3 Watercolor Tips You Need to Be Using In Your Next Painting
Paint Soft Clouds In Watercolor27 May, 2023Painting Techniques Original ArtIn this watercolor demonstration of a sunrise at the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida I show you how to paint soft clouds, dynamic drawing tips and how to paint palm trees. 3 Watercolor tips...
Old VW Bus Camper Van Drawing
I tried a modified contour drawing of this old VW bus camper van that was parked at the Fort Lauderdale beach. When I say that I tried a modified contour drawing I was half successful. I intended to keep my pencil point on the paper throughout this drawing and I just...
Demonstration Gouache Painting
BEACH PATH PAINTING18 April, 2023Painting Techniques Original ArtOn my way to the beach I stopped and noticed all the colorful textures underneath the trees. Beach paths are often filled with a variety of plants and trees that live close to the ocean. After taking a...
Old VW Bus Camper At the Beach
Here is the old VW Bus Camper Van painting that I finished today. I focused on the camper itself, trying to make it look old. I used a smoother paper than I usually use. The smooth paper shows more brush strokes and lends itself to an old, mottled finish. I kept the...
Edgartown Lighthouse oil on canvas
Edgartown Lighthouse Painting Genre: Seascape Media: Oil paint on canvas Size: 36″x 18″, overall size 42″x 24″ Artist Notes: Capturing the late day sunlight on the lighthouse with the violet clouds rolling by in the background was my main goal in this...
Beach Painting Tranquil Days
Tranquil Days7 February, 2022Painting TechniquesOriginal Art Sometimes when I go to the beach I’m struck by how the light and color is different from day to day. On this day the overall feeling was one of tranquility. Nice waves breaking and a fresh breeze with pretty...
Oil Painting step by step
13 MAY, 2021Painting TechniquesOriginal ArtOne of my favorite places to visit in the summer is Martha's Vineyard. I have painted many scenes from the island with Menemsha being one of my favorite spots. Menemsha is a picturiesque fishing village where you can get...
How to Paint Palm Trees
Below is a art time-lapse art video of Fort Lauderdale beach in Florida with palm trees that line route A1A. This is painted in gouache and watercolor paint. Number 4 in a series of paintings of the beach. All series paintings are done in gouache paint, also known...
Time-Lapse Video Palm Tree Sand Dune Painting
How to paint palm trees and sand dune Lately I have been painting in a series of 4 small gouache paintings with a common theme. Each series is painted on one half sheet of watercolor paper. My first series is from Ft Lauderdale Beach. Tips and techniques Below...
A Beach Cruiser kind of day painting
Combine paint mediums I started this painting with watercolor for a soft background sky and sea. As I moved to the foreground I used darker values in watercolor. Looking for a punch of bright colors I switched to gouache paint. Experiment with paints My...
