DRAWING WITH CHILDREN. Taj Mahal, Architecture Project with KinderArt home school students.

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MORE HYDRANGEAS. I finally learned the secret to drying these mop-head flowers! Selecting and picking them at the end of the season, feeling the petals to make sure they are starting to dry out. These two 5X7 watercolors were my … Continue reading →

My rendition of Monet’s Vase of Flowers, c. 1881-82I have a new appreciation for painters of the Impressionistic style. To better understand Impressionism, I chose to try to reproduce one of my favorite paintings by Monet. It’s a vase of … Continue reading →

“AFTER VAN GOGH”. Study of one his Sunflower paintings I saw in the Neue Pinakothek art museum in Munich last Spring. One important thing I learned from this exercise is that I needed to use yellow pigments closer to the … Continue reading →

“AFTER RENOIR” Vase of Roses, acrylic on square canvas.Painting with the Impressionists. Studying their techniques and color schemes.