Giving an Old Painting New Life: Reworking "Oh Deere!"
The painting was technically "done," but it had been sitting in my portfolio, unhung, waiting. So I pulled it back out. My original idea was to keep the tentacles light and atmospheric — but the concept was cool, and the execution just wasn't quite there yet.
Reviving an Old Watercolor: Bringing New Life to a Forgotten Elephant Painting
Join me as I rescue a six-year-old elephant watercolor from obscurity and transform it into a dynamic, atmospheric study. Learn practical techniques for paint lifting, strategic shadow placement, texture creation, and finishing touches that can breathe new life into your forgotten artwork. Sometimes the best paintings are hiding beneath the surface, just waiting for a second chance.
Revisiting Old Art: Transforming a Two-Year-Old Skull and Pomegranate Painting
Have you ever looked at your old paintings and wondered if you could make them better? In this post, I'm sharing how I took a two-year-old watercolor painting that was just sitting in a book and transformed it into something more dramatic and dimensional using Daniel Smith Lunar Black and some brave experimental techniques.