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About the Artist
Revised 02/18/10
RJS
Welcome and Enjoy!
Watercolor is one of the more difficult of media to learn. However, after teaching for over 18 years, I found that one must first teach a student basic skills before they can truly be “creative” and go on to develop their own personal style. Through a Step-by-Step process, I have developed a method that enables students to first “see” their subject -- then transfer that subject to a line drawing, mix the correct colors (hues), and finally paint a beautiful and complete painting.
The last several years I have been
experimenting with oils. I have
wonderful teachers: Judy & Larry
Pumfrey. I take a weekly class (2
teachers for the price of one), when in
I teach beginning classes
(Jan. - May) at the
On my Product Pages you will find various: Videos (DVDs), Books, Artist Prints, plus Watercolor “Painting Packets,” (for all levels: beginning, intermediate, and advanced) plus Oil Packets which contain a pattern (line drawing), easy Step-by-Step instructions, plus a photograph of the completed painting.
For those painters who wish for more than just paint on paper, I introduced Packets for the “Design of Collage” which include required collage materials, patterns, photograph, and easy Step-by-Step instructions.
Contact Information
- Postal address USA:
- Mary Spires, TDA Watercolors
- (Nov. thru May) 14130 Rosemary Ln. #1109, Largo, FL 33774-2902
- (May thru Nov.) 8300 Royalton Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH 43130-9278
- Electronic Links:
- Web Site: http://www.maryspires.com
- Blog Site: http://maryspires.blogspot.com/
- New E-mail: Click here