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Recently, I was juried into the Western Federation of Watercolor Society spring show. It took place in Grapevine Texas. The juror was...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Feb 8
- 1 min
My First Regional Show
I am sharing this news because I am very excited to have been juried into The Western Federation of Watercolor Society Show this spring...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Jan 24
- 1 min
Flowers for Valentine's Day
Do you buy your Valentine flowers each year? If so, why not buy a watercolor print of flowers that will last a whole lot longer than live...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Nov 29, 2022
- 1 min
Having Fun With Batik
Recently, I have veered away from the traditional approach to watercolor painting and I have delved into watercolor batik on rice paper....
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Outhouse Calendars for 2023
For those of you out there that like quirky, colorful, outhouses, like I do, I am happy to present a high quality printed outhouse...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
Wade in the Water
A great jazz pianist from Chicago died this week. His name was Ramsey Lewis. I always liked his work and in particular I liked his song...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Aug 18, 2022
- 1 min
My Winning Painting
I am posting this blog again because I received such good news from the Fall Watercolor Society of Oregon Show. I won 6th place for my...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Jul 12, 2022
- 1 min
The 150th Open
To celebrate the 150th Open Championship, I painted the famous 18th hole at St. Andrew's golf course in Scotland, which has the famous...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Jun 8, 2022
- 1 min
Tualatin Traffic Box Art
I am so excited that my painting of Kayaks was chosen to be portrayed on a Tualatin Traffic box. It's almost like my first installation,...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- May 18, 2022
- 3 min
Additional products based on Outhouses in Watercolor
July 17, 2022 I have more good news. I keep getting new things back from the printer so my Outhouse paintings inventory is growing. I...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Moving Water
My steps in painting a river with rapids in watercolor. Before I started my painting, I had taken some really nice photos of waterfalls...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Mar 28, 2022
- 2 min
The steps for creating a watercolor painting using Don Andrews methods
The Original reference for the painting was a photograph I took of the Oregon Coast. The first step in a painting is always creating one...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Mar 1, 2022
- 1 min
Art in the city of Tualatin
I am so excited that my entry, entitled White Water, was selected by the Tualatin Arts Advisory Committee and Tualatin community members...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Feb 16, 2022
- 2 min
How doing jigsaw puzzles has helped my painting skill
By Mary Fran Anderson Experts say that Jigsaw puzzles enhance creativity.. In fact, research continues to prove that creative thinking...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Jan 26, 2022
- 1 min
Oregon Fire 2017
By Mary Fran Anderson Originally I painted this painting on Yupo paper and named it Engulfed. It was the first painting that I ever had...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Jan 17, 2022
- 2 min
The importance of Value in a painting
By Mary Fran Anderson John Pike once said that “the ability to really see values is by far the single most important factor in watercolor...
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Mary Fran Anderson
- Dec 30, 2021
- 1 min
YUPO Paper vs. Cold-Press Watercolor Paper and the Application of Watercolor Paint.
Two examples include YUPO and Cold-pressed watercolor paper. Characteristics of each of these two types of watercolor paper are as...
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