Hoffmann Watercolors

 The tradition for the final homework of the term is for everyone to send a piece or two of finished or unfinished work. If you like, here a...

  Let's select one of these paintings and simplify the shapes like we did for the monochrome studies, only here we'll copy the color...

Please read this more than once. Making a single color study is a valuable tool for any medium. It is a powerful first step toward abstracti...

During our critiques and especially after, when I make the rounds and discuss your work one on one with you, I often hear the comment that y...

 When a visual artist identifies where they need to be specific and where they can generalize, then the freedom to invent and have fun with ...

 The Sky How much do the skies differ in your landscapes? Do you work on some paintings with a snarl on your face and others with a grin? Do...

  The darkest darks in this image are approaching opacity. Any more pigment in the mix and the paper would be throughly masked. But don'...