Learning about paper is about as exciting as watching paint dry but it is a necessary evil when learning about watercolors. First thing to address is Paper Weight. Paper weight determines the price of the paper and the thickness of the paper. Think of it this way the thicker the paper the thinner your wallet. … Continue reading
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My Homemade Gesso Recipe
I love Gesso and usually have Gesso (lots of Gesso) around but for some reason I have depleted my back log of Gesso and found myself in quite a bind. I need Gesso but Gesso is really expensive but a necessary expense in the art world. I have been out of gesso for a while … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Help, I Don’t Have…
Since my first Web TV show last Thursday I have gotten several emails saying, “I think it is great that you are painting with cheap watercolors but I don’t want to or I can’t buy anything new (I completely understand both sides of that statement). Is there anything I can use? I have craft paint, … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Even Wash (from The Paint Box)
I have been waiting for almost a week now to do a show summary from the premiere episode of The Paint Box. I wanted to watch it and then type something out but for some reason the powers that be do not want me or anyone else to see this. Linqto has been trying to … Continue reading
BELIEVE… My First Mixed Media Piece
So I decided to do a piece revolving around my word for 2011. The one criteria I had was it had to be a mixed media piece. I wanted to challenge myself because I don’t do mixed media (I’m a one media at a time type of gal – lol). So I played with new … Continue reading
NOON TODAY! Creative EdVentures Presents The Paint Box
“Have you ever walked with ten cats on your head?” (Dr. Suess – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish) I have no idea why but I felt compelled to start a blog post about my web TV show with that line but maybe that will compel everyone to turn in (Disclaimer – There … Continue reading
Watercolor Basics: Picking the Perfect Color Palette
One of the questions I get asked the most is about what colors do I buy? Of course you can always buy a kit and 95% of the time these colors will be in that kit. If you are feeling adventurous you can go through and buy the following colors which will give you a … Continue reading
Things I am working on… (and a Show Plug!)
This has been a pretty busy week and it is only Tuesday (yes a double post today!) I have decided that I wanted to do something different with my art work this year (aka: exploring a new media) so I decided to try my hand at mixed media. I have a work in progress that … Continue reading
2010 Review (and a plug for Creative EdVentures)
Well this my last post of 2010 and what better way to end the year then to give a HUGE recap. I would also like to thank everyone for reading my blog I am aware that sometimes it has been a grammatical nightmare, I have gotten better (at least I think I have – lol) … Continue reading
My Own Web TV Show on Creative EdVentures!
I can honestly say I was not expecting this to come together so quickly but I am so glad it did! I will be hosting my own Web TV show called The Paint Box on Creative EdVentures, Thursdays at 12pm EST. I will teach and talk about basic painting techniques dealing with watercolor, acrylics and … Continue reading
Who Are You Calling Crafty? 