This is a watercolor painting I did while backpacking in Yosemite last weekend:

Tags: plein air, watercolor, landscapes, techniques

These two paintings were both painted in watercolor. The first painting is of the Peace River in Alberta, Canada:

Tags: watercolor, supplies, paper, hot press, cold press, landscapes

This is a watercolor painting I did from a childhood memory of fireflies in the woods behind my mother's farm in Ontario. I did a post on masking medium and a post on masking tape a little while ago, two of my very favorite techniques. Unlike with acrylic paint, in watercolor you have to leave blank, unpainted spots in the paper to show white areas. This requires a lot more planning.

Tags: watercolor, techniques, night, rubber cement, masking medium