Questions and Time Answered

1:27 – How much paint should you initially put out on the Sta-Wet palette?

1:57 – Do I start a whole new palette if I run out of one color?

 2:22 – Why is my paint getting clumpy?

3:31 – What to do if your paint is too wet and thin?

4:23 – Do you mix inside the palette box? And how do you stop your palette paper from moving?

5:36 - Do you always stand and look “down” on your arrangement?

6:47 – What about using artificial flowers?

7:42 – Do you have a problem with charcoal smearing into your paint?

9:39 – What about the paper you use in your still life?

11:22 – What is the difference between student and professional grade permanent rose? What is a Golden alternative to Winsor & Newton Permanent Rose?

12:39 – Can you show us your palette of paint?  I either mix too much or run out of something I like.

14:13 – Do you have any guidelines for choosing background colors?

15:34 – Do you ever use a white background?

16:22 – What exactly did you want us to mix for the muted color exercise? 

17:43 – Do you think it is the gel medium or retarder that is making the paint go chunky or jello like?

18:50 – I remember seeing a video on toning a panel but I can’t find it.  Am I losing my mind?

19:38 – Why do you use the gel medium and retarder in your paint? Is it just because you want your paint to look like oil? What if you just used the paint straight out of the tube?

21:26 – Do you add white to most of your colors so they aren’t so transparent?

22:00 – How do you mix turquoise?

23:30 – Your still lifes seem really close to you. Have you found an optimal distance for your still life?

24:30 – I notice in your paintings your flowers are more muted than they are in real life.  Is this something we are supposed to do too?

26:10 – I’m painting my dog, how do I know how much color to mix up?

29:11 – What cadmium red do you use?

29:39 – Many are enrolled to use your muted tones, how do we have our own voice?

30:15 – Will you be available for questions after class is over?

31:08 – I’m way behind but I plan to catch up.  Is that ok?

 31:48 – Do you paint pochades before every painting?

33:20 – Are you going to teach an online landscape course?

34:55 - BONUS - Palette setup questions answered