OK, I’ve been meaning to get this out the door forever. One thing went wrong after another. First, I drew up a pretty nice picture from an old live sketch of Roxy, inked it, and ruined it because I didn’t clean my watercolor brushes correctly between colors. It happens though. The more you paint, the… Continue reading Speaker Girl and finally a release
Author: Roman
Pinup Artist. Composer. Writer.
If you’ve done it once, you can do it again
Humans are complicated beings. But there are pretty much two different mindsets. No, most people aren’t either or. They’re a percentage of each one. You got a scarcity mindset. These people believe that if I win at something, that severely lessens your chance of being successful at it. Needless to say, these people aren’t exactly… Continue reading If you’ve done it once, you can do it again
How to clean your watercolor brushes
I rarely use soap with my watercolor brushes. Usually when we paint with watercolors, using two jars does the trick. I have two Kimchi jars that I use for my watercolor brushes. The first one is for the initial rinse and the second one is for the second rinse. With plain old watercolors, water alone… Continue reading How to clean your watercolor brushes
Edward Robert Hughes – Pre-Raphaelite Associate Artist
More than likely, you’ve seen some of the works of Edward Robert Hughes. Perhaps on greeting cards. My wife has a t-shirt with Midsummer Eve, painted in 1908. Edward Robert Hughes (1851-1914) is the nephew of Pre-Raphaelite painter Arthur Hughes. His uncle was his first mentor until he got into the Royal Academy. At the… Continue reading Edward Robert Hughes – Pre-Raphaelite Associate Artist
3 totally random artistic musings
The more I write, the more articles I will have just like these. They’re musings – things that inspire me. I’m quite sure they’d be useful to you as well, because it’s a good thing to share thoughts. You and I are human after all. And we’re both artists. It’s always a good thing to… Continue reading 3 totally random artistic musings