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December 2023

New year, completely new direction
Big changes at Dragonfly Spirit Studio and The Creative Pond
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Lynne Baur
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My palette on the videos
We finally have the answer to a supply question I've been getting a LOT!
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Creating a Sense of Depth and Believable Shadows
. . . especially on yellow, orange, pink or red objects . . .
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The Power of Reflection and Negative Space
This is a great time of year to reflect on your painting journey and explore the power of negative space in your paintings and your life.
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November 2023

Planning a watercolor, part 6: Bringing in other media to create a successful painting
Some situations are inherently difficult to paint with transparent watercolor alone. Bringing in a other media may help you create a successful painting…
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Rules for watercolor?
Why is it so hard for us to just ignore them? Should we actually be following them?
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Planning a watercolor, part 5: Am I working with the medium's natural tendencies?
Save yourself some headaches by choosing subjects and creating designs that work with the medium
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How do I find time to paint?
We all wrestle with this. How do YOU find time to paint?
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October 2023

Sneaking up on a painting
Making small adjustments can help you paint more personally meaningful paintings based on photos. (Or, what happened when I tried to execute the plan we…
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Lynne Baur
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Reviving Dried Up Watercolor
Don't throw out those rock-hard tubes! That paint can be revived.
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Intuitive painting, part 2—Managing the voices in your head
More structures/systems to guide intutitive painting (helpful for other kinds of painting, too!)
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