A Creative Journey, by Michael Mitchell

I have not done very many watercolors of flowers...it seems to be a popular subject though, and spring is the perfect opportunity to get som...

I challenged myself with painting a goldfish. It has been a while since I painted any animals so I found a pic on Google images and started...

I usually paint from a photo or plein air. I rarely paint straight from my imagination, but it's good to exercise my imagination once i...

This is the second challenge that I have taken on that was presented by the Google+ community Group Watercolor Painting. The concept behind...

I seem to do well with a challenge someone gives me, or a competition. I never seem to win but it gets me motivated. So here is a challenge...

Many artists that I have talked to do value studies with a quick pencil sketch before they start a painting. I usually just throw a couple ...

The weather here in California is just too nice to paint inside, so I took advantage of a warm February afternoon to head down to the river....