1 AfterI’vedrawntheimage,I selecta startingpointforthe
piece—usuallythemostdifficulttopaint—togetit outof
theway.I makesuretoadda fewofthelightestlightsand
thedarkestdarksasearlyaspossible.
2 I continueworkingthroughoutthepaintingwhilefollowing
a smallcolorstudyasa guide.
3 Asthepaintingfillsin,I gobacktobumpuporpushback
colorandvalues.There’sa lotofstandingbackandobserving
fromfarawaytoevaluatethepaintingasa wholeinorderto
preventgettingcaughtupinthedetails.
—PeggiHabets
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DEMONSTRATION: STILL HERE
Still Here
watercolor on paper,
22x30
“I spend more time on
concept and design
than I do on the
actual painting.”
—PEGGI HABETS
74 Artists Magazine June 2020