White Iris

The month of May blesses us with many delights.

Yesterday on a visit to East Vancouver where I used to live

the Iris is popping out in abundance.

This was the best catch of the day.

Watch The Master Paint

Video streaming by Ustream

You are in luck, David Darrow is painting live today on a portrait commission.
Today he mentioned that he would not be talking very much as he wanted to concentrate
on painting so that he would not get too distracted.
And today he was very much "In The Zone"
It is fascinated to see his painting come together in a magical way.
If you want to see all the videos associated with this portrait,
Visit the Dave The Painting Guy Ustream Channel
When you get there, click on the "Videos" Tab to see the list.

How To Make A Stretched Watercolor Canvas

Here is a great video by Joyce Faulknor on making a Watercolor Canvas.
The process is to first wet the watercolor paper, then stretch it over stretcher bars.
The paper is cut, folded then stapled to the stretcher bars and left to dry.
This is a great idea to provide a different product to your customers.

Earth Paints For The Professional Painter

 

Here is something interesting from Leah Mebane of

 Natural Earth Paints

Learn about the history of making your own oil paints from

natural organic sources without the use of solvents.

Read the original article on

Art Instruction Blog

March Blossoms In Vancouver

I took a trip into Vancouver today.

I noticed that two days ago there were blossoms

on some of the trees, so I had to shoot them.

Taken with a Nikon D70

With telephoto lens.