I teach a one-day workshop called “Watercolour Special Effects Magic”. It’s […]
Playing Fast and Loose with Watercolour
It’s been a busy week! I’ve completed the thumbnails for the graphic novel about Spam and the Sasquatch (now I get to start drawing the actual panels — both nervous-making […]
A Bit of Studio Drama — Spam the Maquette gets Surgery (part 3)
I’ve been neglecting my Spam the Cat maquette for the last couple of weeks (see the previous posts here and here) because I had run into a problem I had to […]
Suitable for All Ages — painting a theme
Two summers ago I participated in a group show at my studio cooperative. The theme was “Suitable for All Ages”. Usually I really like themes (I’m going to have to […]
The Keepers — some watercolours that stayed at home
If you are an artist, you may know how hard it is to turn loose of some of your paintings. I’ve always had the occasional piece that I’ve needed to […]
Blast from the Past — archaeology in the studio
I’ve been sorting the contents of boxes that have been in storage for quite a while, in an attempt to get rid of the storage locker that somehow snuck into […]
20 Ways to Woo Your Muse; or, How to Procrastinate Productively
I often find it hard to get going again after my routine is disrupted by all the glitter and parties of the holiday season. Here are some of the strategies […]
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