My absolute favorite watercolor paper is Arches. The thicker, the better because warping decreases with thicker paper. There is also another trick for this - before stretching the paper, glue a piece of vellum or tracing paper to the back. This decreases buckling.
Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe & L.A. Abstract at Louis Stern Fine Arts
Art in Los AngelesCommenton view until Septmeber 29, 2016
London is Calling at the Getty Museum
Art in Los AngelesCommentThere is a gem of a show at the Getty right now, called London is Calling. It's about post-war art in London, focused on six artists: Bacon, Freud, Kossoff, Andrews, Auerbach, and Kitaj.
This is Michael Andrews' "Thames Painting, the Estuary", 1994-5. The wall label reads: "... On a trip to Canvey Island in Essex he made sketches, notes, and photographs of lugworm diggers and men fishing. These figures and a group taken from a photograph of late Victorians standing on the end of a Thames jetty are positioned looking out to sea, giving scale to the painting. Sand and ash are mixed with the oil paint, adding to the strong sense of place."
Art Materials: Old Holland Watercolors
Art Materials & Technique1 CommentI'm a big fan of Old Holland oil paint. They are some of the heaviest and most translucent oil paints available and I've used them for years. So it was a no brainer to try their watercolors as well. They are equally great in quality, density and vibrancy. And a little goes a long way, as with most watercolors. Here is a color chart I made.
Agnes Martin at LACMA
Art in Los AngelesCommentThis is a show not to be missed at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. April 24-September 11, 2016.
Agnes Martin Installation at LACMA