A great way to get recharged is to try a new medium. For our last week in March, we will paint a favorite topic: rocks and a small waterfall. The reference photo is from Eldorado Canyon. This week we will paint it using watercolor. Each week thereafter, we will try it in a different water media: Gouache, Acrylic Gouache, and Acrylic. It will be fun to compare the finished paintings in different media. I used a masking fluid pen in this one. The video is up now at...

When you get this email, I will be driving to St. George Utah to retrieve an on-loan sculpture. So instead of a video this week, it is a free pick of one of the previous nearly 400 videos, or another spring flower of your choice. I will find something blooming for class next week. The Quince is blooming outside - it is one of my favorites. Or you can try another 5 petaled flower as shown - cosmos. Good news: I found my iPad. See you next week in class: 10:00 AM to noon

What surrounds the flower is almost as important as the flower itself - the humble leaf! Flowers get all the credit, but leaves do all the work. Anyway, exchange the words flower for positive shape and leaf for negative shape. This video picks up where the "Pansy Petals" video left off. "Pansy Leaves" is up now on www.ShowcaseArtCenter.com . Next week we will address painting leaves in class. Classes are as follows: 10:00 AM to noon Tuesday and Wednesday for independent

A quick video this week - I know you lose an hour Saturday night (Daylight Savings Time!). On the video I show you two watercolor painted petal tricks for beautiful flower petals. The video is now up at www.ShowcaseArtCenter.com on the video class page. Classes will meet next week: 10:00 AM to noon Tuesday and Wednesday for independent painting 1:30-3:30 PM Tuesday and Wednesday for step-by-step Pansy Petals Get in the flower mood at the Greeley Home and Garden Show March