Mary B. Spires - Watercolors

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Revised 01/20/08 RJS

Remember
 Sept. 11, 2001

Welcome to my Web Site - Click Away 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 Florida.  Of course, this lead to many other activities - “Blogging.”  There is a group of painters who are posting paintings.  I’ve been painting several per week and posting some including step by step photographs.  It began in 2007, with the original idea to make me paint more.  Learning to paint is all about “Practice.”  What do you do with all these paintings?  Check out my Blog site at http://maryspires.blogspot.com.   These Oil Paintings are available for sale via Paypal at my Web Site.   Click this internal link for a view and pricing of these blog projects.

    I teach beginning classes (Jan. - May) at the Beach Art Center in Indian Rocks, FL. NoteWith my Packets come written instructions, etc., please check out my new “Oil Packets” Step by Step.  Check back frequently for new items which I will be posting, as I get ready for my new season.  

    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 B. Spires, TDA Watercolors
8300 Royalton Rd. SW, Lancaster, OH 43130-9278, (May thru Dec.)
14130 Rosemary Ln. #1109, Largo, FL 33774-2902 (Jan. thru May)
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Web Site:  http://www.maryspires.com
Blog Site:  http://maryspires.blogspot.com/
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