Thursday, March 30, 2017

Mixing The Two Must Have Colors

Illustration of Burnt Sienna and Ultramarine Blue

For this illustration, I chose to have my hand painted and the brush and colors to be the photo.

Here is the painted version:


Here is the photo:




Monday, March 27, 2017

Illustration of Hand Towels


Hand Towels Illustration


Starting in Chapter 4 of Watercolor 365. I started to combine my photos even more with the paintings.

The above illustration is of some of my hand towels that I use when painting.
I prefer hand towels over paper towels because I can just wash and reuse.

Below is the painting:


And here is the photo:



Thursday, March 23, 2017

My Rubber Sole

Illustration of Masking Fluid Pick Up


As mentioned in my book, one way to get masking fluid off is to use a masking fluid or rubber cement pick up. This useful tool is made of some sort of rubber, similar to the bottoms of some shoes. That is why I call it my rubber sole. 

The painted version of it is below:


And this is the photo:


Monday, March 20, 2017

Soapy Water

Illustration of Brush in Soapy Water

This illustration is in the book and it makes it's appearance in Chapter 3. I just loved painting this illustration because of that beautiful blue color of the container. It is a portable water container that flattens out so it is easy to travel with. In the painted version, I did remove the tag on the end of the brush handle. 
Here is the painted version:



And here is the photo:


Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Review of Watercolor 365 by Angela Fehr


The fabulous watercolorist,  Angela Fehr, has featured a review of my book, Watercolor 365, on her YouTube channel.  
I was surprised and pleased with her review as I have known Angela's work for some time. She is another artist from British Columbia and I have featured her work before on my other blog.
You can read that feature by clicking here

To purchase Watercolor 365, please go to Amazon.com

Monday, March 13, 2017

Ruling Pen

Ruling Pen Illustration

(combination of painting and photo)


A ruling pen is an item that can be used to apply masking fluid. It can also be used to draw in ink.


Painting of Ruling Pen


Photograph of Ruling Pen





Thursday, March 9, 2017

Mask Pen Illustration

Mask Pen Illustration
(Combination of painting and photo)




Painted Mask Pen





Photo of Mask Pen


Monday, March 6, 2017

Toothbrush

Toothbrush Illustration

This illustration appears in the third chapter of the book. Again, it is the combination of photo and painting.

Here is the painted version of the toothbrush:
And the photo:

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Rigger Brush

Rigger Brush Illustration

This illustration is mostly seen as a painting in the book since it is only a portion of the illustration.
However, I have shown the combination of the photo and painting above and will show the fully painted version and the original photo.

Here is the painting:


And here is the photo: