Art Lessons

Art 108: Making Watercolor Darker or Bolder

Your questions, answered

Nov 7 •

Art 107: Drawing Rooftops with Ink and Very Simple Watercolor

A dreamy view from Croatia--and a zoom coming soon!

Oct 31 •

Art 106: Adding Drama with Value

Practice with black and white before you get to color

Oct 24 •

Art 105: Painting with a Waterbrush

Your questions, answered

Oct 17 •

Art 104: A Basket of Produce

In ink and watercolor

Oct 10 •

Art 103: Tomatoes with Inktense pencils

Perfect for farmers market sketching!

Oct 3 •

Art 102: Terry's Landscape in Brittany

I'm drawing from your photos!

Sep 26 •

Art 101: Using Watercolor Like a Pen

at the Prairie Wetlands Center

Sep 19 •

Art 100: Wine Country Landscape

Sketching with ink and watercolor

Sep 12 •

Art 99: Travel Sketchbook flip-through

A sketchbook from the first half of 2025

Sep 5 •

Art 98: What's In My Travel Sketching Kit

Spoiler art: Too many art supplies!

Aug 29 •

Art 97: Making Shapes with Watercolor

A quick landscape in Minnesota

Aug 22 •

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