UMA KELKAR

Truth: All the types of brushes (as far as shape, handle length, purpose) have been around for years. What’s new is in the synthetic hair material. A conditioned purist, I...... Read More

This blog post is a review of Marc Taro Holme’s latest self published monograph. I read Marc’s monograph last week and was blown away. If the act of doing art...... Read More

Marc and I are doing the 30×30 directwatercolor challenge for the month of June this year and I am honored to have been asked to join him. This year it...... Read More

2019 is the third year of Direct Watercolor Challenge – a challenge that Marc Taro Holmes pioneered. Marc and I will co-host the #directwatercolor2019 on Facebook. Like every year, the...... Read More

This is a technical article. If dissecting a painting takes away the fun of seeing one, this article is not for you. There are others that are non-technical and I...... Read More

When you see the warm clouds on background of cool, dark sky, be honest, you’ve wondered if oils would make painting this scene easier than watercolors. Every time I’ve thought...... Read More

I chose to frame with Framebridge after seeing their ads on Instagram. This I did in October, where I chose frames for the artwork and paid for the framing in...... Read More

CHOKING – When painting becomes a spectator sport Painting is traditionally a private task where most of the background work for a particular piece happens inside the artist’s brain or...... Read More

What happened? I am complaining about June happening so fast on August 2, 2018. This is the fastest year ever and despite that speed, it has been a most giving...... Read More

What is #30x30DirectWatercolor2018? PAINT 30 watercolors in 30 days, from June 1-30 2018. POST your paintings in our new Facebook group. We’d like to centralize the discussion around this group, to spare our...... Read More