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Satisfaction is a powerful feeling. It's fulfillment, freedom and pleasure rolled into one. Most of us will pursue and savor it throughout life when we are lucky enough to get a taste of it. It doesn't always come easy -- but you can definitely make it a habit.

Pushing the Boundaries of Watercolor

Paint expressive, exciting watercolor landscapes step by step with artist Curtis Golomb.

Unusual techniques like painting with a palette knife, using gouache, and adding details with pastel
Color mixing techniques for creating a range of colors with a limited palette, including rich darks
Essential skills including saving whites, color washes, glazing, wet-into-wet painting, painting thin lines, hard and soft edge control, and more

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For Courtney, art is one of life’s essentials. Presenting art techniques to you from trusted instructors and creators as well as adding her own voice to the mix about her own (sometimes blooper worthy!) art endeavors is what she loves best. She writes about everything from Old Master painting and techniques to how to troubleshoot a painting gone wrong. She is always looking for ways to make more of her studio time, too, working in mixed media.