Step 1
“Solace at Sinawava.” In November 2008 Emmy award winning producer Phil Tuckett and a film crew from Dixie State College shot one of my outdoor watercolor classes as we shot […]
Step 2
I begin this painting by painting the sky using a wet-in-wet technique. Then move quickly to broad loose washes of color on the remainder of the painting. No detail at […]
Step 3
Since the shadow areas on the cliff face are critical to the painting, I move into this area and begin to establish forms using darker glazes of blues and purples.
Step 4
I begin to work up the foliage on the distant cliffs now. I cut in the foliage against the shadows using negative painting on the edges, and letting the pigments mingle […]
Step 5
Moving to the foreground I establish some very dark areas. I do not have to worry about negative painting here since my paint is darker than anything behind it. Now […]
Step 6
The river and the foreground received a lot of time and attention since this is where we can really see the detail in nature. Painting this large does pose some […]
