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Tag Archives: Gouache
A Sunday Walk
Even in San Diego, we see fall color this time of year.
Flowers for a Thursday
I painted several similar scenes last spring; only I used much more gouache. This one is on Shizen smooth watercolor paper. Although it is smoother than their rough paper, it still has enough texture to achieve translucent light in the … Continue reading
Roses and Hedge
I like this little value study more than the painting that goes with it.
A Healthy Smoothie for Papa!
We had a hectic visit with our son and his beloved in the Bay Area. I only did a few sketches while we were there, mostly line drawings with a red pastel pencil on black bristol paper. Now that I … Continue reading
Crocheting for Halloween
I sat with one of my favorite fabric artists as she was adding to her collection of small Halloween figures. I like being with other artists as they make decisions about their work, in this case, choices about the yarn, … Continue reading
Tuesday night with Emily Carr
My Tuesday night still-life group has made a change for the fall. We will study artists who paint in strong styles and then attempt to evoke something of the artist while we paint from a common set-up or photo. Emily … Continue reading
Plumbago in a Large Blue Bowl
It was my turn to set up for my Tuesday night still-life group, and I filled a large blue glass bowl with water and plumbago, trained my computer camera on it, and we were good to go. One of the … Continue reading
Deliberate Sketching 