How Do I Paint Tan? (beige/khaki/sand/bark/fur/feathers/skin)

Do you have trouble with these colors? Here’s a tip that can make them easier to mix AND much more natural and lively!

Finding Your Style | Planning Your Own Watercolors | Tips & Hacks

Metamorphosis, a Better Way to Adjust Paintings in Progress (Art Invitation for Mar 2023)

Don’t ask “What do I need to fix?” about a painting. Here’s what to ask instead, and some tips for helping an unsatisfying painting undergo a creative metamorphosis.

Color and Color Mixing | Supplies and Materials

My palette on the videos

Info on the long, narrow palette in some of my videos. Pros and cons and some other palette options.

Postcard Paint-Alongs | Technical How-to

Christmas Trees with Lights at Night

A watercolor postcard of lighted Christmas trees at night on a snowy slope.

Planning Your Own Watercolors | Technical How-to

Dealing with “Problem Paintings”—Part 1: Too Boring for Words

If you’ve painted in watercolor for more than a day or so, I know you’ve been here: after hours of hard work, you’re struggling with a blotchy, overworked section that you know isn’t going to be right, no matter how much more effort you put into it. It’s tempting to conclude that you just don’t have what it takes . . . maybe it’s time to take up something easier to master, say, golf.

How do you deal with “problem paintings” like this? (click the picture to read more)