Jesse Gagnon 7/3/23 Jesse Gagnon 7/3/23

Happy Birthday to Me

This year, more than most, feels like an important moment of transition, even if I am not entirely sure what I am transitioning to.

Jesse Gagnon 6/28/23 Jesse Gagnon 6/28/23

3 Ways to Transfer a Sketch to Watercolor Paper

Once I have an outline and plan that I am happy with, I will use one of the three methods below to transfer that image to my watercolor paper. You can even snag a free mushroom outline to try out any of these methods at the end of this post.

Jesse Gagnon 6/12/23 Jesse Gagnon 6/12/23

Painting Large (for me)

I had this reference picture, but my normal size paintings just didn’t seem like the right fit. The subject matter just felt like it needed to be large.

Jesse Gagnon 6/5/23 Jesse Gagnon 6/5/23

Painting After A Break

If you are working on a long term project, whether at work, through a hobby, training for an athletic event, whatever it is, taking a pause can sometimes be really helpful.

Jesse Gagnon 5/22/23 Jesse Gagnon 5/22/23

Introducing the Summer Vibes Project

In an attempt to be proactive and assuage my anxiety, I have designed a project for myself that I want you to be a part of. I would like to ask you for some help encouraging my motivation to paint over the summer.

Jesse Gagnon 5/15/23 Jesse Gagnon 5/15/23

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.