One Color, One Session: Painting a Moody Architecture Study with Daniel Smith Lunar Black
One color. One session. Twenty minutes. That is all it took to paint this moody architectural study of the Scarritt Bennett Center church in Nashville — and the entire thing was done without ever letting the paper dry. Using only Daniel Smith Lunar Black on thoroughly saturated Canson Heritage Hot Press paper, I tilted, spritzed, stamped, and scrubbed my way through a painting that was less about control and more about letting the water do the work. Here is exactly how I did it.
Painting a Bright Cottage Cafe in Watercolor: Architecture, Attitude, and a Little Dopamine
Gray skies called for something bright, so I pulled out one of the very first watercolor sets I ever bought and painted a loose, cheerful cottage cafe facade. Architecture is not my comfort zone — I am far more at home with animals and botanicals — but I made a deal with myself: no judging the painting until it is finished. What followed was a big colorful wash that looked like an abstract mess, a second layer of confident brickwork and jewel-toned shadows, and a reminder that color is not just decoration. It sets the whole mood.