The World of Watercolor Painting with Birgit O’Connor

By Birgit O’ConnorArts Visual Arts

The World of Watercolor Painting with Birgit O’Connor episodes

March 28, 2019 Bonus Episode Footprints in the snow
Inspired by one of my students on how to paint footprints in the snow
15 min
March 26, 2019 #030 Video: Rocks Sand & Sea Glass - Take a peek
Join me in the studio as we review the upcoming content for the Rocks Sand & Sea Glass course, get some tips and techniques along with a very simple exercise that you can do at home.
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25 min
March 19, 2019 #029 Conversation with students
Continuing the conversation with students about instagram, facebook, Pintrest, do you really need a website and should you enter shows. What are judges looking for how to find them and more.
38 min
March 12, 2019 #028 Video: Painting review & demonstration (Bold Rich Saturated color)
Video: Review paintings and demonstration
Meet a few of the students, see what you can do to make paintings have a little more depth and watch a demonstration on how to build color intensity.
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25 min
March 07, 2019 #027 Guest interview with Eva Nichols
Join me as I interview one of my previous students Eva Nicholas about her journey, who has gone on to enter shows, travel and teach and show her work in galleries

YouTube Channel: Eva Nichols Art
Website: https://www.beautyonlocation.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eva.s.nichols
Instagram: http://instagram.com/evanicholskunst
Twitter: http://twitter.com/@EvaNichols
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/estramer/
Blog: http://evasnichols.wordpress.com

Contact information
Eva Stramer Nichols
16127 Wellington Way
Truckee, CA 96161
530-414-1289
49 min
March 05, 2019 #026 Video: Problem solving from the Waves & Water course
Video Podcast From the Waves, Water Land & Sea course I'd like to give you a peek inside, learn about brush strokes and problem solving
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19 min
March 04, 2019 #026 Video: Waves & Water
Video Podcast
Today we are looking at a few brush strokes, problem solving, and building color.
Find out more about the Online e-Course: Waves & Water
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19 min
February 28, 2019#025 How to work with Creative Blocks
Remember that creative blocks are temporary
Can you identify your creative block - how long has it been?
What are some of the things that are happening in your life right now?
What does you inner critic say?
Does the fear of failure prevent you from getting started?
Who are you afraid of being rejected by?
Are you aware or can you tell when creativity flows through you?
Do you have a creative routine - what is it?
Do you do negative self talk - what do you tell yourself?
How to break those creative blocks
How would approach those blocks if you were a different artist?
Does the blank paper paralyze you - what can you do about it?
Ideas
Get out and get a new perspective
Try painting something else
Do you give yourself permission to explore
Look for patterns
Try painting by temperature
Give yourself a deadline, anything that forces you to be creative
Think about these times as a gestation time
Try not to be so serious, have some fun, and write down your ideas.
Do you think you don’t have the time to be creative, how can you create the time?
When are you going to show up?
Dates & times:
Brainstorm - write down ideas no matter how silly or grand it is
Keep it fun - Happy Painting
Birgit
16 min
February 21, 2019#024 How to Enter Watercolor Competitions
Before entering into a show, check the show prospectus
Do you own the copyrights?
Did you create the painting on your own without guidance or instruction?
Entry fees range and are not refundable
Digital images usually need to be at 300dpi (Check the show prospectus) 1200 - 2100 pixels at the largest side
Free online tool to resize an image https://www.pixlr.com/editor/
Does your painting have
Does it command attention and stand out with a strong composition?
Different values, and a good use of color, and light,
Are you painting with confidence?
Is it unique, with impact?
Will it grab the attention of the judge?
Your strongest paintings will be with a something that you’re excited about.
Rejection:
Try not to take it personally, it happens to all of us.
Remember there are only so many paintings that can be accepted into a show.
if a painting is rejected in one show it may be accepted or even win in another.
Standard size frames
5" x 7"
8" x 10"
11" x 14"
16" x 20"
20" x 24"
20" x 30"
24" x 36"
22" x 32"
30" x 40"
Call for entries Cafe https://www.callforentry.org/login/
Here are some societies that you can look into to enter shows:
Alabama
Watercolor Society of Alabama – http://wsalabama.org

Alaska
Alaska Watercolor Society – http://www.akws.org
Fairbanks Watercolor Society – http://www.fairbankswatercolor.org

Arizona
Arizona Watercolor Association – http://www.azwatercolor.com
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild – http://www.watercolor-sawg.org
Northern Arizona Watercolor Society – http://www.naws-az.org

California
California Watercolor Society : http://www.californiawatercolor.org
National Watercolor Society – http://www.nationalwatercolorsociety.org
San Diego Watercolor Society – http://www.sdws.org
Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society – http://www.scvws.org
Watercolor Artists of Sonoma County – http://www.wascoart.org

Colorado
Colorado Watercolor Society http://www.coloradowatercolor.org/aboutcws/aboutcws.htm
Pikes Peak Watercolor Society – http://home.pcisys.net/~ppwsart
Western Colorado Watercolor Society – http://www.wcwatercolorsociety.com

Connecticut
Connecticut Watercolor Society – http://www.connecticutwatercolorsociety.org
Delaware:
Delaware Watercolor Society – http://www.delawarewatercolorsociety.org

Florida
Brevard Watercolor Society – http://www.brevardwatercolors.org
Central Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.centralfloridawatercolor.com
Florida Watercolor Society – http://www.floridawatercolor.org
Georgia
Georgia Watercolor Society – http://www.georgiawatercolorsociety.com

Hawaii
Hawaii Watercolor Society – http://www.hawaiiwatercolorsociety.org

Idaho
Idaho Watercolor Society – http://www.id-ws.org

Illinois
Illinois Watercolor Society – http://www.illinoiswatercolorsociety.org/
Transparent Watercolor Society of America – http://www.watercolors.org/

Indiana
Watercolor Society of Indiana – http://www.watercolorsocietyofindiana.org/

Iowa
Iowa Watercolor Society – http://www.iowawatercolorsociety.org

Kansas
Kansas Watercolor Society – http://www.kansaswatercolor.com/

Louisiana
Louisiana Watercolor Society – http://www.lwsart.org/

Maryland
Baltimore Watercolor Society – http://www.baltimorewatercolorsociety.org
Western Maryland Watercolor Society http://www.westernmarylandwatercolorsociety.org/

Massachusetts
New England Watercolor Society http://www.newenglandwatercolorsociety.org/index.html

Michigan
Michigan Watercolor Society – http://www.mwcsart.com/

Minnesota
Minnesota Watercolor Society – http://www.minnesotawatercolors.com/

Mississippi
Mississippi Watercolor Society – http://www.mississippiwatercolor.org/

Missouri
Missouri Watercolor Society – http://www.mowsart.com/mainNN.htm

Montana
Montana Watercolor Society – http://www.montanawatercolorsociety.org/

Nevada
Nevada Watercolor Society – http://www.watercolorsociety.com/ –
Sierra Watercolor Society https://www.sierrawatercolorsociety.com/

New Jersey
The New Jersey Watercolor Society – http://www.njwcs.org/index.htm

New Mexico
New Mexico Watercolor Society – http://www.nmwatercolorsociety.org/ –

New York:
American Watercolor Society – http://www.americanwatercolorsociety.com/
Central New York Watercolor Society – http://www.centralnewyorkwatercolorsociety.org
Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society – http://www.nfws.org/
North East Watercolor Society – http://www.northeastws.com/

North Carolina
Watercolor Society of North Carolina – http://www.ncwatercolor.net/

North Dakota
Red River Watercolor Society – http://www.rrws.20m.com/

Ohio
Ohio Watercolor Society – http://www.ohiowatercolorsociety.com/

Oklahoma
Oklahoma Watermedia Association – http://www.watercolorok.com/

Oregon
Watercolor Society of Oregon – http://www.watercolorsocietyoforegon.com/

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society – http://www.pwswc.com/

Rhode Island
Rhode Island Watercolor Society – http://www.riws.org/

South Carolina
South Carolina Watercolor Society – http://www.fineartsemporium.com/scws/SCWS.htm

South Dakota
Northern Plains Watercolor Society – http://npwatercolors.com/
Tennessee
Tennessee Watercolor Society – http://www.tnws.org/

Texas
Society of Watercolor Artists : http://www.swa-watercolor.com/
Southwestern Watercolor Society : http://swswatercolor.org
Texas Watercolor Society – http://texaswatercolorsociety.net/
Watercolor Art Society of Houston – http://www.watercolorhouston.org/

Utah
Utah Watercolor Society – http://www.utwatercolor.net/

Vermont
Vermont Watercolor Society – http://www.vermontwatercolorsociety.com/index.php

Virginia
Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.virginiawatercolorsociety.org/
Potomac Valley Watercolorists – http://www.potomacvalleywatercolorist.org

Washington
Northwest Watercolor Society – http://www.nwws.org/dnn/

West Virginia
West Virginia Watercolor Society – http://www.wvwatercolorsociety.org/ –

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Watercolor Society – http://www.wisconsinwatercolorsociety.com

Wyoming
Wyoming Watercolor Society
160 W 6th St, Sheridan, WY 82801-3003 Contact Phone: (307) 672-8379
16 min
February 14, 2019#023 Building an Artist Website Part 2
Part 2 of our discussion of building an artist website
Notes from our conversation
Absolute Art https://www.absolutearts.com
https://www.absolutearts.com/cgi-bin/portfolio/art/get_art.cgi
Absolute Arts is an online marketplace for artists to sell their unique masterpieces, including paintings and sculptures.
You can sign up as an artist to promote and sell your products.
List up to 20 works of art for free, or you can choose from one of the other subscriptions to list more artwork, have less commission taken from your sales, and access to other features.
The best part is that Absolute Arts can also take care of some of the marketing for you!
Do you want your art on products?
Do you want to be in a fine art gallery?
Do you feel that that having your art on products cheapens your work?
Etsy
Etsy is craft site dedicated to items that are handcrafted, custom-made, unique, or vintage, painting etc. When it comes to ranking all the marketplace options, many consider it the best place to sell handmade items online.
Pros: Etsy has been praised for its ease of use, so you can start selling crafts online in no time. It also offers a large customer base of people who are interested in buying unique, handmade items.
Cons: there’s a lot of competition, which tends to drive prices down. That means it can be a little harder to make money selling crafts online with Etsy. There are also some fees for listing your items and getting access to all the tools Etsy offers. Firstly, Etsy takes a five percent transaction fee when you make a sale. There’s also a $0.20 listing fee for every item you put up for sale. You’ll need to sign up for Etsy Plus to customize your shop page with banners or get featured listings. It currently costs $10 a month, and is set to increase to $20 a month in January 2019.
Easyup https://www.ecanopy.com/craft-show-tents.html
Pro Panels https://www.propanels.com/
Email sites
Mail chimp https://mailchimp.com/
Constant Contact https://constantcontact.com/
Wordpress sites
WordPress.net
WordPress.org
Be aware that WordPress sites can be vulnerable to hacks so it must be constantly updated
Student sites
www.Flyingpigdesign.com
www.Helenbond.com
Clear Bags
https://www.clearbags.com
43 min