Tips and inspiration for getting your studio ready for winter watercolor painting ... #watercolor #watercolorpainting #art #watercolorlandscape ..read more

Tips and techniques for finding your personal and unique approach to landscape painting outdoors or as the French say, "En Plein Air." #pleinairpainting #watercolor #watercolorlandscape ..read more

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32FYjdOw-yAjzRXWuD7VFQ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WatercolorNotebook Welcome to Watercolor Notebook!  Whether you work in watercolor or some other medium, as artists we all go through a similar growth process, and today on the podcast we’re exploring the idea of challenging personal truth … what priorities, values and beliefs drive how we create art . I’m Pam Chase, creator of Watercolor Notebook and your host here on the “Encouragement for Watercolor Artists” podcast.  For the past three years I’ve been on a whirlwind j ..read more

Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32FYjdOw-yAjzRXWuD7VFQ Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/WatercolorNotebook Welcome to Watercolor Notebook!  Whether you work in watercolor or some other medium, as artists we all go through a similar growth process, and today on the podcast we’re exploring the idea of challenging personal truth … what priorities, values and beliefs drive how we create art . I’m Pam Chase, creator of Watercolor Notebook and your host here on the “Encouragement for Watercolor Artists” podcast.  For the past three years I’ve been on a whirlwind j ..read more

Watercolor teaches us to look at life in a completely different light.  It has a way of opening our hearts and minds to a new way of experiencing the world.  We do not have to settle for Covid robbing us of a full and satisfying life.     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32FYjdOw-yAjzRXWuD7VFQ https://www.facebook.com/WatercolorNotebook Art in the Park :  http://fqwp.org/events/ #watercolornotebookpodcast #overcomingfearandfrustration #watercolor #covidchallenges ..read more

If you want to be a watercolor artist, you have to put yourself out there, and if you are in introvert like me that can be a pretty scary proposition.  We’ll try everything in the book to avoid having to “go public” until we finally realize that if we’re going to be authentic, genuine and true to what we believe in our hearts to be an artistic calling, we’re just going to have to find a way to overcome those voices in our heads that say, “you’re not good enough,” “you’re wasting your time,” and “you’ll never get anywhere with this.”    If you need some encouragement to "go publ ..read more

Have you ever considered how important creativity is to your spiritual journey?  Everyone is born with a drive to create, whether you’re a painter, or maybe work with wood, metal, fabric, clay … photography … maybe writing poetry is your thing, or studying dance, or music … the point is, we all have in our hearts a desire to create.   In today’s episode we’ll explore where that desire comes from and why it’s important for artists to embrace a spiritual connection.   Watercolor Notebook is a place for creatives like you and me to find encouragement, inspiration and even some prac ..read more

This message was first posted at the beginning of the Covid epidemic which we all thought would last only a few weeks ... but here we are in our second year, so this message about the value of waiting needs a repeat! As I learn to wait I am discovering that God is always working “behind the scenes” to bring things together before He even brings me into the plan … and this often takes time.  How often have we made a mess of things because the timing wasn’t right, or it wasn’t the right place, or maybe we didn’t involve the right people?  You're in the right place today for some enco ..read more

Watercolor teaches us to look at life in a completely different light.  It has a way of opening our hearts and minds to a new way of experiencing the world.  We do not have to settle for Covid robbing us of a full and satisfying life.     https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC32FYjdOw-yAjzRXWuD7VFQ https://www.facebook.com/WatercolorNotebook Art in the Park :  http://fqwp.org/events/ #watercolornotebookpodcast #overcomingfearandfrustration #watercolor #covidchallenges ..read more

Are you constantly checking your stats on Facebook, YouTube, or Instagram ... and how is this information influencing your thoughts about  your work or even your self worth?  Don't fall into the trap of letting technology become your taskmaster ... learn to use technology to help you achieve your goals, take those thoughts captive and make some sound decisions that will get you going in the right direction!  Check out some artwork on Watercolor Notebook's Facebook page:   https://www.facebook.com/WatercolorNotebook Check out some paint along videos on Watercolor Notebook ..read more