6/18/2026 4:47:47 PM

Plein Air / Fresh Air: Composing with Meadows

There’s nothing quite like breaking out of a forest into a meadow... [...]

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11/28/2025 4:43:42 PM

Watercolor USA Honor Society Signature membership

Many thanks to WHS for acceptance into this prestigious organization! [...]

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6/17/2025 5:29:40 PM

Watercolor Society of Alabama Signature Silver Membership

I achieved a milestone without even realizing it! [...]

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5/8/2025 12:10:01 PM

Watercolor Artist Magazine feature article: All That Shimmers

From sparkling creeks to delicate florals, Jane Fritz illuminates the everyday to shine a bright light on her love of nature. [...]

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4/25/2025 3:09:13 PM

A Basic Palette for Plein Air Painting

When I am plein air painting, time is of the essence, so I need to know which pigments to mix quickly to get the desired colors. [...]

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9/12/2024 1:14:36 PM

Featured Artist: The Art of Watercolour Magazine Issue 55, Sept. - Nov. 2024

I am thrilled to be a featured artist as a result of winning the previous issue's Reader Competition! [...]

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6/14/2024 5:23:09 PM

Top 2 Winners in the Art of Watercolour Magazine Competition!!!

I am jubilant that two of my paintings won 1st Place and 2nd Place [...]

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6/1/2024 3:26:47 PM

Plein Air / Fresh Air: Use a variety of edges for more dynamic paintings

Have you ever wondered how some paintings achieve such a great moody atmosphere, where your eye moves around among the soft shapes and then to the exciting, sharply focused center of interest? [...]

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2/2/2024 11:39:30 AM

MTWS Signature Membership

I am happy to announce that I recently was awarded Signature Membership with the Montana Watercolor Society. This signifies that I have been selected into at least 3 of their juried exhibitions. Besides the nice certificate, I got a spiffy pin. How cool is that! [...]

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12/13/2023 4:13:23 PM

Plein Air / Fresh Air: Approaching Trees in Landscapes

I am a firm believer in learning how to draw and paint, period, and then you apply those skills [...]

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9/20/2023 4:28:10 PM

Outstanding Watercolor in the September 2023 BoldBrush Painting competition!!!

Well, I'm speechless! "Sparkling Water, on the Rocks," has been awarded Outstanding Watercolor in the September 2023 BoldBrush Painting competition!!! A huge thank you to juror Tina Garrett for this very high honor.   [...]

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5/14/2023 4:06:29 PM

Plein Air / Fresh Air: Using a Complementary Color Scheme

Two-color painting works great for plein air, because you don’t waste precious time choosing or mixing a full range of colors. [...]

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3/13/2023 3:27:30 PM

Another Article about Me: The Art of Watercolour Issue #49

"Pelicans at the Bosque" is a striking watercolour that captures the essence of these majestic birds [...]

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1/28/2023 5:54:11 PM

Publication about Me: The Art of Watercolour Issue #48 (Winter 2023)

Here is the article about me...and here are my contest winners [...]

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12/2/2022 11:00:29 AM

Publication: Las Vegas, New Mexico 2023 Calendar

The Chamber of Commerce selected my painting, "Squall over Hermit's Peak," for the cover of the 2023 Las Vegas calendar. What a nice honor! [...]

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10/18/2022 5:46:02 PM

Plein Air / Fresh Air: The Value of Values

A painting with a good range and pattern of values will attract attention from across a room [...]

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