Hoffmann Watercolors

In class we've been working on how to decide what kind of edge best suits a given shape or texture. It quickly became clear that working...

In these sketches from the San Juan Islands the foreground shape and the background are kept separate through manipulation of color, value,...

  Both of the cityscapes, below, depict some amount of space in the scene. If you wanted to include that sense of depth in a painting of ...

This week, finish your studies of the image you brought home, or try the copying exercise listed for the Monday Night class, below.

Deciding what quality you want on an edge may be as simple as observing it, but sometimes it may be best for the painting if you change what...

Piet Lap Piet Lap used a very wide range of edges in this seascape. Try zooming in on a section of the painting and copying the effe...

If you're reading this, it's probably safe to say that you have a deep appreciation for the inherent beauty of the medium of waterco...