white eggs as a watercolor, multicolored background
Friday, 23 February 2018 / Published in Colors, History, Materials

” White, a non-color? How can it be deadly?”

  Why is it not a color: White is not a color, technically. In light, it is mixture of all colors. A white object is reflecting back all colors, none are absorbed. Not true with pigments: mixing all colors will result in a muddy brown or gray. Symbolism in  Christian Art: In Christian art this non-color has meanings: innocence,
Sallie Bowen Studios Wheel of Color
Wednesday, 14 February 2018 / Published in Colors, Watercolor

Red is for a martyred saint, but who was St. Valentine?

Red and the Color of Martyrdom: How does a martyred saint become the symbol of love in modern day? St. Valentine was a priest in the fourth century who was beheaded in 269 A.D. as punishment for marrying young couples, contrary to Roman law under Emperor Claudius II. He is interred in a church in
Example of a watercolor using expressiveness: "And On The Third Day", Sallie Bowen Studios
Friday, 09 February 2018 / Published in Technique, Watercolor

Expressiveness: Watercolor does it best!

Why is watercolor so suited to  expressiveness? Expressiveness is the quality that gives watercolor its mood. Other adjectives used to describe this aspect are “juiciness”, “wet in wet”, or “uncontrolled.” With water as the vehicle that spreads the paint on the surface in a watercolor; the quality of expressiveness is inherent. Certainly not every watercolor has this quality, but