Category Archives: the creative process

Tonight’s View

waiting for this to dry. Integrity is the essence of everything successful. — Buckminster Fuller

Posted in Do the Work, From the Quote Box, In the neighborhood, taking time to look, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

What’cha been doin’?

I’m waiting for the paints to set up in my new travel palette. What colors? Hansa Yellow Light, Quinacridone Red, French Ultramarine, Indigo, Sap Green, Hooker Green, Burnt Sienna, Sepia. All Daniel Smith except the sepia which is Winsor Newton. … Continue reading →

Posted in birds and chickens, Do the Work, life around us, stash, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

It’s here at last!

The UPS man finally came this afternoon with my box from Judson’s Art Outfitters: I spent some time cutting one piece of plastic corrugated board the right size to fit inside and one that’s just the size of the box … Continue reading →

Posted in Do the Work, stash, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on It’s here at last!

This and That While Waiting

Waiting for UPS man to appear. Molly is keeping watch from the upstairs bedroom. Sorta. She’s looking annoyed that I’m interrupting her nap. I was wondering about color transparency so I decided to mess around with this test I’d seen … Continue reading →

Posted in cats helpful cats, Do the Work, reads, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , , | Comments Off on This and That While Waiting

Watercolorists of YouTube

First off, I LOVE that so many of the youtube videos about watercolor are UK guys. You get to watch them paint and listen to their wonderful accents. They’re generally very good and good teachers. This one I just discovered … Continue reading →

Posted in Do the Work, life on the web, the creative process, watercolor | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on Watercolorists of YouTube