Painting a Garden
![Jonalyn Fincher paints a watercolor of a garden in her studio](https://b3514630.smushcdn.com/3514630/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Jonalyn24-70138-1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
For a watercolor artist, painting a garden is an absolute dream. Painting for a friend is even better. I adore doing commissions for people I know. Barefoot Boy I have a friend who created a cut-flowers garden. This is a commissioned painting of her son running carefree and diaper-heavy through her flower beds. That’s the […]
How Do Artists Do That?
![Watercolor painting of a yellow house in New England sitting over water.](https://b3514630.smushcdn.com/3514630/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5367.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
“How do artists do that?” They transform a blank sheet of paper into a scene that stops you in your tracks. They create a portrait that isn’t just the photographic replica of the person, but captures their soul. These alchemists with paint, how do they do it? I believe it’s more than technical skill. It […]