Joel PopadicsNov 5, 20212 minAs Exciting as Watching Paint DryIf you've seen a recent picture of me, you might wonder why would this guy need a hair dryer? But, I do and I use one for my watercolors...
Joel PopadicsOct 22, 20212 minA Touch of GrayI have quite a few favorite colors and Payne's Gray is definitely among them. It's a bluish-gray color that we add to our landscape...
Joel PopadicsSep 24, 20214 minBrushing Up on a Few Things"Brushes of good quality are the most important. If properly treated, they will last for years. So do not buy cheap ones that soon go to...
Joel PopadicsSep 10, 20214 minFive of My Favorite Art CollectionsWhen I’m seeking inspiration and new ideas, I go to a museum and look at the old masters. A visit to a museum is a great way to spend the...
Joel PopadicsFeb 18, 20202 minHappy Birthday Anders Zorn! Today is Anders Zorn's birthday! Born 160 years ago in the small rural town of Mora, Sweden on February 18, 1860, he is considered to be...
Joel PopadicsJan 24, 20204 minJ.M.W. Turner: Watercolors From Tate “I always paint what I see,” said Turner; yet no painter ever departed further from close imitation or took more liberties with his...
Joel PopadicsNov 22, 20193 minThe Grass is Always Greener“As one might speak of Velazquez’s blacks, one must speak of DuMond’s greens” - William H. Gerdts, American Impressionist Writer and...
Joel PopadicsJun 13, 20193 minLooks Good on Paper“Of all the tools you’ll use in transparent watercolor, by far the most important one is your paper. Watercolor paper must be of good...
Joel PopadicsMay 19, 20193 minTen Places I’d Like to Paint Before I StopThis list could really be twelve places I’d like to paint before I stop, but I can scratch off two from the list - the Parthenon in...
Joel PopadicsMay 3, 20192 minThe Sol App and the Golden Hour"As first glimpsed from the edge of the abyss, the Grand Canyon is a geologic marvel and a spiritual emotion. Below is a primeval void,...
Joel PopadicsMar 29, 20193 minArt Store ConfidentialI suggested to a student once, that he should purchase a good sable brush. I was a little embarrassed when I told him the price – sables...
Joel PopadicsFeb 28, 20193 minReal Men Use Magic EraserI always say, "Real men (real watercolorists) don't use white or art masking fluid." I work in a "pure" manner, and I don't...well hardly...
Joel PopadicsFeb 13, 20192 minMan's Best Painting Friend“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon...
Joel PopadicsJan 31, 20193 minWatercolor PalettesThe Salmagundi Club in Manhattan has a unique collection. Numerous palettes of artists from the past adorn the walls above the library...
Joel PopadicsDec 22, 20182 minIsabellas Free...Forever"Has the music room dissolved, this morning, in the sunshine? I felt last night as though I were in a Hans Anderson Fairy Tale, ready to...