Alvaro Castagnet, ‘Painting with Passion: Beyond Technique’
My brief review of Alvaro Castagnet’s book, Painting with Passion: Beyond Technique.
Watercolour library
My watercolour library, from tips and techniques to artists’ monographs and DVDs
Joseph Zbukvic’s Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolour DVD
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhQyz5a1AEM?rel=0&w=480&h=360] After having watched and thoroughly enjoyed the Joseph Zbukvic masterclass on ‘Colour in your life’ I decided to take the plunge and invest in one of his DVDs. I was keen to pick up the DVD entitled ‘Atmosphere and Mood in Watercolour’ as it shares a similar title to his book Mastering Atmosphere …
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Rowland Hilder watercolour exercise
With the nights drawing in, and the weather at weekends leaning towards winter, my opportunities for painting outdoors are becoming increasingly rare. It seems like a good time then to turn my efforts to learning from my betters and, for this first exercise of what I hope will develop into a series, I sought out …
Jon J Muth’s ‘Stonecutter’
[slideshow] I came across this gem of a book when looking for a present for one of those ‘hard to buy for’ friends and liked it so much that I had to get a copy for myself. I think that the original story is a Chinese parable and in this instance a new text was …
