by Debbie Roskopf | Nov 2, 2024 | Article
QOR watercolors introduced 13 new watercolors in 2024. This article shares and discusses the endless mixing potential of each with the same three primaries. And with helpful color mixing charts included, you’ll be ready to explore and find your own rainbows....
by Debbie Roskopf | Sep 15, 2024 | Article
Entering Art Shows and Striving for Excellence! By Kristi Galindo Dyson, NWWS Years ago, I was an art student and then an art teacher. I was also raised in a home with a working artist and was drawn to my father’s workspace. I was accustomed to being in a studio...
by Debbie Roskopf | Mar 9, 2024 | Article
In March of 2024, Barbara DePirro, Golden Artist Colors Ambassador and fine artist, presented a myriad of materials available to artists through Golden. Beyond acquainting the audience with QOR Watercolors, Golden manufactures a wide variety of mediums that can help...
by Debbie Roskopf | Aug 26, 2023 | Article
by Michael Townsend and Golden Artist Colors, Inc. There is an innovative Payne behind Payne’s Gray. Here is the history of this versatile, popular color, plus recipes for mixing it yourself. From “Just Paint” newsletter: THERE IS NO BLACK AND WHITE...
by Debbie Roskopf | Aug 24, 2023 | Article
by Robert Moore After more than twenty years of doing art critiques I have found ten areas to be the most important. 1. Are the masses large, separate shapes, defined by their closely related values? If you arrange a first grade class from shortest to tallest and a...
by Debbie Roskopf | Feb 10, 2023 | Article
We all want our work to be noted for its originality. Selecting what you will paint and why you will paint it is integral to originality, and most artists understand that this includes using only photo reference material that you alone have taken. As entries are...
