

Red Barn
"If I see one more barn, I think I will be sick.", I overheard the man tell his wife at the art show. That stuck with me for many years....


Patriotic Elevator
For the month of July, we are using buildings that fly the flag as our painting inspirations. In this lesson I took several reference...


Barn Fun
Want to save an endangered species? Here is one: barns. They are big and expensive to repair. Therefore, they are disappearing at a...


Fly a Flag for the Fourth
Happy Fourth of July! The beautiful historic Boomer House in downtown Greeley is our subject. A long time ago, Duane Light, who wrote...


Wisteria
Wisteria is a beautiful vine dripping with lavender cone shaped blossoms. Linda shared a photo from France that we will use to paint...


Make it Move
This bicycle is on the move! The poured paint creates a blurred background that hopefully gives the viewer a sense of wind and the speed...


Painting with Glue
This week's technique is guaranteed to "loosen" your watercolor style. The video "Lupine Using Glue" is up now on...


Rufous Hummingbird
Contrast. Pitting one thing against a different thing. Usually when you think of contrast, you might think of light against dark. ...


C&T Iris Farm Plein Air
Want a great place to visit? C&T Iris Patch is just east of Eaton and open now until June 16, 9-6 daily. I took my plein air easel and...


Lilacs and Cabbage Butterfly
The lilacs are in full bloom. I sat amongst them and watched pollinators busily fly from one blossom to another. The sun shined down...






















