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03 Jan 2019#016 Backgrounds & Shadows 12.201800:39:15

If you passionate about watercolor then this is the place for you, talking with real students that want to know more about watercolor. we will be reviewing paintings, problem solving, motivation and finding the humor in making mistakes in watercolor painting

08 Jan 2019# 017 Name your Artistic Goals 00:48:15

Lets start to name some of those 2019 Goals, and say them out loud and discuss how you can obtain them.

Goal Setting PDF download

14 Jan 2019#018 Say it out Loud Part 101:13:26

Let's talk about what are your Wildest Creative Goals at this time, everyone has a different idea, they are all relatable and fascinating to hear. 

To join the conversation or take a Free mini course go to https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com/

 

18 Jan 2019#019 Say it out Loud Part 200:24:02

Continuation of our conversation to "Say it out Loud".

To join an interactive, non-interactive or Free Mini course go to https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com

07 Mar 2019#027 Guest interview with Eva Nichols00:49:00
Join me as I interview one of my previous students Eva Nicholas about her journey, who has gone on to enter shows, travel and teach and show her work in galleries   YouTube Channel: Eva Nichols Art Website: https://www.beautyonlocation.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/eva.s.nicholsInstagram: http://instagram.com/evanicholskunstTwitter: http://twitter.com/@EvaNichols Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/estramer/ Blog: http://evasnichols.wordpress.com     Contact information Eva Stramer Nichols 16127 Wellington Way Truckee, CA 96161 530-414-1289 
25 Apr 2019#034 How to get Past obstacles and get to your Creativity00:11:28

How to get past feeling stuck, find your creativity and remove obstacles. Sometimes you just don't feel like painting, or life events get in the way, or maybe you're just afraid of making a mistake and ruining a piece of paper. So how can we get past that get you started again? 

Technique and skill always improve with practice, and most often you need to make those mistakes so you can learn from them. Let's talk about some options to get that creativity going again.

www.birgitoconnor.com

Magic paper

View basic material list

08 Aug 2021Should you use black in a painting and do you outline your subjects?00:33:20

Today we discuss how to get focused after being distracted with summer, and should you use black in a painting?

If you use a black, should you use it from the tube or mix your own? will it look harmonious, like a black hole and what happens to the surrounding colors.

When it comes to figures should you outline them or work with values, and what do you do when you see someone on the street that you want to paint?

Try a Free online course at www.birgitoconnor.com

24 Jun 2021Interview with Andy Rycroft of Creative Productivity00:23:44

Interview with Andy Rycroft of Creative Productivity and his upcoming event later this month.

Purpose, productivity and creative value.

With the support of the creative community and strategic daily activities, you will identify your creative value, the potential it has for others, and make powerful steps towards living your creative life on your own terms.

The Creative Canvas course offers you the opportunity to get clear about your purpose, get engaged with your audience, and build an actionable plan to get your ideas done.

29 Dec 2021Realism or Abstraction, painting a cluster of Monarch Butterflies00:34:17

In this episode, we discuss the approach of painting a cluster of Monarch Butterflies.

We will be covering what you might think might be a failure could be an incredible abstraction, along with paper surfaces and color mingling.

Online Courses

Website 

Monarch Butterfly Mug 

Monarch Tote bag

14 Feb 2019#023 Building an Artist Website Part 200:42:02

Part 2 of our discussion of building an artist website

Notes from our conversation

Absolute Art  https://www.absolutearts.com

https://www.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/portfolio/art/get_art.cgi

Absolute Arts is an online marketplace for artists to sell their unique masterpieces, including paintings and sculptures.

You can sign up as an artist to promote and sell your products.

List up to 20 works of art for free, or you can choose from one of the other subscriptions to list more artwork, have less commission taken from your sales, and access to other features.

The best part is that Absolute Arts can also take care of some of the marketing for you!

Do you want your art on products?

Do you want to be in a fine art gallery?

Do you feel that that having your art on products cheapens your work?

Etsy

Etsy is craft site dedicated to items that are handcrafted, custom-made, unique, or vintage, painting etc. When it comes to ranking all the marketplace options, many consider it the best place to sell handmade items online.

  • Pros: Etsy has been praised for its ease of use, so you can start selling crafts online in no time. It also offers a large customer base of people who are interested in buying unique, handmade items.
  • Cons: there’s a lot of competition, which tends to drive prices down. That means it can be a little harder to make money selling crafts online with Etsy. There are also some fees for listing your items and getting access to all the tools Etsy offers. Firstly, Etsy takes a five percent transaction fee when you make a sale. There’s also a $0.20 listing fee for every item you put up for sale. You’ll need to sign up for Etsy Plus to customize your shop page with banners or get featured listings. It currently costs $10 a month, and is set to increase to $20 a month in January 2019.

Easyup https://www.ecanopy.com/craft-show-tents.html

Pro Panels  https://www.propanels.com/

Email sites

Wordpress sites

  • WordPress.net
  • WordPress.org

Be aware that WordPress sites can be vulnerable to hacks so it must be constantly updated

Student sites

Clear Bags

  • https://www.clearbags.com
21 Feb 2019#024 How to Enter Watercolor Competitions00:15:39

Before entering into a show, check the show prospectus

  • Do you own the copyrights?
  • Did you create the painting on your own without guidance or instruction?
  • Entry fees range and are not refundable
  • Digital images usually need to be at 300dpi (Check the show prospectus) 1200 - 2100 pixels at the largest side
  • Free online tool to resize an image  https://www.pixlr.com/editor/

Does your painting have

  • Does it command attention and stand out with a strong composition?
  • Different values, and a good use of color, and light,
  • Are you painting with confidence?
  • Is it unique, with impact?
  • Will it grab the attention of the judge?
  • Your strongest paintings will be with a something that you’re excited about.

Rejection:

  • Try not to take it personally, it happens to all of us.
  • Remember there are only so many paintings that can be accepted into a show.
  • if a painting is rejected in one show it may be accepted or even win in another.

Standard size frames

5" x 7"

8" x 10"

11" x 14"

16" x 20"

20" x 24"

20" x 30"

24" x 36"

22" x 32"

30" x 40"

Call for entries Cafe https://www.callforentry.org/login/

Here are some societies that you can look into to enter shows:

Alabama

Watercolor Society of Alabama – http://wsalabama.org

 

Alaska

Alaska Watercolor Society – http://www.akws.org

Fairbanks Watercolor Society – http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org

 

Arizona

Arizona Watercolor Association – http://www.azwatercolor.com

Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild – http://www.watercolor-sawg.org

Northern Arizona Watercolor Society – http://www.naws-az.org

 

California

California Watercolor Society : http://www.californiawatercolor.org

National Watercolor Society – http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org

San Diego Watercolor Society – http://www.sdws.org

Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society – http://www.scvws.org

Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County – http://www.wascoart.org

 

Colorado

Colorado Watercolor Society http://www.coloradowatercolor.org/aboutcws/aboutcws.htm

Pikes Peak Watercolor Society – http://home.pcisys.net/~ppwsart

Western Colorado Watercolor Society – http://www.wcwatercolorsociety.com

 

Connecticut

Connecticut Watercolor Society – http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.org

Delaware:

Delaware Watercolor Society – http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org

 

Florida

Brevard Watercolor Society – http://www.brevardwatercolors.org

Central Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.centralfloridawatercolor.com

Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.floridawatercolor.org

Georgia

Georgia Watercolor Society – http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com

 

Hawaii

Hawaii Watercolor Society – http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org

 

Idaho

Idaho Watercolor Society – http://www.id-ws.org

 

Illinois

Illinois Watercolor Society – http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org/

Transparent Watercolor Society of America – http://www.watercolors.org/

 

Indiana

Watercolor Society of Indiana – http://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/

 

Iowa

Iowa Watercolor Society – http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org

 

Kansas

Kansas Watercolor Society –  http://www.kansaswatercolor.com/

 

Louisiana

Louisiana Watercolor Society – http://www.lwsart.org/

 

Maryland

Baltimore Watercolor Society – http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org

Western Maryland Watercolor Society http://www.westernmarylandwatercolorsociety.org/

 

Massachusetts

New England Watercolor Society http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/index.html

 

Michigan

Michigan Watercolor Society – http://www.mwcsart.com/

 

Minnesota

Minnesota Watercolor Society – http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/

 

Mississippi

Mississippi Watercolor Society – http://www.mississippiwatercolor.org/

 

Missouri

Missouri Watercolor Society – http://www.mowsart.com/mainNN.htm

 

Montana

Montana Watercolor Society – http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/

 

Nevada

Nevada Watercolor Society – http://www.watercolorsociety.com/

Sierra Watercolor Society https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/

 

New Jersey

The New Jersey Watercolor Society – http://www.njwcs.org/index.htm

 

New Mexico

New Mexico Watercolor Society – http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/

 

New York:

American Watercolor Society – http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/

Central New York Watercolor Society – http://www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org

Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society – http://www.nfws.org/

North East Watercolor Society –  http://www.northeastws.com/

 

North Carolina

Watercolor Society of North Carolina – http://www.ncwatercolor.net/

 

North Dakota

Red River Watercolor Society – http://www.rrws.20m.com/

 

Ohio

Ohio Watercolor Society – http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/

 

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Watermedia Association – http://www.watercolorok.com/

 

Oregon

Watercolor Society of Oregon – http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/

 

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Watercolor Society –  http://www.pwswc.com/

 

Rhode Island

Rhode Island Watercolor Society – http://www.riws.org/

 

South Carolina

South Carolina Watercolor Society – http://www.fineartsemporium.com/scws/SCWS.htm

 

South Dakota

Northern Plains Watercolor Society – http://npwatercolors.com/

Tennessee

Tennessee Watercolor Society – http://www.tnws.org/

Texas

Society of Watercolor Artists :  http://www.swa-watercolor.com/

Southwestern Watercolor Society :  http://swswatercolor.org

Texas Watercolor Society – http://texaswatercolorsociety.net/

Watercolor Art Society of Houston – http://www.watercolorhouston.org/  

 

Utah

Utah Watercolor Society – http://www.utwatercolor.net/

 

Vermont

Vermont Watercolor Society – http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php

 

Virginia

Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/

Potomac Valley Watercolorists – http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorist.org

 

Washington

Northwest Watercolor Society – http://www.nwws.org/dnn/

 

West Virginia

West Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/

 

Wisconsin

Wisconsin Watercolor Society – http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com

 

Wyoming

Wyoming Watercolor Society

160 W 6th St, Sheridan, WY 82801-3003  Contact Phone: (307) 672-8379

10 Nov 2021Are you painting from your heart or your head?00:36:33

In this episode will be having a conversation about where your inspiration come from?

Have you ever thought  of where you painting from in your body? Is it your head, your heart, your fingertips, wrist, arm, full body and what kind of experience is it for you?

What about commissions, do you enjoy doing them or is it a chore, and how can you move away from realism into something more painterly.

These are just some of the things that will be talking about  in today's episode we're going to be talking

08 Jul 2021Using one color to paint a fluffy cat, review of handmade Indian paper00:33:44

Wet into wet how to paint a fluffy cat, discussing paper, drying time.

Do you attach paper to a board?

Painting with one color, values, dampness of the paper.

Working on a full sheet painting

Discussing how to separate from the analytical mind into more of the creative mind

Why highlights make a difference

Review of handmade Indian paper

What about the judging process in shows

Where to get art supplies during the Covid shortage.

23 Dec 2021Why values are important in a painting00:26:57

Values help to invite the viewer into the painting, so in today's episode we are having a discussion about why they are important, to help create a push pull effect and prevent paintings from looking flat.

 

 

21 Jan 2022How to get motivated when you’re just not feeling it00:10:31

Sometimes it’s difficult to get started and paint again, it can be because of some life circumstance, the holidays, or we're just not inspired.  Not everyone enjoys the isolation of the studio or is a self-motivated artist, some enjoy painting with other artists, especially watercolor.

With the pandemic, many people haven’t felt creative and have been absolutely paralyzed, so what are some of the things you can do, let’s talk about it.

 If you’re interested in taking an online course, or joining “Watercolor in Motion” take a look at my upcoming schedule on my website or go directly to my school 

10 Feb 2022Feeling ”Fearless” or fearful?00:21:45

Based on my "Fearless flowers" courses, in this episode, we explore when painting how to get out of your comfort zone, and grow to be more bold and dynamic.

In the Fearless Flowers series, both the interactive and independent study options are available. For immediate access to any of the lessons I suggest the independent study option, full courses

Single lessons

Schedule of interactive courses

Join my mailing list, courses, brushes and more at www.birgitoconnor.com

19 Feb 2022Plein air painting, Getting started00:21:10

First get rid of the expecations of what you do in the studio, and be willing to learn a lot about creativity, focus and a get ready to have some fun, consider Plein air painting. 

Here easle I used is a Traveler Series Watercolor Package click here

View the Beach painting demo on Youtube

Online courses

Join the mailing list on my Home website

Instagram

11 Aug 2021Putting the Water Back Into Watercolor00:11:30

Today I will give you a glimpse inside my process as I discuss an article by Cherie Dawn Hass from Realism live and how my work has changed over the last decade. Click here to see the full online article 

For online courses and workshops visit my website

17 Aug 2021Ranger inks, what’s the difference between Inks and Watercolor pigment00:13:04

Today Ann told us today about Ranger inks, and how much she is enjoying them, especially the distressed inks. Then our conversation took a turn into what's the difference of inks, alcohol inks and water color pigments and can alcohol inks be used in watercolor competitions. Personally, I found this fascinating information, I hope you will too.

www.birgitoconnor.com

Birgit's online watercolor courses

Ranger inks

23 Jul 2021Background ideas, problem solving, and what do when masking sticks to paper00:34:00

Today we discuss backgrounds and ideas of how to approach them. More problem solving, what do is the masking sticks to paper and what about the magic eraser.

 

 

20 Dec 2018#011 Atmospheric Landscapes Getting Started Student meeting00:51:23

Let's talk about the materials for the Atmospheric landscape course discussing paper, painting, pigment numbers 

Atmospheric landscapes

Take a Free mini course

09 Dec 2017#001 Atmos landscapes Dec 7 201701:35:25

Meeting of how to blend color work wth a full sheet of watercolor, problem solving, and painting reviews

Join the Class

  • Access your courses anytime, anywhere, with a computer, tablet or smartphone
  • Videos, quizzes and interactive content designed for a proven learning experience
  • No set class time! Our courses are structured to fit around your schedule
  • Lifetime access
  • Participate in class meetings

Skill Level Artists of all levels are encouraged to participate in this course

02 Mar 2018#007 Waves & Water Waves & Water Jan- Feb 201800:53:28

Audio only: Final meeting of the January February session of waves water land and Sea, To view the video portion of this podcast go to YouTube  https://youtu.be/P0ZtjYr1Zms  or you can find all previous video recordings in the course https://birgitoconnorwatercolors.teachable.com/

01 Jul 2021Painting with a piece of paper00:20:53

Painting with a piece of paper 

The best way to experience this method is either by enrolling in the independent course on Seascapes or you can always join the interactive course later. Interactive courses run in sessions.

 

How to handle painting in dry enviornments

Humidifier:  TAOTRONIS model:  TT-AH043  Tao Tronics Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier  from Amazon  about  $60.00

06 Feb 2022Reference photos and licensing00:32:29

Today were talking about what if you’re doing a painting and use photos that someone else took as your reference material, can you use it for a show, can you sell it, can you claim it as your own?

Are you using your artistic vision or copying an image?

What if you took a class and are inspired by the instructor, and use their lesson and reference material, is it now yours?

Is there a subject matter that you would like to hear about? Drop us a line and let us know 

Online courses

Join the mailing list

26 Jan 2018#003 Background & Shadows Jan 25 2018 meeting01:13:35

Audio  only

Focus: Apple Blossom, - reviewing paintings, Shading, brushstrokes, shadows, background

www.birgitoconnor.com 

interactive and non interactive online courses

 

 

 

09 Feb 2018# 005 Backgrounds & Shadows Feb 8 meeting 01:06:49

Focus on reviewing students paintings

07 Feb 2019#022 Building an Artist Website Part 100:36:18
Do you need a website?
  • What are your specific needs?
  • Functionality, How you want to show yourself to the world, e-commerce
  • Is Support important
  • Is it mobile friendly

Website builders to look at

ost varies 

  • Basic site
  • SEO 
  • SSL security
  • Domain
  • Ecommerce connects to
  • square
  • paypal
  • stripe

Build Your Brand First

Establishing your brand is an important first step in selling your art online. It’s a chance to show off some of your style and establish who you are as an artist. It also it helps customers connect with you. 

At a glance, your brand should give customers an idea of what makes you unique.

ost varies 

  • Basic site
  • SEO 
  • SSL security
  • Domain
  • Ecommerce connects to
  • square
  • paypal
  • stripe

Build Your Brand First

Establishing your brand is an important first step in selling your art online. It’s a chance to show off some of your style and establish who you are as an artist. It also it helps customers connect with you. 

At a glance, your brand should give customers an idea of what makes you unique.

Picking a domain name  

Big decision, choose something that will be easy to find and not too long to type out. 

Usually, your name (dot com) or, if that’s not for sale, your name studio (dot com) or your name art (dot com). Make it catchy and easy to find. If your name’s not in the domain, make sure it’s at least featured in the page title so people can still find you on Google!

12 Aug 2021I Love this brush, effortless glazing without lifting the previous layer00:12:03

When I first started painting years ago, the art store where I did my first demonstration gifted me with the largest brush that I had ever seen, a #30.

I had no idea what to do with it, or how to use it, it wasn't terribly comfortable in my hand, I thought the brush they gave me was nice, so I just put it to the side, because most of my brushes that I worked with at that time, were the smaller #3, #8, #10 and maybe the largest brush being a #12. 

Then one day, I was a little tired of being fiddly with my strokes and I wanted to simplify my painting style and expand the size of my paintings. I found it challenging to get the results that I wanted with most of my brushes and I learned quite a bit just by testing different brands and types of brushes.

Most were either be too soft and wimpy or stiff, so, I gave the brush from the demonstration a try, and it worked beautifully, I was not only able to expand the size of my paintings but grew as an artist. 

View on YouTube https://youtu.be/6BP7z-o_ocs

If you have seen any of my earlier videos or demonstrations then you would have noticed my white handled brush, and over the years the ferrule loosened, and I wanted to share this great brush with my students, so I searched and it was nowhere to be found. I found an alternative that worked almost as well but I still loved my original white handle brush, and since I was not able to direct my students to this brush I put it to the side and focused on other ones. 

The funny thing is after 20 years or so, one day I found myself struggling with a piece of paper for a demonstration where the sizing just wasn't working for me, I grabbed that old brush, and it felt like an old friend, the comfort and ease of how well it worked, I thought just take another look around, and I found it, I was stunned.

In the video you will be able to see the brush as I tested it again for the first time and it may be something that you might like to explore for yourself.

You will now be able to find them in my store. am now carrying the brushes in my store on my website www.birgitconnor.com

Visit my store  Cats Tongue Wash Brush 

Blog

Online courses

09 Jun 2021When life gets in the way00:39:00

Let's talk about how you can remove some of the invisible obstacles that happen, when life gets in the way.

How can you find the time to paint?  

Does every painting need to be a a masterpiece or can you think about it as an experiment?

Have you recognized where your fear comes from, is it the cost of the materials, or fear of failure?

Either way there's some simple things that we can do to overcome the obstacles that hold us back.

19 Mar 2019#029 Conversation with students00:37:55

Continuing the conversation with students about instagram, facebook, Pintrest, do you really need a website and should you enter shows. What are judges looking for how to find them and more.

04 Apr 2019#031 Conversation with students 00:26:07

A fantastic idea of making a downloadable low commitment print on Etsy to create a passive income, how to find a image to paint and entering a show 

28 Feb 2019#025 How to work with Creative Blocks 00:15:58

Remember that creative blocks are temporary

Can you identify your creative block - how long has it been?

What are some of the things that are  happening in your life right now?

What does you inner critic say?

Does the fear of failure prevent you from getting started?

Who are you afraid of being rejected by?

Are you aware or can you tell when creativity flows through you?

Do you have a creative routine - what is it?

Do you do negative self talk - what do you tell yourself?

How to break those creative blocks

How would approach those blocks if you were a different artist?

Does the blank paper paralyze you - what can you do about it?

Ideas

  • Get out and get a new perspective
  • Try painting something else
  • Do you give yourself permission to explore
  • Look for patterns
  • Try painting by temperature
  • Give yourself a deadline, anything that forces you to be creative
  • Think about these times as a gestation time
  • Try not to be so serious, have some fun, and write down your ideas.

Do you think you don’t have the time to be creative, how can you create the time?

When are you going to show up?

Dates & times:

Brainstorm - write down ideas no matter how silly or grand it is

Keep it fun - Happy Painting

Birgit

28 Dec 2018#015 Setting your Creative Goals for the New Year00:12:15

Dream BIG - in order to make your dreams a reality you must take action. The magic happens when you name your goals, say it out loud, (even if it seems to grand), write them down, put them in a journal, and be accountable.

Here are just a few questions to ask yourself that are on the PDF download

  • What is the wildest dream you have of being an artist?
  • What does being a successful artist mean to you?
  • How do you measure yourself as an artist?
  • What kind of art do you want to create?

To realize your goals use this PDF Download to get you started or make a journal.

Setting your Creative Goals for the New Year PDF

Join a Free Course

YouTube Channel

18 Nov 2021Grow your creativity00:39:26

In today's meeting will talk a little bit about how to get that fine spray in a painting by using an atomizer, a Kemper tool or a toothbrush.

We will also discuss a value study app and talk about some of the challenges you can face when doing a plein air competition, and how all these challenges can help you grow in your creativity.

Value study app

Kemper spatter tool

Monarch garden online course all levels

Monarch Migration Full course

Shop

Home website

27 Dec 2018#014 Develop your own Paintings 00:37:32

Today we are reviewing a few of the paintings that have come in along with problem solving, negative painting to help pull shapes out, layering color, how to change a background and more..

This course encourages students to find their own creative voice and painting style.

View all of my online courses 

Material list ideas

 

30 Jan 2019#021 Students discuss which papers they liked best for the looser painting style00:31:28

Today we will be discussing the challenges that students had along with what paper types they preferred for the looser painting style along with looking at a few paintings, and how to rework hard edges to get the effects that they want.  

The Joy of painting Loose and Free - interactive course

Non-interactive option will be available soon For student discounts Join here for the the mailing list or take a Free course 

Have Fun & Happy painting

Birgit

16 Jun 2021Painting loose is not as easy as it looks00:18:34

Today we discuss how to let the color find its own path through the water on the surface, and how with a simple touch you can allow dissolve an edge, to the color to escape.

Do you want hard or soft edges?

Do you want to keep it light, soft and pretty, or do you want to create depth?

Have you tried tools other than a brush?

What about paintings that aren't working, you don't need to throw them away or turn it into a collage. When your frustrated, put them away for a while, then repurpose them later, you'll love it.

For online courses go to www.birgitoconnor.com

13 Dec 2018#009 Exotic Orchids in Watercolor Student meeting01:12:16

Today will be reviewing paintings and discussing different types of paper, masking fluid and how to get that color intensity that you're looking for. You'll be able to hear students questions along with my answers, It's a fun time and there's always lots of little nuggets in there to help keep you inspired and painting.

How to make a quick line drawing

How to enlarge your line drawing

Rapid Resizer how to make a large scale image on your home printer

03 Feb 2022Pushing through the fear, do you need to be perfect?00:26:15

Pushing through the fear.

Do you feel the need to always be perfect?

What kind of artist do you want to be?

Do you want to have the control you want over your brushstrokes, and if you don’t it can depend on the brush and the amount of water it’s holding?

Are your paintings to weak and wimpy, and are you afraid of the darks? Try to relax and think of every painting as an experiment.

We will be looking at a few white flower paintings and talking about the brushstrokestrokes, background and where do you want to direct the viewers eye?

How to get the wobble out of the paper, try ironing it.

Framing options

When painting on a half sheet size painting 15"x22" the standard size frame I usually use is a standard 22"x28".

The standard mat never seems to work as well so I have mine custom.

You can go to your local craft store or framer for more information or custom frames, which can be pricy.

I was looking online for online frame options, and the standard frame size can work but again, I'm not sure if the online mat option is as good as custom cut.

I like Cheap Pete's but they don't ship the larger size frames

Here are some online companies you can try, but you may want to call them before ordering.

ArtoFrame

Picture Frames

Website  www.birgitoconnor.com

Online courses Watercolor courses

The course we reviewed today was from the interactive 6-week course

Interactive white flower (runs in sessions) 

Independent study

 

24 Jan 2019#20 Fear and Obstacles 00:52:59

Let's talk about our fear and obstacles, is it real, or imaginary, do you limit yourself by someones else's idea or projection. Let's take a look.

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26 May 2018#008 From the studio - Conversation with Charlie O'Shields00:44:05

Today my guest artist is Charlie O'Shields the creator of the Doodlewash blog, World Watercolor Group on Facebook. With almost 70,000 followers we will be discussing how he got started, his approach, painting style, art materials, what what inspires him to stay motivated and the joy that he feels by supporting other artists.

Charlie is the one that created World Watercolor month that will be here again in July, with 11 different sponsors, there will be giveaways all month long and a 31 day painting challenge, artist ambassadors that during that time will be donating a portion of their sales to the Dreaming Zebra Foundation to help provide art supplies to underprivileged children around the world, this has provem to be quite the event.

25 Jan 2018#002 Jan 24 Waves & Water meeting01:51:49

Jan 24 2018 

Waves & Water meeting 1

Platform, Lessons 1-4, keeping track of where you are, Painting review, problem solving

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24 Dec 2018#013 Painting Loose Flowers 00:50:44

When it come to painting loose you may think that should be easy, but as you'll find from the student comments and reviews it's a little more challenging than first thought. It's a lot of fun but requires a different way of thinking and a new approach, brush types and paper make a huge different to your success.

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17 Dec 2018#010 Painting a Holiday Poinsettia00:06:34

Audio version of how to paint a Holiday Poinsettia, the video lesson can be found on my YouTube Channel or Join my email list. You can find the reference photos through the YouTube channel too, or have them delivered to your inbox when you join my email list

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22 Feb 2018#006 Waves & Water Feb 21 meeting01:36:08

Discussing: copyrights, upcoming courses, discounts and painting reviews.

08 Feb 2018#004 Waves & Water meeting Feb 7 lessons 5-8 01:30:11

Today we reviewed lessons 5-8 and focused on the Lagoon, Crashing waves, Simple reflections, wet-sand reflections along with reviewing work that came in since our last meeting, demonstration and other information. 

22 Dec 2018#012 Winter Solstice Landscapes00:34:20

Painting through the Holiday Season without going nuts.

So you thought some of those simple looking lessons would be a piece of cake, right, as students are finding they a quite a bit more challenging and a great way to create foundations for many paintings.

  • Let's talk a little about copyrights again and what they mean.
  • How to view your online courses on a TV
  • Can we really can we have live multiple day online workshops online? (the answer is Yes)

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