#brothercadfael #brothercadfaelmysteries #ellispeters #monks #medievalmysteries #shrewsbury #watercolor #painteressentials

That's the question. I've been to color theory classes, I've listened to the lectures, taken notes and understood visually what the teacher was trying to convey about using cool blues and purples to shadows to create depth and form. Until recently though I really hadn't started to applying it to my work. I'm not sure what the hesitancy was about. Perhaps its the skill required with watercolor to soften the edges as you layer? Maybe its the fact that one has to be patient and

While many may argue the progressive rock soundtrack from Alan Parsons Project, I, personally, love it. Medieval fantasy with a dash of heavenly astronomy thrown in to keep it real, we readily accept this reality presented without question. Ladyhawke has some of the best dialogue ever written. I can still can hear the words spoken many, years later. #ladyhawke #navarre #sketchbbok #watercolor #rutgerhaur #alanparsonsproject #rutgerhauer

Sketchbook Lesson Another example of not planning ahead. The composition is just too crowded. I really got caught up in getting so many varieties of pitcher plants on the page and lost sight of good composition. I thought I might make the plants lighter in the background but apparently that wasn't in my abilities that day. #Sarracenia #nepenthes #watercolor #pitcherplants #composition #sketchbook #plants #carnivorousplants #venusflytrap

To borrow a phrase from the British Army, Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. One of things my art suffers from isn't always limitations of my ability. It's lack of planning ahead or thinking things through. For instance: Using markers, but forgetting the sketchbook is not marker paper. Result: Bleed through onto caribou I'd been working on. Solution: Did i forge ahead and make lemonade? Yes, Kinda, but still.... I could have had a flawless execution. It's just a sk