GOUACHE Gouache provides watercolorists with a new way to capture a subject. Opaquely or transparently.  Learn how to use this easy medium to fit your personal style of painting and you might find out it has all of the qualities and more than watercolors. Remember back to your childhood and pain. . .

Watercolor Crayons Watercolor crayons provides watercolorists with the ease of working in a familiar medium---the beloved paper wrapped, chunky crayon. But the crayon has grown up. It is now water soluble. Learn how to use this easy medium to fit your personal style of painting and it will quickl. . .

  I had a fantastic and creative time at Desmond O'Hagan's three day workshop in June of 2007.  Desmond paints both in soft pastels and in oils.  Most of the participants in this workshop were pastel artists.  The workshop was put on by NPS (Northwest Pastel Society).  This will be short and . . .

The following is a summary of my notes on the one day workshop that Richard McKinley gave on “Working with an Underpainting.”  The workshop took place at the IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies) show in May, 2007.  If you have the chance to take a workshop from Richard, you . . .