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August 1, 2020 Choosing Watercolor Supplies Starts with Quality Watercolor Paper Watercolor works best on quality watercolor paper. Students often think they should start out...

December 2, 2019 Plein Air Painting Workshops Plein air painting workshops are on top of my list of favorite things to teach. I’ve been all...

Explore the French Riviera
The Plein Air Workshop – French Mediterranean Villages is one of our favorite workshops. Theresa Goesling and I are heading to France once again to offer a very special and exclusive Plein Air Workshop. Let’s “Make Every Day A Painting” and explore some of the select, gorgeous villages of the French Riviera.

Are you looking for a charming painting experience in Park City, Utah? I always love both painting en plein air (outside on location) and at the Kimball Art Center in Park City, Utah. It’s such a beautiful place with delightful people, a wonderful atmosphere and breathtaking views. The bustling historic Main Street is charming, colorful and eclectic. The surrounding landscape offers picturesque mountains, farmlands and natural open space, cabins, classic barns and ski lodges.

It’s not uncommon for watercolor painting beginners to get stumped when it comes to deciding which subject to paint next. If you’re running out of ideas but you still want to paint, here are seven unique watercolor painting ideas that I’d like to share with you.

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How to Set up Your Watercolor Palette from Cindy Briggs Art on Vimeo.
Cindy shares how to set up an 18-well watercolor palette with Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors.

This is her standard workshop palette.

March 17, 2019 I’m inviting you to visit the Daniel Smith Website to see this post on Painting with Daniel Smith Watercolors. I share step...

I used to feel that every painting I did had to end up in a frame.  A few years ago I started adding an art journal to my supplies when I traveled and found painting in the journal gave me freedom.  Freedom to paint just for me.