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In Context: A Portrait and Some Beans…and Some Paint
You can click on the image to see an enlargement. This is an “In Context” peak into my journal. (Hand-bound journal with the now defunct Winsor & Newton Watercolor paper which had gelatin sizing. I do not recommend the current paper sold under this name.) Fill some journal pages this weekend!
Color Chart Fun
The best way to learn your pigments is to put them to real-world tests painting subjects you might actually paint. Your mind has to work out how to adjust color temperature and value on the fly. You get to use up leftover paint that you already had out on your palette. Creating a color range […]
Bean Cuisine Made Easy
I am not a vegetarian, but I love beans. When I eat beans and rice together I feel satisfied and full of energy. At the beginning of my relationship with Dick I started seeking out more and more bean recipes, mostly in Mexican and Indian cuisine. I’ve always used dried beans. (Canned beans don’t have […]
In Context: Beans and Portraits
Sometimes your life is simple even when it isn’t simple. Your journal can bring you back to simple. You paint some beans, you paint a portrait. And you go on. Here’s an in-context page spread from 2023. Things are still the same. I have promised to write a blog post about beans, and will do […]