http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/watercolor-painting-blog.html Tips and techniques for creating watercolor painting for beginners and advanced students. en-us Watercolor Painting Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:27:13 GMT Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:27:13 GMT jims-watercolor-gallery.com http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/stormy-sea.html I am just a beginner and was surprised that i liked waterpainting! I still have to learn a lo Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:27:06 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/dream.html hi, just show this everyone than Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:02:10 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/ultimate-sacrifice.html I just started doing Watercolor. I learn something everyday. The hardest paert for me was mixing the right colors together to get what I wanted it to look Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:29:13 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/watercolor-painting-supplies.html Beginners inexpensive watercolor supplies,for experienced watercolor painters compare prices,hugh selection Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:46:52 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/landscapesea-scape.html I found this site thru a link....I will be here a lot from now on.Thanks, Jim for a wonderful, helpful site. I began seriously painting in 1988 and Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:41:40 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/waiting-on-the-tide.html I took a class at our community college on design for another reason and tried watercolor for that class, only to get really hooked. Now I can't Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:36:15 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/santal-cottagewatercolor-on-paper.html GOD IS CREATOR,ART IS NECTOR. To me world is full of color--bright and grey.Since my childhood I have been wishing capture the Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:25:23 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/the-flower-peddler.html This was a challenging but fun painting. I used some gold acrylic ink to do the lettering on the church sign, and a little bit of silver acrylic ink Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:21:21 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/woman-coffee.html Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:48:17 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/baby-tommy.html My other nephew, Tommy. Again, I worked from a photo that I took in September. I did these as Christmas gifts for my sister and her husband. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:42:44 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/james-charcoal.html Ok, Jim, I'm not sure if you'll go for having charcoal up on the site, I saw you'd put up an acrylic that someone did, so I thought I'd try. I am in Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:41:33 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/nantucket.html In my opinion, my best work to date. I have learned to let the colors mix on the paper, and I'm now wondering why in the world I ever bothered to buy Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:39:30 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/pomegranate-study-2.html No black or gray, no acrylic whites. I used glazing techniques on the background, and a bit on the pomegranate in the back. I still want to do this Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:04:56 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/autumn-in-ottawa1.html I'm enjoying Painting Weekly Online, and find it very helpful and informative. This is one of the many pictures I have done in the past few Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:46:52 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/autumn-pastel-intrepretation.html Returning after 20+ years, kids grown up, working to get back to original level I was at in college! Having a Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:38:43 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/the-blue-boat.html I'm a 56 year old network engineer who used to paint in watercolour 'way back when I trained to be a draughtsman. That career didn't work out and I Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:35:49 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/autumn-in-ottawa.html Hi from Adrienne Hansen in the beautiful Haliburton Highlands in Ontario. I am currently enrolled in the Painting Weekly Online with Jim and find it Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:31:13 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/pomegranate-study-1.html I've decided to do a series of Pomegranates. I like the texture, bold color and the opportunity to have glistening whites as well as creams etc. Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:28:31 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/down-in-the-valley.html Too much green? I think I've overworked this. I struggle with landscapes, and really want to improve. They can be so good when they are done Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:26:45 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/golden-beets-and-baby-reds.html I started painting when I was in Junior High School, didn't touch watercolors except for Crayola until I was in college. I picked up a little lesson Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:22:37 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/painting-people-in-watercolor.html Painting People in Watercolor is Not As Difficult As It Appears. Adds Life To a Painting. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 21:51:16 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/bees-barn.html This is a picture of a friends Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:06:07 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/flowing-water.html I have been practicing water and rocks and this one just sort of rolled off my brush. Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:03:46 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/the-girl.html A Girl sitting,thinking and looking for something. I was in Gerlesburg,an Artschool in Sweeden for a course in Watercolor. A wonderful time.... and I Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:01:28 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/stilllife.html I like watercolor as my Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/watercolor-flower-painting.html Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:32:32 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/mountain-vista.html Hi, I'm trying to get better at fast and loose landscapes. Thanks for Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:38:52 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/running-blue-girl.html I'm aspirating to be a watercolorists in time, I love the freedom & peace of it Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:21:56 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/lighthouse.html This was done from a Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:20:48 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/nut-hatch.html I am Ramesh from India. A self taught artist. Generally paint in oil colors, of recent trying to learn water Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:03:46 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/mt-mckinley-alaska-by-peter-f.html Beatiful warm and lazy day at the foot of the Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:03:00 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/remnants-of-winter.html I became interested in watercolor about 2 years ago. I have a lot to learn and I am really enjoying the Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:46:21 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/marcis-bougainvillea.html A friend of mine is an accomplished photographer and asked me to do a watercolor of a close-up photo she took of a bougainvillea. I've always loved Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:42:44 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/arches-national-park.html Recntly converted to watercolors from oil. Just really liked the luminosity of watercolor and the accidentals. In this painting, wished I had used Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:33:06 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/a-challenge-for-a-online-watercolor-group.html Hi I am Norena from Las Vegas. I am in my third year of watercolor painting and I am self taught. Well, I should say, I have learned alot from Jim Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:33:03 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/sea-oats-and-dunes-at-boca-grande.html I like the way that soft shapes give a sense of Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:15:36 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/marina-at-boca-grande.html just thought this boat had lots of Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:14:35 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/after-the-rain.html I live in Northern Ontario, Canada, near Lake Superior. While walking down our driveway after a rain shower, I couldn't help noticing the beautiful Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:09:40 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/potok-31.html Painter-Artist Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:08:54 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/cry-for-the-panther.html Living in Florida the Florida panther is an endangered species hunted almost to extinction years ago. I have a love for cats and the Florida panther Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:02:33 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/little-light-house.html I saw it far on a ferry and the picture I took doesn't show much details of the light house. Please give comments for improvements. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:09:52 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/spring.html I'm at the stage of starting painting from photo instead of copy master's work. The major problem for me is colour. As you can see, my coloue is Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:08:35 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/breeze.html It feels like early summer or late spring to me, just what we had here when I painted this one. Thanks you for your Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:07:15 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/on-vacaton.html I painted this one from a picture in a magzine and wish I was there. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:05:15 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/my-neiboughors-house.html This is my first attempt to paint from a real house. I'm not happy about it, please point the major things how could I improve. Thanks in advance. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:03:31 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/blue-heron-in-the-dora.html living near the Dora Canal in Florida I see so many birds but my favorite is the Blue Heron. Can't stop taking photos of them and then painting them. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:01:07 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/lost-at-sea.html This painting is a recreation of the Dancing Feather the sailboat built by my husband's father. The crew were sailing from the Virgin Islands to Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:59:09 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/ketchcan-harbor.html I covered the water with a semi-gloss Eurothane. Pete F. in Klamath Falls, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:57:31 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/carmel-on-a-foggy-day.html Pete F. in Klamath Falls, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:55:52 GMT http://www.jims-watercolor-gallery.com/ceres-in-her-garden.html On a trip to Italy, my family stopped into a medicinal garden in the city of Ravenna. I'd never seen a pomegranate tree before. I oriented everything Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:53:47 GMT