Watercolor, Gaterboard and Foamcore: Some Tips

Hi everyone, Many of you probably use Gaterboard for your watercolor work. It is a sheet (usually 1/2″ thick) that is light and fairly indestructible. It is different than foam core in that it is much stronger and really the only suitable surface for holding your watercolor work when you are painting. Foam core just [...]

My painting are available for viewing

Hi all,

I just posted my paintings.  To see them, put your cursor over the Pages Tab on the left and the list of pages should appear.  Just select “Bob’s Watercolor Paintings” and you should be able to see them.

These have been done over the last couple of years and some are “ok” in [...]

Beginner's Watercolor

Here is a painting of mine that I would like to share with you. I painted this yesterday just before the Super Bowl. This scene was taken from the Terry Madden’s Volume 1 – 1500 Series book. I have found this book to be ok. There are some things that you will learn through practice, [...]