“After a thousand watercolors you will find you have fallen in love with paper and paint. “
- Rex Brandt
Pete Roberts’ art features watercolor designs of both landscapes and still life. Surrounded by all of the beauty Southern California offers, Pete especially enjoys plein air painting locally and around the world.
Pete’s Blog
Going Light
Painting ‘plein air’ means painting smart. Today I share about what tools I bring when I’m out painting in nature.
A Painter’s Practice
An experienced painter I once knew said “painters are the only people involved in the arts that think they don’t need practice”. Musicians practice, dancers rehearse but we painters think we might create something that could be framed every time we pick up a brush.
Paint Together
I typically don’t like the idea of group work when it comes to painting, but there are some great benefits to painting in a group!
Consider Contour Drawing
Recently I had a limited time to paint, and spent the first hour working on a sketch that was not working (a work truck pulled up and parked in the middle of the landscape I was painting). With a half hour left, I could just pack up and go home or give it another try…