Watercolor Artist – October 2019

Laurie’s demo Dori Beth 18 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 Step 4 I paint the dark values first. Step 3 After I apply layers of ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 19 Try this at home CREATEAPAINTING OFABELOVED FRIENDORFAMILY MEMBER. SendaJPEG(witharesolutionof 72 ppi)ofyo ...

20 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 JOEL POPADICS TAKES A LESS-IS-MORE APPROACH THAT LENDS AN ENIGMATIC AMBIENCE TO HIS ATMOSPHE ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 21 O ne of the strongest ways in which a painting can intrigue is through restraint—the sense that informatio ...

22 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 The sketch (at left) for Surf at Acadia National Park (above; watercolor on paper, 22x28) sh ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 23 would magically inspire me,” he recalls, “but that wasn’t the case. Often, I found myself wandering aim- l ...

24 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 himself often returning to particular situations. “I’m content to set up my easel along the ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 25 I’ll do a contour drawing on a larger piece of watercolor paper.” Th is fi nal drawing serves as a simple ...

26 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 “I leave paintings that are in progress all around my studio,” he says. “I’ll have as many a ...

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ArtistsNetwork.com 27 Meet the Artist Joel Popadics (watercolorpop.com) was born in New Jersey and studied illustration at the S ...

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ArtistsNetwork.com 29 On-Site to Behold FEW THINGS IN AN ARTIST’S LIFE CAN RIVAL THE JOY OF DISCOVERING A CAPTIVATING SCENE, SPE ...

30 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 a subject and then work from the photograph. But there’s a danger, in that relying too heavi ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 31 is surrounded by farmland and forest. It’s a stunning location, beautiful in the summer, raw and tough in ...

32 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia in the 1970s and 80s and spent as much time as possible e ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 33 edge of the painting—and even better if it’s also one-third from the top or bottom. Like all rules, this o ...

34 Watercolor artist | OCTOBER 2019 stage, and while the washes are still wet, I’ll work more color in with a big sable brush so ...

ArtistsNetwork.com 35 and analyzing, and it’s one of the rea- sons that I’m such an advocate of spending time with the subject o ...