This week I was going to do an overview of my 30 day gouache challenge with a bit of a review of gouache itself thrown in there. However, I feel like I’ve hit my stride with gouache. And instead of breaking stride, I’m keeping it going. I extended my challenge to filling my sketchbook which…
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30 Days of Gouache – Week 5
My 30 day challenge to paint in gouache is complete. I think it is somewhat of a success too. There were certainly days that didn’t work out so well, but that is mainly because I didn’t have a very good reference, wasn’t in the mood to paint, or a combination of both. This last week,…
30 Days of Gouache – Week 4
Another week of gouache is done. This week went quite a bit better than last week. I’ve been working on being more patient while I paint and letting previous layers dry before continuing. This has to be, by far, by biggest hurdle with learning water medias. With oils, I just adjust the amount of medium…
30 Days of Gouache – Week 3
It was hard to stay on track this week, but I managed to somehow not miss a day. Not all of the paintings are my best work, but I’m posting everything, good or bad. It is easy to always put your best work on display. It is more difficult to put something out that you…
30 Days of Gouache – Week 2
Week two of my 30-day gouache challenge is complete. I’m still really liking the medium. My husband compared the look of these paintings to a paint by number kit. I like it though. I also like the subtle watercolor look I achieved on a few pieces. I think I may be starting to get the…
30 Days of Gouache – Week 1
Two days is hardly a week, but my arbitrary posting schedule demands a post every Thursday. I thrive under schedules and deadlines, even if they’re self imposed. There is a steep learning curve to any new medium, and gouache is no exception. While my first painting wasn’t a total flop, I over worked it and…
30 Days of Gouache
For the month of May I’ll be doing another 30-day challenge. As the third 30-day challenge I’ve done this year, I think it is becoming clear that I really love doing these challenges. Only this time will be slightly different since I’ll be using gouache instead of oils. If you’re unfamiliar with gouache, it is…
2019 Canyon River Runners Art Show
At the end of March I entered two of my paintings from my Utrecht Color Theory Challenge in at art show hosted by the John Wesley Powell River History Museum in Green River, Utah. Since the museum is about an hour away, it wasn’t until this week that I was finally able to visit and…
Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paints Review
*Not a sponsored post. I’ve always heard good things about Utrecht products but hadn’t ever used them myself aside from a few brushes I got years ago. Since I recently sold a few paintings, I wanted to finally replace all of my remaining student grade paints with artist grade paints and decided to give these…
Utrecht Color Theory Challenge Complete
For the month of March, I challenged myself to paint 30 6×8 landscapes using only a limited palette of Utrecht paints. I further limited myself to painting local landscapes from my own references. Going into this, I knew I would be challenged by my inability to paint convincing rocks and the very real struggle to…
Utrecht Color Theory Challenge – Week 4
Day 22. When I was first starting to paint, I would look up tutorials on how to paint clouds, rocks, flowers, etc. I would watch these highly specific tutorials and do my best to follow them and struggle anyway. Eventually I figured out that learning to paint and learning to paint a flower are one…
Utrecht Color Theory Challenge – Week 3
Day 15. I’ve officially half way through this challenge. Only 15 paintings left. I’ve unfortunately hit a bit of a wall though. The last two paintings weren’t quite as good as I wanted them to be. They aren’t necessarily bad, but I can do better. With this painting specifically, I finished it but really wasn’t…