Painting Parasols at the Beach,
and Tips in this...

This list of tips was partly born from teaching in Florida and from teaching here on the beach of ...

Majestic Verticals!

I called this 'triangle country' as the clouds presented this.
Maybe it IS in the soil and it's reflected outward. Nature is that...

Sand Colors,

Different!
This sand wasn't easily 'conquered', yet, it's of course always similarly solved:
by viewing what's there. If a color is ther...

Sunset and bonus Moonrise!

First, I wanted to say to all of my US friends that I feel for you, the destruction from the flooding and the sadness comi...

New Spot + Progression in Video.

Special memories and a special painting. The joy of finding a new spot to paint.

A new combination, backlit grassy ...

Hoping.

It's a rollacoaster ride, painting the sunset, expecting, hoping, hoping for clouds that yet let the sun peek through.

Or, when it has disap...

Paint what you love (- or don't paint it.)

Sometimes you are Really lucky, and here I was, because of 'all colors'. When you study sunsets you'll kno...

Winds & Warmth.

A sunset is most always better with some activity, whether it's clouds, figures, kites, it decides a lot; how a painting makes you fe...

Flow & Joy.

Your disposition will also influence 'the moment you're painting'.
When you're excited, in awe, in a rush or lazy, bored or inspired, it ...

Painting The Brightness.

We went back, a week of sunshine. Late afternoons and evenings. All to paint the wonder of the sparklings on the water.
Reap...