by Alisa Laporte Art | Jan 26, 2019 | Painting
Learning Techniques Do you get frustrated after you learn a new technique but you don’t know how to apply it to a painting of your own? As you continue to learn in my watercolor lessons. I want you to understand how to use the three wash techniques I taught...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Dec 20, 2018 | Painting
Starting something new can be overwhelming. The problem is not knowing where to start. Whether you are a watercolor beginner, coming from another medium or are restarting after a long break, watercolor remains challenging. However, I will help you select the basics...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Nov 27, 2018 | Painting
Sennelier Brand Sennelier brand watercolor paints have been wonderful to use. If you have never used them, I would suggest giving them a try. They are very comparable in price as you get a larger tube for about the same price as a smaller tube in other brands. I...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Nov 12, 2018 | Painting
Art Supplies In this video I unbox some art supplies that I ordered, and I talk about why I wanted these specific paints. I would love to know what some of your favorite brands of paint are that I could try out. Also let me know of anything you would like me to check...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Nov 12, 2018 | Painting
The Commission I was commissioned to create a painting for my client’s wife, who loves all things Harry Potter. He wanted the night scene of Harry and his classmates arriving at Hogwarts by boat. It was for her birthday and to be a surprise! I always sketch and draw...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Oct 20, 2018 | Painting
Inspiration Baby Mine was inspired by my friend Carmen. She told me about some difficult experiences she’s had with other people’s comments, because her daughter doesn’t have the same skin color. And by all the hate of race all over the news. I felt...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Aug 29, 2017 | Painting, Plein Air
Plein Air Painting On Friday I had the opportunity to go out and paint en plein air. There is an old home with beautiful red brick that I have been wanting to paint for a while. I had 2 hours before I needed to pick up my daughter from school. My goal was to complete...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Aug 20, 2017 | SGVA, Workshop
Workshop: Going into a workshop there is always an excitement being able to meet and learn from someone you admire. I love the light, color and atmosphere Ian creates with his watercolors. Going into this mini workshop (which was only one day) I wanted to learn and...
by Alisa Laporte Art | Aug 10, 2017 | Layton, Painting, Plein Air, SGVA
I went out painting with the SGVA which meets twice a month to paint outside (plein air). It was so fun to get out and socialize with other artist while painting. I really wanted to focus on being more loose with my painting and not be so focused on all the little...
