Sumi-e is the art of ink wash painting. In this class students use watercolors, typically Payne’s gray or Burnt Sienna, with Chinese brushes. Here are some students’ samples. #artspiration #artlesson #watercolor #sumie

Make your own accordion book, or concertina. These books of watercolor flowers make a nice souvenir, or postcard. Possible themes: sharks, your favorite things, insects, fruits, teapots. Draw a vertical line to divide a 9x12" watercolor paper, preferably of good quality such as Fabriano or Arches. Fold it and create an accordion by folding section 3 inches long back and forth. #artspiration #artlesson #concertinabook #watercolor

Recreate the work of watercolor master Zoltan Szabo. Lesson objectives: wet-into-wet and wet on dry techniques. Atmospheric perspective. Drawing Draw lightly with pencil the main shapes of this landscape. Note: the paper is white but distorted by the camera. I painted at night with artificial light. Next time the photos will be more accurate. Step 1 Wet the paper and paint the first wash with cobalt blue for the sky and a mix of bamboo green (or viridian) with a touch of burn