Do you sometimes struggle with muddy areas in your watercolor painting? What do you think is the cause of this? There are so many theories as to what causes mud. Most people assume that it comes from the paint itself or mixing too many colors together. I think the paint has very little to do with it. I think a muddy area in a painting is a result of the way the paint is applied. What do you think? Let’s figure this out...
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The Watercolor Gallery is an online gallery of inspirational watercolor paintings from artists all over the world curated by Colin Devroe. Recently, Colin contacted me asking if I would consider doing an interview. You can read this interview here: http://h2ocolor.com/post/2610221262/artist-interview-vinita-pappas-in-oregon-with Here are a few excerpts from the interview. Vinita, how did you get started in watercolor? “I signed up in 2002...
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Let’s say that you have just finished your watercolor painting and you are getting ready to frame it and proudly display on your wall, deliver it to a gallery, give to a good friend or enter it in a show. Don’t overlook a very important step, your signature. By signing your work, you are claiming that it is an original, complete work of art done by you, the artist. It is a vital part of the art making process. Plenty of painters make...
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I love lists. Between my Evernote lists and my notebooks, one look around my workspace and you would know just how much I love lists. So imagine my thrill when I was notified that Create38.com was put on a list for the 50 Best Watercolor Blogs. My day was made when I realized that C38 was listed as #2. Woo hoo! I am so thankful that this blog is quickly becoming the place to go for online watercolor instruction. You, my readers, are the best! Be...
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I can remember when I first started painting in watercolor. After my first watercolor class, I came home and proudly showed my husband that I could make the color brown. Sure most people know that blue and yellow make green and yeah, yellow and red make orange. “But watch!”, I said, “When I take a little blue, a little yellow and some red, I can make brown. A little more blue and it turns grey!” I was having fun being a painter. Fast...
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I needed to paint a large watercolor painting to replace one that recently sold in the gallery that is representing my work. So I thought you might be interested in the process I went through from start to finish; a time-line of the making of a watercolor painting. Preliminary Stage; By far the longest part of the process Friday: met with gallery manager, decided that the smaller watercolor paintings I had brought with me would not look right...
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