Frustrated with getting marks on paper or keeping a journal? Here’s one idea to help ease the frustration: crayons! Yup, wax crayons. Here’s what I noticed this does for me: It changes my mindset to one more of play time, a child-like mind of exploring and just being and...
Jun152016
Using Crayons to Create
Jun172015
Gouache Study
Fun with Gouache I’ve been playing around with Gouache when I can. I think it will be a great help for doing color studies in preparation for an oil painting. Plus I really like the look of it in other people’s work. Here are a few small paintings I...
Nov122014
Color Board Mixing Tips
Several weeks back I posted a bit about mixing the Richard Schmid color boards. Here are a few more pointers. Instead of using Matte Medium as surface prep for the canvas board, use Matte Varnish (I’ve been using Liquitex). Using the Matte Varnish was a recommendation from someone else....
Oct82014
Color Mixing Boards
Based off Richard Schmid’s boards as he describes them in his book “Alla Prima Everything I Know About Painting”, I’m creating color boards using the Paxton Palette. (We use the Paxton Palette at The Atelier). Ivory Black Raw Umber Alizarin Crimson Indian Red Light Red Cadmium Red Light (this...