Archive for the 'Artists' Category
Shared Ponderings on Florals
I am delighted to share an insightful response to my last article from artist Ratindra Das. - Lynn -
I read the little article in the newsletter about flowers with interest. As you know, it is not one subject that I paint too often. However, I couldn’t help writing my feelings about it.
I heard [...]
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Shared Ponderings on Florals - Ratindra Das
I am delighted to share an insightful response to my last article from artist Ratindra Das.Lynn - I read the little article in the newsletter about flowers with interest. As you know, it is not one subject that I paint too often. However, I couldn’t help writing my feelings about it.
I heard a saying, [...]
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Q&A with Barbara Nechis December 6, 2007
I would like to report back on what Barbara Nechis had to say when I asked her the two questions sent in by readers. The first was to list her materials: Barbara uses #140 Arches watercolor paper, not stretched. She generally uses Winsor & Newton paints that have been refreshed the night before. She has [...]
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BARBARA NECHIS DVD and BOOK at CCP
Barbara Nechis,produced a workshop video, Watercolor with Barbara Nechis, with Artists’ Video Productions a number of years ago and re-released it on DVD this year. We are pleased to make this DVD available to you at CCP for $29.95.
We are also stocking her book, Watercolor From the Heart, Techniques for Painting the Essence of [...]
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ACHIEVE RICH DARKS
guest contributor Ann Pember
A few small things can help us push deeper values in our work. A rich dark can only be produced by pigment that is capable of producing a deep dark. Some, such as cobalt blue, even straight out of the tube, produce only a mid tone. Test the colors you work with [...]
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