Two quick watercolors from offshore
I just finished teaching aboard the lovely and gracious American Eagle, now in her third year under Captain Tyler King. It was a week filled with painting discovery, adventure and great food (did I mention lobster?) and my students all progressed by leaps and bounds. I had time to whip off these two fast watercolors …
Is the ocean a reflection of the sky?
Water is so immense, slippery, and mercurial, that it is impossible to nail it down into a schtick. Instead, the painter must rely on observation.
Surf’s up!
Even though its seasonal cottages have been replaced by vacation homes, when I face toward the sea, nothing has changed about Ogunquit.
What makes a painting valuable?
In the Rock-Paper-Scissors scheme of things, does acrylic ever top oil in terms of being taken seriously by collectors and curators?
Monday Morning Art School: do you see what I see?
We humans are too smart for painting. We paint with our reason rather than our eyes. That gets us in all kinds of trouble.