March came in like a lamb and out like a lion this year, at least for us. For many of you it came and left like a fire-breathing dragon! April then brought us early flowers and plenty of gardening. That’s why I’ve combined our March and April recap into one this year. I’ve been pretty busy all during the month of April planting something or other. Most of the veggie garden is now finished and we have a brand new flower garden outside our gate. Needless to say, while I was busy preparing our gardens, Steve was busy creating fabulous videos to share with you all.

If you happened to have overlooked any of our March or April videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube, here they are with a list of links to them all.

As usual, you will also find the additional links to exclusive content on Patreon (only accessible if you’re a Patron). If you’ve not become a Patron yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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From Punxsutawney Phil’s prognostication, to flowers and chocolates and blizzards, February has been a very busy, full month. I know many of you were hit hard with storms and snow this month and I wish I could have given you some of our Southern warmth. I, Rita, (Steve’s wife) was raised with Iowa cold and blizzards. I don’t mind missing out on them now.

And if you’ve missed out on any of our February videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube, here’s Steve’s videos with a list of links to them all.

No exclusive Patreon content this month. We’ll have more in March, so stay tuned!

I Can’t Get Enough of This Sketching Process!

I started experimenting with this sketching process about 3 years ago and I keep coming back to it. Very effective, fun and satisfying. This is not just for faces. Works for sketching any subject in just about any sketchbook.

Landscape Watercolor Sketching with a Waterbrush

You asked so here it is. My watercolor sketching process applied to a Cypress Tree landscape. A fun, simple process that I’m also thinking will be great for plein air.

Should I Use TWO Art Styles in the Same Painting?!

Changing painting styles as you move away from the center of interest? What does that accomplish if anything? Well, lets find out.

Is there a BEST Brush for Watercolor?! The Brushes I’m using 2023.

Here’s an updated look at the watercolor brushes I like to use and some general advice on buying good brushes.

Last month we ushered in year 2023. Hard to believe we’re over 1/5th of the way through the 21st century! I remember when we thought “2001, a Space Odyssey” was in the distant future. It’s amazing how quickly time gets away from us.

And in case time has gotten away from you and you’ve missed the January videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube, here’s the list of links to them all.

You will also find the additional links to exclusive content on Patreon (only accessible if you’re a patron). If you’ve not become a Patron yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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Ho ho ho! We love to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, our only hope of glory. And we hope you all had a very, merry Christmas season, too! As we decorated the house, we were also able to post some great videos.

In case you’ve missed the videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube for the previous month of December 2022, here’s the list of links to them all.

You will also find the additional links to exclusive content on Patreon (only accessible if you’re a patron). If you’ve not become a Patron yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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November seemed to fly by this year on a fast downhill to December. We hope all of you enjoyed a yummy Thanksgiving dinner and maybe a little football. We have so much to be thankful for and it’s good to count our blessings at least once a year.

Because we gave some special love to our Patrons this month, we posted just two videos for all viewers on YouTube for the month of November 2022, here’s the list of links to them both.

For you Patrons, we did something special to kick off the month of November. We provided several helpful videos just for you. Make sure you check them out (only accessible if you’re a patron). If you’ve not joined Patreon yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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The frost is on the pumpkin, the Jack O’ Lanterns have gone home, and we’re gearing up for month of Thanksgiving. It’s time of elections, football, family gatherings, Thanksgiving dinners, and the beginning of Advent. We have so much to look forward to as we move closer to the end of the year.

But in case you’ve missed the videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube for the previous month of October 2022, here’s the list of links to them all. 

No exclusive Patreon content was posted in October. Instead, we’ve done something special for Patrons to kick off the month of November. Make sure you check it out (only accessible if you’re a patron). If you’ve not joined Patreon yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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It’s hard to believe October is already here, with cooler weather and pumpkin spice found everywhere. (I’m even using pumpkin spice watercolor paper!) Not found on Amazon.com or anywhere else as far as I know.

In case you’ve missed the videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube for the previous month of September 2022, here’s the list of links to them all.

You will also find the additional links to exclusive content on Patreon (only accessible if you’re a patron). If you’ve not become a Patron yet, please consider supporting this channel and receiving additional, helpful content.

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For a while now I’ve wanted to post my videos right here on my blog as another path or alert to ones you might have missed. In fact it was one of the original intents of this blog. YouTube’s notifications sometimes don’t hit the mark even if you’re subscribed to the channel and have the bell clicked for those notifications. I think for me the best approach is to post a monthly recap including all the videos posted in the previous month with a brief description in case you missed one as many viewers often do. For each monthly post I will also include a list recapping the exclusive content I provide on Patreon which can also be easy to miss.

So, to kick it off, here are the videos that were posted for all viewers on YouTube for the month of August 2022, followed by a list of links to exclusive content just for supporters on Patreon (only accessible if you’re a patron).

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What’s this? A blog post? Sure why not. For The Mind of Watercolor YouTube Channel, 2020 & 2021 have been interesting to say the least. Challenges continue in 2022 to just maintain my channel’s status quo, and not only because of the “Rona.” New family challenges arose that stressed my productivity bandwidth to the max. I won’t go into the details but suffice it to say a “new normal” had to be adopted. Blog posts are the first thing on my list to suffer neglect and that’s by design. But I do love to write given the chance and that desire bats it’s beckoning eyes every now and then. Landmark events are good occasions to drop a word or two. So here goes.

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