After 5 years, I’ve decided to end my AirBnb Urban Sketching Experience. I have had so much fun teaching and learning. It’s hard to say good bye. I may offer private workshops in the future and I will update you on that here. Currently I am focusing on my watercolor series and commissions. You can […]
The goal of this exercise is to help you get comfortable with primary colors; red, yellow, and blue. Primary colors are colors that cannot be mixed using any other color. Understand their biases and learn to control them with this fun exercise. This Primary colors watercolor exercise is the foundation to gaining confidence with using watercolors. And confidence is key in watercolors.
Great news! I have just added some limited availability for my Urban Sketching Experience in the AirBnb calendar. Book today.
Early spring is when I usually start thinking about Urban Sketching outside again. No doubt this year will be different. For one, due to Covid-19, I have paused my Urban Sketching experience and I won’t be offering it at all this year. Below I’m sharing my sketch kit and how you can build your own. […]
2019 has been a busy year so far and unfortunately I have not been plein air painting as much as I’d like. When we drove to New York this past August I packed my plein air kit and made sure to take time and get outside to paint. Late Summer in New York can be […]
Sketching with Watercolors on Location. Learn how to get started urban sketching your city and travels. I wanted to share these pages with you because my guests always love them and to help you get started sketching!
Spring is here and yesterday I went out for my first paint out with the Plein Air Painters Chicago. I took my Plein Air kit and DIY easel out and I wanted to share with you how I put it together. While looking for a solution, I came across Joe Cartwright’s website where he shared his own DIY watercolor easel. Joe Cartwright is an Australian watercolor artist, teacher, and author. I love his work and thought it a good idea to take his advice.
I was very excited to be selected as one of the few artists in this exhibit. In collaboration with Navy Pier and the Palette and Chisel Academy, the Plein Air Painters of Chicago celebrating Chicago neighborhoods through paintings on location. When you’re visiting Navy Pier, stop by the Art Now shop to view the paintings […]
What is Sketching? Sketching is a loose art form that can be done from practically anywhere with any supplies you’d like to use. Urban Sketching is done on location, usually outdoors but we’ve got some winters here in Chicago and we take it indoors. In sketching, rather than working towards the goal of creating a […]
Come See Me November 30th at the Plein Air Painters Chicago Annual ExhibitNovember 30th through December 9th 2018 Join me for the opening of the Plein Air Painters of Chicago Annual Exhibit on November 30th from 5:30 – 9:00 pm. You’ll see some of the finest and creative renditions of Chicago from talented painters at […]