The process of taking a line art illustration that has been drawn by hand on to a piece of white paper is more difficult than it would appear.
I would love to spend days coloring the line art with different pallets, depending on my mood. But actually, that’s what artists do all the time, don’t we.
I have been illustrating since I was 10. It is just something that I have always done; like cooking. Many people told me that illustrating was not as legitimate as painting. ugh.
Now, fast forward many years later and I realize I was on target after all. Don’t believe what you hear and little of what you read. I will always illustrate and it’s fate that I combine several styles. I am a mix and have always been a mix.
Here’s a work in progress. Check back to see how she goes. 
A jug of maple syrup, a jar of capers and a fresh pear.Continue reading “Rachel’s value study from the refrigerator”
Lovely sunny day. Quiet here and wanting to be outside, 
my friend and I set out to spend an hour with our mini palettes and brushes and small watercolor pads. This is the wading pool in my (coto) community. It is complete with great healthy palm trees and singing birds.
It is important and joyful to paint outside. It is a liberating experience. Tiny brush, tiny palette, tiny view of a huge scene. Plein aire paintings are super honest. Perhaps because you have to be quick before the moving sun changes your view.
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Here are a few notes given to my students from my watercolor class. I have started teaching here in my little Mexican community in San Antonio, Mexico. If you are interested in this series of “Painting from Life”, feel free to email me at paintsdaily@gmail.com.
simplify<study line art
check out Picasso early line drawings
Stay loose, don’t worry about details.
Speed draw whenever you can.
Use the timer on your cell phone.
Painting Mexico 
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