I have mixed feelings about the fog. In New York the fog is wonderful, whether you are outside, wandering around in it or looking at it from inside the apartment or coffee shop. It can also be terrifying, such as a fog bank if you are on a boat on the ocean. I’m sure there are […]
The next master whose work the Tate Watercolor Manual* reviews is David Cox (1783-1859). The title of this section his called ‘Painting the Elements’. Often, it seems, Cox would paint scenes where the sky was in turmoil with high winds and dramatic coloration. The manual references Bull in a Storm as one of Cox’s most […]
Today’s watercolor experiment: After my warmup exercises (see Warmup – Storms) of creating storms in small vignettes (tempest in teapots, if you will), the el Niño in me decided to let loos on larger paper. I retrieved a block of my 12″x16″ paper from its hiding place, unwrapped it, carefully removed the black paper from the […]
