Courtyard Falls - Step by Step
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 1
This location in Zion National Park is one of my favorite places to paint plein air. In this case however I wanted to do a very big painting, so I completed […]
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 2
My watercolor paintings are done in the “transparent” style, which means no opaques. Therefore I must preserve the lightest lights from the beginning and use successively darker glazes to build […]
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 3
My studio painting set-up consists of two Eldajon palettes, one warm and one cool. I usually work standing up using a very tall table, since I am over six foot […]
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 4
The darker glazes begin to define the shapes and tighten up the images.
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 5
These close-ups of the painting in progress demonstrate how I use splattering to build up texture in foliage areas, and also negative painting to reveal the light shapes. I do […]
Courtyard Falls – Step by Step 6
The finished watercolor painting. Courtyard Falls 21 x 29
