Vermont artist, Susan Abbott has a knack for creating bright, highly detailed, watercolor paintings. With degrees in painting and printmaking,...
Year: 2010
A few weeks ago, I sold my first painting. Upon arrival, its new owner wrote back to me exclaiming her love for it. Yes, LOVED, in bold print. Why the positive feedback? At least in part, it was because of the extra effort I put into shipping it.
The beginning watercolorist often experiences a trial-by-error initiation, in which the desire to produce a lovely, light-filled watercolor painting exceeds one's ability to actually do so. However, once bitten by the painting bug it is impossible to give up on the challenge
Monday in Painting Tutorials – Instead of a video tutorial this week, Jean Cowan will be sharing a practical checklist...
For those of you who have your own art blog, or personal art website, you know how important it is that your webpages show up in Google and other search engines. After all, if you’re not searchable, it’s going to be tough for people to find you.
Susan Sorrell became an artist in 1982 but it wasn’t until 1998 that she became a fiber artist. By a fluke, she took a watercolor class and the instructor introduced her to the art of quilting. Soon, she was hooked
It’s always interesting how an image of one thing can sometimes give you the illusion of another. This is the magic that Peter Travis Booth captures with his camera. . . his subject matter consists of man-made and naturally-created faces discovered in cracked walls, old trees and graffiti.
Today, you’ve decided to get an early start. You wake before the rest of the world, grab a cup of coffee and head to your studio/spare room to create. But then the flashing icon on your computer screen says "you've got mail!" and you're drawn away. . .
Today, Jean Pederson gives a brief demonstration of how she layers various pigments of transparent watercolors to produce a realistic, three-dimensional image on paper. The subject matter she chose is tricky under the best of circumstances. . .
Monday in Video Tutorials – Tomorrow, watercolor painter Jean Pederson will be sharing a short demo video on how to...
We all go online for many different reasons. Some days it might be to update your website with new artwork, or add to a post to your art blog. Other times, we hit the net just to avoid the daily grind and play a few Facebook games while writing on a friend’s wall.
Although I love the idea of composing my posts directly in Blogger’s interface and, with a single click, having my photographs appear and my links become linked, there's something to be said about knowing how to use a little HTML code