New Paints!

Check out the colors of paint in this watercolor I just finished. The paints are from M. Graham. The company was kind enough to give me 10 big tubes of paint to try out. This painting of apartments in the Cinque Terre town of Vernazza was painted with mainly hansa yellow, napthol red, sap green, cobalt blue, Anthraquione blue and a bit of thalo blue and burnt sienna. I liked how the colors flowed onto my paper and the brillance of the colors. I am looking forward to doing more paintings with these cool paints.

How Do You Paint A Windmill?

This is my first attempt at windmill painting practice. I am studying the landscape of Holland because I have proposed a watercolor and sketching trip to Amsterdam on a barge this coming June. If enough people want to join me June 20-27th we will spend a week on a barge crusing the canals of Amsterdam. We'll stop daily to stroll the picturesque areas and guided biking will be available for those who want to bike. We will visit a tulip garden, a cheese factory, the famous Van Gogh museum, the flower auction and much more. Since saving money is on everyone's mind, this is the most reasonable trip I could find. For a week of meals and accomodations on the barge, plus guided hiking and biking and my art instruction the cost is $1,400. Airfare isn't included. Be sure to e-mail me if you're interested at rabjsl@pacbell.net