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Using Watercolor Studies to Prepare for Painting

For two recent paintings: Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska and Angel’s Landing, Zion National Park, Utah, I decided that I wanted to create two mini studies before starting the painting.

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3 Studio Upgrades that Improved My Creative Practice

How a table, a lamp, and cloud storage changed everything.

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Gathering Painting Inspiration While Traveling

One destination that we have grown to really enjoy during the winter and spring months is heading west, over the mountains to Utah.

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Timed Watercolor Painting Challenge

The idea was to do a set of timed paintings. I would paint the same subject matter, but I would vary the length of time available to paint.

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Painting from an Outline: Mushroom

When I got my first Let’s Make Art box in 2019, one of the things that first held me back from starting was the idea that painting was going to be hard if I didn’t know how to draw. This belief held me back from starting for almost two whole months!