WATERCOLOR in COLORADO

I was just listening to some of your acoustic videos on juicebrakes. Tend to always find myself going back to check em out.. I can tell that you sing from your heart/soul. I'd love to hear some more of your jams soon! ☺️🏄

Wow! You did a painting with watercolors! It was fun listening to your comments, and I loved that you had forgotten water!!!😂 Painting with watercolors is more difficult than many think, especially when outdoors. It is all about how much water, how much paint and the surprises, both bad & good, that happen. Thanks for sharing.😊

What I am inspired by is your willingness to take some risk. To experiment with different media, allowing yourself to feel and let it be as you march forward.
Such good ideas for life and art. I have found art has helped me in problem solving and self- acceptance, and ultimately ,Trusting God , having Faith its okay how it goes.
Its like Walking on the Water.
I loved your sharing moment of panic about having forgotten water! I am so like this.." wait a minute...there is about a thousand gallons of pure mountain water all around.."
Problem solved.
Also, congratulations on the accomplishment of that hike and having an adventure with your daughter. Great memories made,
Great painting, great life.

I need to travel next Spring and am interested in switching from oils to watercolor for a time. Your video here showed how you can set up streamside with limited materials and have a great day picture making.

Nothing better than father daughter time out in nature 😄 Great video!

This is a fine little sketch. This could be a 20s or 30s travel poster for the hotel.

Digging the transition from oil to Watercolor, good stuff.

You’re getting better at watercolors!!! 😊

oh cool... plexi - you see light through your paper? Just thinkin' from a 3-dimensional thinking person. 👍

I like how your painting style is translating to watercolor. I feel freerer with w/c and struggle with oils. I enjoy your ocean paintings. Safe travels.

I've been binge watching, you've inspired me to start painting again after many years. Love your style of impressionism. I was curious if it's ever difficult for you to part with some of your paintings at the art gallery?

That was an express painting too fast than usual but the painting still looks good 🏞️👏

Thank you!!!Loved seeing this. Enjoying your mark making.

Wow. Really beautiful. One question, though. How do you know when to stop?

Thank you for sharing your watercolor paintings...and some your trip to Colorado!

Being out of control with watercolors is the best part of watercolors. Someone told me they’re like jazz and that stuck in my head. Nice work as always, Michael. Love seeing the process.

Very nice

Hey!! Big fan of your work. I’m currently trying to get into watercolors so it’s really nice to see you throwing some of that in the mix!

This was a beautiful way to start Sunday morning 🥰

Enjoyed this and loved both pieces. I did some small watercolour pieces in Greece a while back and keeping it simple to the drawing is the way forward and watercolour helps you do this in my experience as you have also shown with yours. Please keep it coming.

If you like watercolors, you would love gouache. You can do everything with gouache that you can with watercolors, but you have the added ability to paint opaque in a similar fashion to oil.

Really enjoyed the video.

Good morning Michael

Hey Michael, it's so nice to see you experimenting with watercolours. A couple of unsolicited and not so pro tips: Use more water (and pigment). Be more "violent" with them, make them splash around a little. Try to "lead" the water rather than brushing it on. Pre-wet an area randomly (or precisely) when adding layers to create interesting edges. For instance when you darkened the stream would have been a perfect opportunity to pre-wet the whole area (brush or spray bottle) and then go in with color "straight from the tube" and just see what happens.

nice work Michael. I've been watching u for the last couple of years, i do studio paintings but prob getting more into plein air this spring. I really admire your hard work and persistance. it is admireable

Great video, and fun painting process as always! A couple thoughts: You mentioned having a challenge with controlling the amount of water on your brush. Frank Clarke, on his art show "Simply Painting", at the beginning of every episode would mention amongst his supplies, a towel he kept on hand for that very purpose. On your other painting of Emma in the trees, I think the shadow pattern you captured is already doing a great job of making the section of the painting where she's standing the focal point.

Watch out for ants. I sat down at the edge of that river to soak my feet (that water is very cold) on a hot day and jumped up suddenly when ants started climbing up my legs. Yikes!

You’re so very talented! Thank you for showing your water colors. 🎨

Good morning Michael. Yes, I’m learning that letting the process transform your mindset is a good thing. 👍🏽

Thanks for letting us watch over your shoulder all the way through.

Are you planning to use any of your watercolors for compositions in oil when you are back?