by Kathy Collins | May 15, 2018 | Main |
I freely admit that I enter too many juried shows. But i enjoy the contest, and there is the hope (sometimes faint) that my work will be accepted. Last Fall I had been experimenting with encaustics and produced some watercolor/collages that i coated with beeswax. To...
by Kathy Collins | May 4, 2018 | Main |
The past 6 weeks have been a challenge with my trying to recover from pneumonia and dealing with a remodel in my downstairs. I have been lazing on the couch watching TV with the sounds of construction in the background.. Believe me, this scenario does not increase...
by Kathy Collins | Apr 4, 2018 | Main |
Why do some parts of this watercolor look farther away than others? The paint lies on a flat piece of paper, but our visual cortex creates depth for us, just like in the real world. Mainly the effect comes from painting “distant” objects hazier, bluer, and...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 22, 2018 | Main |
Students in my classes sometimes ask about painting a particular scene that is meaningful to them, eg their home or a vacation spot. Quite often I notice that the photos, no matter how dearly loved, are going to be a challenge to render in watercolor. Why is that?...
by Kathy Collins | Mar 13, 2018 | Main |
Right now I have an exhibit at the Lake Forest Park Town Center Gallery and it is interesting to see which watercolors appeal most to people. i could have sold a certain “horse painting” 2 – 3 times at the Opening. Why? Maybe because of the colors....
by Kathy Collins | Feb 13, 2018 | Main |
In this watercolor i tried to achieve the misty look for which the Washington Coast is famous. The key to doing this is to keep your colors grayed down by mixing opposites on the color wheel. For example i used burnt sienna and ultramarine blue (a muted orange and a...
