This is a site dedicated to tips, successes and pitfalls while painting in watercolor and acrylics. The posts are a bit of a hodge podge but if you develop landscape paintings in watercolor or acrylics you might find something of use here.
I am self-taught and make no claim to being a famous or elegant artist. Instead I have been painting scenes that I have found to be particularly striking since 1994. My paintings represent places that I have visited during my travels throughout the world as an exploration geologist and tourist. Like many artists I don't paint things exactly as they are, but often as I wish or imagine they could be while still providing a plausible view of the scene. Some of the results are very close to the truth, whereas others exist largely in my imagination. That is one of the advantages of landscape painting compared to photography - you can create a world the way you want it. For painting, lighting and subtleties of lighting are major parts of what makes a good product, in addition to good composition. The path to achieving a stunning painting requires that the artist sharpen his powers of observation and drawing, and to constantly be dreaming up new techniques for representing the world on paper or canvas.
What began many years ago as an escape from a typical high pressure left-brain management job has turned into a very challenging and rewarding right-brain avocation. I highly recommend painting as a way to bring fulfillment into your life and to help make the world the way you want it to be.
There is always a reason that an artist paints a particular subject or scene. In this blog I will attempt to explain my reasons for painting each new entry or expose the story behind it for the viewer.
To answer the question that always comes up for artwork on a website - Is it for sale? The answer is they are indeed for sale. At this time I'm not offering Giclee prints so all works are originals. I also do pet portraits and landscapes on commission. Please contact me for details.
Lou Knight
Note: The header photo for these pages is from the Stanislaus River, Alpine County, California - one of my favorite painting areas.