Mary Ann's Message Here's a snippet from my latest article on painting faces in watercolor. Follow the link to read the entire article on my website. If you don't get the look in their eyes, you will not succeed with the rest of the likeness. This little boy, named Elias (pronounced Ell'ius) has very wideset eyes. I was very interested in painting his face to see if I could capture his face. I tried to keep the face from looking harsh, so I minimized the value of the hair on his head, and by applying a wash of clear water over the face and hair, I was able to have very soft edges around the highlights on the forehead. Hope you like it. Click here to read the rest of it What Would You Like Me To Write About? Art is my passion and I love to paint. I also like to write about painting, which is why I started this website. But I need to know what you want me to write about! You can do that by clicking this link and submitting your idea. And for those of you who don't submitted an idea, please check here for new ideas and vote for the ones you like. That will help me select future topics to write about. News This doesn't have to be just my news. Let me know if you have some news you would like to share. I will include appropriate news in the next newsletter. You can also submit news on the site by clicking here. I realize we're in tough economic times, so I'm reducing the price of my e-book, Painting on Watercolor Canvas, to $14.95. That's a 40% discount from the original price To learn more, click here. Share Your Tips and Paintings Watercolor Painting Tips can only get better if you share your tips as well. I know there are some very talented artists out their that have great tips to share. Maybe the best tip you can share is by sharing a watercolor you've painted. I've got just the place. Just click here to let us see what you've been up to! Latest Site Contributions Feb 12, 2009, Graduation - This watercolour was painted from Life in the royal Art Society group. The model was feeling sick so she only sat for half an hour. I felt I had not Feb 12, 2009, Snowy Hill - This was done with a light sketch and dark contrast next to snow to make it look brighter. 300lb Feb 12, 2009, FISHING ON LAKE MALAWI - Memories of Lake Malawi the lake of stars and my birth place. I believe one cannot get the transparency through any other medium I love transparent Feb 11, 2009, Kentucky Memory - I tend to love doing any type of architecture. This is from a picture that a photographer friend took in the mountains of Kentucky. I would love to