Blog Posts
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Underwater Magic
Lifting, Blotting, Bleeds & Blooms That unpredictable dance is why we love watercolor. But unpredictability doesn’t have to mean chaos. This week, we are going to tame the water by learning four core techniques: lifting, blotting, bleeds, and blooms. Then we will use them to paint an underwater world filled with fish, turtles, and drifting plant…
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Landscapes and Hue
Finding a Universe in a Single Rectangle Before you pick up a brush, consider this: What if a single block of red could hold the memory of a sunset? What if a blue rectangle could describe the horizon? That is the world of Etel Adnan (1925–2021). The Lebanese-American poet, essayist, and visual artist didn’t paint landscapes. She…
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summer WATERCOLOR26
SUPPLY LISTS Local/Online Art Stores to Explore: We are so lucky to have these incredible resources right in our backyard. One of the biggest “aha!” moments in watercolor is realizing you only need one color to create a stunning, dimensional painting. The secret? Value (how light or dark a color is). In class we created a value scale using…
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Britto Ditto
Bright colors, bold patterns, and a stained-glass soul If you’ve ever seen a painting that feels like a carnival for your eyes you’ve probably been looking at the work of Romero Britto. The Brazilian neo-pop artist turned the art world on its head with a simple recipe: Vibrant primaries + geometric fragments + joyful subject matter…
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Music Fuels the Future
Blue Goose Art Store 361 Oakland Ave, Rock Hill, SC, 29732 To Submit: Complete form at Click Here ART EXHIBITION & FUNDRAISER Donations : 40% of all Sales Lark Youth Arts Lark Youth Arts invites visual artists to participate in “Music Fuels the Future,” a community art exhibition and fundraiser supporting youth arts education. This…
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Your next class…
Unlock Your Creativity with Ida Mae Whether you are a complete beginner or looking to refine your artistic eye, taking a class with Ida Mae offers a supportive, inspiring environment. Learn more from three distinct mediums. This summer she will be teaching the fluid beauty of watercolor, the bold texture of acrylics, and the spontaneous…
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Sketch and Flow with Sue
Withdraw and Go Into Flow: Tips from Local Artist Suzanne Edwards For local watercolor artist Sue Edwards, creating art is about stepping away from the noise of daily life and entering a state of complete absorption where time seems to stand still. “Creating art is the best part of life right now,” Sue shares, and her…
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Urban Sketching Vignette
Drawing Historic Façades Ink, Watercolor, and the Vignette Technique In this workshop, artists will explore the character and charm of historic architecture through the classic Line & Wash technique used by urban sketchers around the world. Students will begin with expressive ink line drawings to capture the structure, proportions, and unique architectural details of historic…
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Watercolor, On the Rocks
Watercolor on the Rocks: The Beauty of Painting Stone: Student Gallery At Home : Visit this previous link for great reference photos CLICK HERE If you’ve ever looked at a watercolor and felt it had a “glow” from within, or marveled at the depth of a shadow, you were likely looking at the work of…
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URBAN SKETCHING
Evaluate your Sketching Style Likes and Dislikes Start by evaluating what you like most about their inking and watercolour techniques and style, and use that information to emulate what you like, and discount what you’re not interested in learning. For example, here’s my recap of the artist’s I mentioned above: Artist What I like Most…