Watercolor painting

Focusing on Watercolor

art by Andrea AguirreJanuary 9, 2020January 15, 2020

art by Andrea AguirreApril 5, 2018April 6, 2018

I took this photo last night, and I thought to myself, “this is amazing!” It reminds me of how much we take for granted. I have been struggling with a loss of a loved one. And I thought I lost my muse, I was so depressed I couldn’t find it in me to come up […]

art by Andrea AguirreMarch 24, 2018March 24, 2018

An All-Encompasing Idea…

I have been tossing around a way to combine all the things I love and put them into one journal. I don’t know about you but I have a bullet journal, a journal or diary to keep my thoughts and ideas, and I have numerous sketchbooks, drawing books, and watercolor travel journals. I guess the […]

Four Beginning Watercolor Techniques.

art by Andrea AguirreMarch 17, 2018June 23, 2018

art by Andrea AguirreMarch 15, 2018March 20, 2018

Subtleties of Watercolor (Part 2): The Basics. (Washes, Wet-on-Wet Technique.)

Got your paints and your brushes? Let’s do this. Here is what we will need to get started: Watercolor Paper Watercolor Paint Masking Tape Pallet Brushes Bowl of Water Paper Towels The first thing we need to do is stretch the paper. Place your paper on your work surface. Use the masking tape to tape off […]