Tag: earth colors

  • Appreciating the Brown Colors

    I think the color brown is vastly underappreciated. Think about it. It’s the earthiest of our earthy colors. The base of all the palettes of nature. Something that exists in such abundance is also called ‘ubiquitous’. By its very virtue …

  • Stacked Rocks Still Life Painting- the Process

    Stacked Rocks Still Life Painting- the Process

    The Process Story of “Ozark Rocks and Leaf”

    This painting started out plein air. The grandkids were visiting and wanted to go splash around at Felkins creek. While they played, I began painting these stacked rocks with a sycamore leaf.…

  • Brown Earth Pigment for my Handmade Watercolor Palette

    Brown Earth Pigment for my Handmade Watercolor Palette

    My son found a rock alongside the driveway, near the creek. He kept it to give me since he knows I’ve been smashing a lot of rocks lately. This one seemed like it would be a great rock to make …

  • The “Panic Stage” in a Work of Nature Art

    The “Panic Stage” in a Work of Nature Art

    There’s a new work in progress sitting on my easel. By the time I’m done with this post, it’ll probably be a finished work. It’s another kestrel, and I’ve reached a reliable stage in the process. I call it the …