If you are lucky enough to live in one of the leaf peeping regions, I’m sure you have been celebrating … More
Tag: teaching art
Garden Days Are Here Again
One of the final projects of my watercolor class I teach was home portraits. I love doing home portraits because … More
Teaching Watercolor – Painting Glass
Painting the image of glass is something beginning painters avoid. Why would you want to avoid painting glass? Hmm, let’s … More
Understanding Grayscale in Painting
I have a student who complains that she never makes her darks dark enough in a painting. It’s a … More
Teaching Glazing Watercolor Techniques
Each week I try to find a particular concept to cover during my painting class that I teach. For this … More
Translucent vs Opaque Painting
My painting II class has resumed in the new year and our first lesson is a loose abstract play on … More
Teaching Atmospheric Perspective
Did you know that mountains look grayish-purple in the far distance? Do you know why? I always knew to paint … More
Best of Art Camp 2016
I’m wrapping up my second session of Art Camp and thought I’d share some amazing child creativity. The kids … More
First Day of Teaching – Quite Peachy Actually
I don’t know if I admitted it this past summer, but I didn’t really enjoy the classes I had been … More