Index

2020

Jul 26
Watercolor Artists Who Influence Painting
A View From the Easel During Times of Quarantine
Cotton Watercolour Paper Comparison

Jun 19
More of Sketching Architecture in Ink & Watercolour

Jun 21
Sketching Architecture in Ink & Watercolour

May 31
Susan Yu-Voix

May 24
Colour Charts
Lots of information from Winsor & Newton

May 03
Dyes vs Pigments
Chinese White

Apr 25
Our Walls, Your Artwork

Apr 19
The Foster - Four New Virtual Tours

Apr 12
Michael Reardon's Blog
Natalia Ushakova

Apr 05
David Hockney

Mar 28
How to Expand Your Artistic Creativity

Mar 14
Kaffe Fassett on Color
The History of the Color Blue

Mar 03
Watercolor Community Show at the Goat
Laurie Wigham - Nature Journal Club - April

Feb 29
Happy Valentine Month
Jane Davies - The Spaniel Portrait 
Kolormondo 3-D Color Wheel

Feb 22
Rose Madder - Rubia Tinctorum
Lake Pigment

Feb 08
Making Beautiful Colours without Toxic Chemicals

Feb 01
Rock, Wood, Water, Sky - Laurie Wigham
Chalk it Up at Goat Hill Pizza

Jan 18
Artist & Craftsman Supply Closing
2020 One Roll Residency 
Art Swap at the Library

Jan 11
Colour In Your Life

Jan 04
The Foster + Daniel Smith Demo + Nature Journal Club

2019

Dec 28
Yellow: The History of a Color

Dec 14
Beauty, The Invisible Embrace by John O'Donohue
Anne McCartney
4 Tips for Writing a Good Artist Statement

Dec 07
Maria Coryell-Martin & Expeditionary Art

Nov 23
Manganese Blue
An Art History Glossary for Artists

Nov 16
Call for Entries - San Francisco Botanical Garden 

Nov 08
Jessica Shepard

Oct 19
How to Photograph Your Artwork (For Non-Photographers)
How to Erase Watercolors
A Quote from Mary

Oct 12
Shirley Trevena

Yuko Nagayama

Oct 05
Cafe Seventy8 Show

Sep 28
Greenleaf & Blueberry

Sep 21
Cafe Seventy8 Show 2019

Sep 14
Barbara Nicholls

Sep 09
Messy Nessy Chic

Aug 24
Curtis Whitwam
The Sketchbook Project

Davy's Gray

Aug 17
Mary Ciofalo in the 50|50 Show
Nerd Heaven: The Color of Art 

Aug 10
Open Book Show 6
Ali Cavanaugh

Jul 27
Island Artists Jane and Linus Chao
Sophie Rodionov

Jul 20
Bob Ross Paintings
Book List

July 13
John Lovett Lessons

Aug 06
World Watercolor Month
Vocabulary - Inspiration and Afflatus
Our Instagram Account

Jun 29
10 Painting Principles
Painting With Greens

Jun 22
Vocabulary - Grisaille

Jun 15
9 Ways to Paint Impressive Watercolor Flowers
How to Place Figures in Your Landscape Paintings

Jun 01
Kyle Gallup

May 18
How to Choose the Best Background for Your Artwork

May 11
Smart History

Apr 27
Kay Russell
Laurie Wigham
Kay Sirikul Pattachote 

Apr 20
Larry Cannon
Jansen Chow
Cadmium-Free Watercolour

Apr 06
Goat Hill - the Hang

Mar 16
William Dunn
Name that Color!

Mar 02
Mary's Paintings at Mix Traditions
Valentine's End
Painting the Figure in Watercolor

Feb 23
All About Ultramarine

Feb 16
Happy V-Day
An Artist Declutters

Feb 09
How to Build a Frame
What Colors Make Gray?
Daniel Smith Grays

Feb 02
Andrew Wyeth Picks 20 Great American Watercolorists

See, React, Interpret with Artist Thomas Schaller

Jan 26
Rose Madder
Dawn Clements

Jan 19
How to Photograph Your Artwork 
Arts in Embassies program

Jan 12
How to Establish a Mood for More Impact

Jan 05
The Codex Book Fair
Printing on Watercolor Paper
Paul Klee Oil Transfer Technique

Dec 15
Landscape Compositions
Ethereal Landscapes
How to Create a Visual Melody

How to Create a Visual MelodyDec 08
Watercolor and Colored Pencil
10 Rising Stars

Dec 01
Watercolor Portrait Tuteria
Pigments, Pigments, Pigments

Nov 17
Daniel Smith Half Pan Sets

Nov 11
Wendy Yoshimura

Oct 20
Jesse's Open Studio

Oct 13
How To Improve Your Composition

Oct 06
Drawing Inks from Winsor & Newton
Keiko Tanabe and Thomas Schaller
Create Wildlife Paintings

Sep 29
Artists and Their Studios
How To Paint Daisies In Watercolour  

Sep 22
Celebrating Light and Dark

Sep 15
Black Goes with Everything
Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours
The Murky History of the Colour Yellow

Sep 08
Birgit's Corner
Winsor & Newton Masterclass Collection
Jake Winkle 
8 Best Podcasts for Artsts

Sep 01
Etchr Art Satchel
Composition Guide by Phil Starke
How To Paint Windows

Aug 25
Julie Karlsson and Daniel Smith / Seas and Skies
The Focal Point in Art
The Color of Music
The Rare Blue the Mayans Invented

Aug 18
Strathmore - Toned Blue Mixed Media Pads
Using just 8 colours by Bob Davies
Everyday Objects Perfect for Mixed Media Artists

Aug 08
Tyrus Wong

Jul 28
Art Studio Playlists
When the Rules Don't Work for You - Break Them

Jul 21
Pastels At the Goat
Angus McEwan
Painting All Things Seascape

Jul 07
20 Art Inspiration Ideas for Creativity
How to Overcome Artist's Block
10 Ways to Stop Artist’s Block

Jun 30
World Watercolor Month

Jun 23
Thomas Schaller
Some Ways to Boost Creativity
Loosening up your Style

Jun 16
Why Art Is Good For Your Heart 
Violet
Greg Gandy, Brandon Smith & Joevic Yeban

Jun 09
New Line of Watercolors at FLAX
Sherwin-Williams Paint Colors by Collection
30x30DirectWatercolor2018! 

Jun 02
Native Plants
Two Hundred Years of Blue
Add Simple Figures to Your Landscapes

May 26
How to Mix Darks in Watercolour

May 19
Cult of the Machine
Open Studio at Kay Russell's Studio
Arcenio Martin Campos

May 12
Standard Color Wheel Theory
Green

May 05
Make Every Brushstroke Powerful
Winslow Homer
Color Theory
Watercolor Paper

Apr 07
Watercolor Artist - Angus McEwan
Daniel Smith Database
Uses of Gum Arabic
Wet on Wet Watercolour

Mar 31
Orange
How to Paint Rocks on Land and Sea
11 Ideas for Overcoming Creative Blocks
Watercolor Mixed Media Collabortion Project

Mar 10
Brush Marks
Georgia O’Keeffe, Her Life in Paintings

Mar 03
Monet at Giverny
Pigments Made from Cow Urine, Shells, Insects, etc.
Water Colour Pigment Testing

Feb 24
Jesse, Mary and Shirley at the Goat
Rose Madder
Mixing Winter Watercolor Cocktails

Feb 17
Top 10 Most Romantic Paintings
Goat Hill Artist Reception
Watercolor Powder Techniques

Feb 10
Gouache
Calligraphy and Drawing Inks
Great Artists, Gorgeous Dogs
The Color Red

Feb 03
Composition

Jan 20
Call for Entries Splash 20: Jan 29
Princeton Brush Exchange FLAX Fort Mason Store
7 Things You Didn’t Know About Gustav Klimt

Jan 13
Paint Evocative Nocturnes
2 NEW Watercolor Grounds
Watercolor Painting on Canvas

Jan 06
Opacity & Transparency
Georgia Mansur
Julie Karlsson
Laurin McCracken
Carrie Waller
Jean Haines

2017

Dec 30
Plants Illustrated - Berkeley Botanical Gardens 
How to Paint a Lively Dog in Watercolour  

Dec 16
How To Decide When A Painting Is Finished   
Gallery Sanchez "True Colors”

Dec 09
Jonah Roll at Goat Hill Pizza
Skin Tones

Dec 02
Improve Your Composition 
Introduce an Artist - Endre Penovác

Nov 18
Noelle Herrenschmidt
Obi Kaufmann
Color Emotion • Call for Entries

Nov 11
Watercolour Brush Marks    

Nov 04
Flying Colors Art Workshops
How to Substitute Colours

Oct 28
Bambi and Tyrus Wong

Oct 21
Beach Scene

Oct 07
Tuesday's Child Plays with Painting Objects
Watercolor and Vellum
- Artists turn to vellum to beat the forgers
- Watercolor on Vellum: a Workshop with Carol Woodin
- Elizabeth R. Smith, Natural Science Illustration and Fine Art
- Carol Woodin, Botanical Artworks
- The History Of Vellum And Parchment

Sep 30
7th Annual Show ~ Cafe Seventy8

Sep 23
Uma Kelkar: Blurred Lines
What is Art?
QOR and CMYK

Sep 16
Anna Bucciarelli 
Kuler (now Adobe Color)

Sep 09
How to Paint a Gently Flowing River 
Brush Shapes and Their Uses

Sep 02
Kay Russell ~ Recollections
How to paint a Rose 

Aug 26
More Masami Teraoka
Steven Bindernagel
Painting Wet Sand in Watercolor

Aug 19
Masami Teraoka
Paint Glass in Watercolour

Aug 12
Interesting Product - Gold Gesso
New Found Artist - Judy Nunno

Aug 05
Daniel Smith Watercolor Triad Projects
Call for Entries - CWA's 48th National Exhibition

Jul 29
Burlingame Art Society's 24th Annual Art Show
Maps by Stamen
Case for Making

Jul 22
Bobby Wins a Ribbon!
Chacopaper
Connection Through Arts
World Watercolor Month

Jul 15
Schmincke12 Half Pan Set
Mary Blake's Reception
Bob Ross Chia Pet

Jul 08
Our Facebook Page
Blick Challenge
Stuart Davis at the deYoung

Jul 02
Fran Gifford

Jun 25
New Stuff Going On at Creighton's Cafe
The New Experiments
The New Challenge
News from Mary Blake
Opportunities for Artists-City of South San Francisco

Jun 17
Muni Art 2018
Brusho
Blick & Bob’s Donut Shop

Jun 10
Evolution of the Paint Tube
Neil Brian Murphy
Art in the Neighborhood

Jun 03
The Happy Rizzi House
Seeing It Simple
Sinopia

Apr 22
Spring Show at Kay's
Tinted Watercolor paper
Phthalo Green

Apr 15
Every Color Under the Sun
Gregory Euclide

Apr 08
Sue F. -Open Studio at the Art Explosion
Some Stuff about Blue

Apr 01
How to Paint Sky & Clouds in Water Soluble Pencils
Spotlight on Vermillion

Mar 25
Call for Entry - San Mateo County Fair 

Mar 18
Ivan Aivaovski

Mar 11
Color Palettes

Mar 04
The Grid
Ever wonder . . . a paint brush is made?

Feb 18
Quotes
Abstract Art

Feb 11
Valentines + Watercolors
Myrna Wacknov

Feb 24
Congratulations Mary C.
Mary Blake - 2 things
Artful Exchange

Jan 28
Valentines at Creightons
Color Mixing

Jan 21
Mary at the CWA Show
Watercolor Framing Alternatives

Jan 14
QOR
Painting Figures

Jan 07
Schedules for 2017
Schmincke Watercolor Chart

2016

Dec 31
Jane Davenport Art Supplies
Watercolor Sample Sheets

Dec 17
MasterPaks
“SNAP!” Call for Artists

Dec 10
Frank Stella

Dec 03
Mary's in the Show

Nov 26
California Scene Painters

Nov 19
Interview with John Salminen: Art & Advice
Vesta Kirby (1936-2016)

Nov 12
Christoph Niemann 
Loosen Up Your Watercolors
Heather Solway @ Gallery Sanchez

Oct 29
Seventy8 Show

Oct 22
About Gouache

Oct 15
Three Artists: Thomas W Schaller, Lourdes Sanchez, Bernhard Vogel

Oct 01
Artist Hours at Conservatory Of Flowers
CCSF > Student work > Watercolor

Sep 24
Warm and Cool Colors
Magazine: Watercolor Artist

Sep 17
Molotow Grafx Art Masking Liquid Pump Markers
Arch is Open at the New Location
Drawing Trees and Leaves

Sep 10
The Mind of Watercolor - Steve Mitchell
Quote of the Week -Jack H. Summerford

Sep 03
Rita Sklar
Quote of the Week - Albert Einstein
Watercolor Building Lessons

Aug 27
Quote of the Week - Alexander Isley
Gimp
Sterling Edwards

Aug 20
Sinopia Newsletter
Quote of the Week -Rob Dudley
Call For Entries: CWA

Aug 13
Miss Carole's Tuesday homework
Quote of the Week -Albert Einstein

Aug 05
Bernal Hillwide Garage Sale
Quote of the Week  -Arthur Koestler

Jul 30
Portrait Artist of the Year
Art History Emoji
Quote of the Week -Joan Miró
Jerry's Artarama Videos

Jul 16
Paint Geek Dictionary
Color Wheel
Color Palettes

Jul 09
Clothespin People Sketching
More About Painting Figures (including Cows)
Quote -Thomas Merton
Arthur Szyk Society

Jul 02
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County (WASCO)
Quote -Unknown
Juan Vargas - PJCC ART SHOW

Jun 25
How to Photograph Your Art
Friedensreich Hundertwasser
Quote- Dragos Roua
Painting Figures
Francis Towne

Jun 18
Bob Ross
The Little Brass Box Company
Quote by Michael Reardon

Jun 06
Handprint
Quote -Wassily Kandinsky
Jean Haines' World of Watercolour

May 28 Addendum
More pictures of Goat Hill Pizza Show

May 16 and 28
The Hang! 49 Pieces on the Walls
Virtual Art Museums
The Art & Photography of Margo Bors,
FLAX Pop-up Outlet Now Open on Market Street

May 14
Interested in Illustration Board?
Coffee + Art - Use Only Wet Washes
Quote -Michael Jordan

May 07
We're on Facebook
Coffee + Art - Paint on a Narrow Sheet by Shirley
Quote - James Joyce

Apr 23 and 30
Coffee + Art - Apr 19 and 26:

Use Different Size Paper by Heather S and Focus on a Central Dark Area by Pam R.
Goat Hill Pizza Show - May 28 to Jul 31,
Reception - Jun 05 1-4
The Kerfuffle List



Apr 16
Tried and True Website - Handprint
Book Review - The Artist's Color Guide by Hazel Soan
Cafe + Art - Emphasize Verticals by Janie D.
Quote - Alexander Isley

Apr 09
Sinopia Pigmnets at Arch
Quote - Gilda Radner
Cafe + Art - Apr 09
At the Goat
Distress Crayons

Mar 26
More about Rocks
Nick Wilton
Plein Air Festival

Mar 12
Call for Entry - Spring show at Goat Hill Pizza
Check this out - Flax storefront
Videos - Beach and Rocks

Mar 05

Twyla's 20 Questions
Kathleen Conover
Elizabeth Gilbert

Feb 27

Lake pigments
Pigments in art and archaeology
Pierre Bonnard at the Legion of Honor
Mary Ciofalo in San Rafael


Feb 20
Mary's in a Show - San Rafael
Postcards from Creighton’s - Feb 16

Vocabulary - dipingere
 
Feb 13 

Watercolor Paint Reviews

Jan 30

Watercolor Pencil Comparison

Jan 23

Newish Product - WN Markers
Art Supplies in San Francisco

Jan 16

Make your Own Markers
Quote -David Bowie
Article - Creative People’s Brains

Jan 09

Flax Moving to Oakland

2015


Dec 26

Dutch color sample book
Anders Zorn at the Legion of Honor
Vocabulary - heather-resistant

Dec 19

Answer - What is your favorite black mix?
2016 Schedules
Quote of the Week -Gilda Radner

Dec 12

Quote of the week
CWA Exhibit - Carmel Adams
What is your favorite black mix?
Vocabulary Lesson Appended

Dec 05

Warning: Nothing to do with Watercolor
Upcoming Event: Joanie's show, Flax and DeLeccio's
Exhibition: Mimi and Not Kay

Nov 28

Video about Andy Goldsworthy
All About Whites (Windsor Newton)

Nov 11

Vocabulary Lesson
New Logo
Origami Pamphlet
5th Annual Show at Cafe Seventy8 Review

Oct 24

Turner’s Water Colours
Geeking Out
Mary C. is in the "Tiny" show at Studio Gallery 

Oct 10

Videos about Yupo
Book Recommendation - Local Color
Tuesday Artists - Part 1 - Design

Oct 03

Tuesday Morning Art Group Notes
Call for Entries - STUDIO Gallery
Juliet DiGiovanni and Latonia Dixon - Open Studio

Sep 26

Weiwei on Alcatraz
Video - Liquid Watercolor

Sep 19

Tuesday Artist - John Salminen
Note from Carol
Article - the Study of Color
Peninsula Museum of Art

Sep 12

Tuesday Artist - Rufino Tamayo
Gay Kreager - Instructor

Sep 05

Artistic Activity Good for Us
Tuesday Artists - Ann Blockley
Open Studios
Video - Folded Journal

Aug 29

Tuesday Artist - Dong Kingman
Message from Peg
Video - For Lovers of the Right Things
Article - Substituting Colours

Aug 22 

Tuesday Artist - the Beginning
Jeanne Lotta-Sellars
Video - Hilma af Klint
Watercolor Teacher - Birgit O'Connor

Aug 15

Kay at Crome
Tuesday at Creightons - Aug 11
Video Creating Believable Fleshtones
Carol Duchamp

Aug 08

The Scoop on Bubble Wrap
Watercolor Class at San Francisco Women Artists
7th Annual 50|50 Show

Aug 01

Documentary: Packed in a Trunk
Tuesday at Creightons - Jul 28
Kay Russell at Crome Architecture

Jul 25

Video: Choosing the Right Watercolor Paper
Video: Visual Compliments
Creightons on Tuesday Jul 14 & Jul 21

Jul 18

Kalligraphia XIV
About Tuesdays

Jul 11

Tuesday at Creightons - Jun 30
Video - Trees
Magic Sponge
CMYK Nerding Continues
San Francisco Women Artists
Tuesday at Creightons -  Jul 07

Jul 04

Drawing at St. Martins
Tuesday at Creightons - Jun 23
Heather and Sue Show Photos
Video - Turner

Jun 27

A New Page - Index
Peg's Show - Mar 31 - Jun 30
Video - 4 Artists Paint 1 Tree

Jun 20

Herakut Mural
Tuesday at Creightons - Jun 16
Journeling Videos, Indoor/Outdoor and More
Alice Ducayet in San Anselmo

Jun 13

Tuesday at Creightons - 17 Use High Key Only
Video - Journeling, Indoor/Outdoor and More

Jun 06

Jesse in the Bernal Blog Again
Ink Guide
An Interesting Poem
Tuesday at Creightons - 39 Combine the Figure with Landforms
Reception at Center for Spiritual Life Photos

May 30

Congratulations to Mary and Juan
Installation at Center for Spiritual Living
Tuesday at Creightons - May 19
Presentation on Turner
Tuesday at Creightons - May 26

May 23

Raise a Brush
Vocabulary - floc·cu·late

May 25

Winsor & Newton Artist Watercolors Seminar at Flax
Painting at Filoli
Tuesday at Creightons - Apr 28

May 16
Heather and Sue at Goat Hill Pizza
Video - Tuscany Window - Joanne Boon Thomas
Tuesday at Creightons - May  12
Watercolor Community Show - West Portal Invite
  May 09
Video - The Art and Science of Watercolor Conservation
John Muir Laws - Nature Journal Club Event
Nancy Elliot back in the fall
Tuesday at Creightons - May 05

Apr 23

Video - The Complete Guide to Masking Fluid
A New Page: Resources
Tuesday at Creightons - Apr 21
A painting by Peg