This page lists all documents that are new or have been significantly revised or rewritten. It does not track minor corrections, or minor additions such as new graphics.
2007
november
MY APOLOGIES. i designed this site in 1997 and spent much time getting the web pages to look identical on mac os and windows (Bill Gates House o' Pain) computers. since retirement i became less vigilant. alas, innovation took hold and the site display on windows machines has become quite ugly, which i only recognized by viewing the site recently on hotel business computers. committed to minimal browser technology, i have revamped the formatting of all pages to minimize font options, relativize font sizes, left justify text, and generally try to make the site less gruesome on windows monitors.
october
posted a thorough review of Daniel Smith PrimaTek™ watercolors.
july
started a "painting a day" blog at macevoy.blogspot.com. new works appear there every few days. all works for sale are presented in recent works.
i completely revised the pages on linear perspective, palette paintings and color vision.
march
had a watercolor show of figure nudes and portraits at the graton gallery in graton, california.
2006
april
over the past year i have invested more time painting and traveling, while working on incremental upgrades to the site ... pages dated 08.01.2005 form a consistent "final draft" and comprise my latest thoughts ... sections still missing will be completed as time and inspiration allow, and i will post recent works as they accumulate ...
keep on painting!
— bruce
march
* printer friendly (PDF) version of CIECAM ab plane
* updated printer friendly (PDF) version of artist's color wheel
2005
march
* revised additive & subtractive color mixing
* revised do "primary" colors exist?
* revised & enlarged format proportions
february
* house guests and new york visit to see the gates
january
* printer friendly (PDF) version of artist's color wheel
* printer friendly (PDF) version of artist's value wheel
* printer friendly (PDF) version of CIELAB a*b* plane
2004
december
* new york trip and holiday celebrations
november
* watercolor 2004 lightfastness tests
* lightfastness test results (in guide to watercolor pigments)
* new page an intuitive color study
* revised basic mixing method
* revised color wheels
october
* revised preparing papers for painting
* new section an intuitive color study
september
* new page wet in wet (1)
* new page advanced perspective techniques
* new page shadows, reflections & atmosphere
* revised the secret of glowing color
january - august
* revised labeling and lightfastness
* revised how to test watercolor paints
* revised a basic palette
* revised guide to watercolor brushes
* revised how watercolor brushes are made
* revised brush care & storage
* new review Da Vinci brushes
* new review rudolph arnheim
* new review ernst gombrich
* expanded color science & "color theory"
* revised light and the eye
* revised color psychology
* revised color mixing theories
* revised color wheels
* revised mixing with a color wheel
* revised color models & color wheels
* revised tonal value
* revised an artist's color theory
* revised artist's value wheel
* restructured the techniques section
* revised color harmonies
* revised watercolor mixing complements
* new page paint wheels
* new page shadows, reflections & atmosphere
* new page preparing papers for painting
* revised six stages of paper wetness
* ... and, my favorite, a spam busting public email address
2003
september-december
I am taking a break from working on this web site to pursue other challenges, including building a new studio. I'm leaving the content available as is, in hopes that you will find something useful. I won't be adding new content or fixing errors that remain.
Due to a hideous increase in spam email, I've removed all public email links from the site. These will reappear, with spam busting encoding, when I return to work on the site.
I'm very grateful to the many people who wrote to contribute to the work. I will be back.
keep on painting,
08/16/03
Bruce
august
* revised perspective in the world
* revised central perspective
* revised color temperature
april-july
* revised how to test watercolor paints
* revised how watercolor paints are made
* revised and expanded color harmonies
* new review Robert Doak watercolors
* corrected gouache & bodycolor
march
* new section the "luminosity" myth
* revised Goethe book review
* revised light and the eye
february
* updated and renamed guide to watercolor pigments
* updated working with paints
* revised color models & color wheels
* revised watercolor drying shifts
january
* new page recent works
* revised paper manufacture
2002
october+november+december
* pursued an intensive figure drawing campaign
* created the CIELAB a*b* plane
* rewrote elements of perspective
* rewrote perspective in the world
* rewrote central perspective
* revised two point perspective
september
* revised preparing papers for painting
* revised paint wheels
* revised synthetic inorganic pigments
* revised synthetic organic pigments
june+july+august
* on a long vacation
may
* new book review philip ball
* updated the retailer page
* updated the palette paintings page
* updated the lightfastness test page
* new paint review Art Spectrum
april
* new page emil nolde
* new page egon schiele
* new page paul klee
* new page maurice prendergast
* new page thomas eakins
march
* new book review michael wilcox
* new page buyer beware
* new page format proportions
* new page painting outdoors
february
* expanded color psychology
* new page painting in neutrals
* new page three point perspective
january
* new page elements of perspective
* new page perspective in the world
* new page central perspective
* new page two point perspective
* new page california scene painters
2001
december
* revised the artist's color wheel
* updated the guide to watercolor pigments
* revised earth pigments tour
* extensively revised an artist's color wheel
* new page watercolor mixing complements
* new page james mcneill whistler
november
* holidays and landscaping
october
* took a vacation
september
* rewrote and expanded light and the eye
* revised color wheels
* revised colormaking attributes
* rewrote color psychology
* revised an artist's color theory
* new page the secrets of glowing color
* new page trevor chamberlain
* new page updates
* revised art retailers
august
* revised intro page
* revised guide to watercolor pigments
* revised and expanded watercolor brands
* revised how to test watercolor paints
* expanded labeling & lightfastness
* revised visual vs. mixing complements
* created artists' value wheel
* revised tonal value
* revised palette types
* expanded pigments, paints & papers
* revised cadmium color key
* expanded advanced instruction
* expanded how-to by subject
* new page paul signac
july
* updated how watercolor paints are made
* revised and expanded labeling & lightfastness
* revised mixing with a color wheel
* revised artists' color wheel
* revised and expanded mixing green
* revised color science & "color theory"
* new page william blake
* new page john constable
* revised late georgian watercolors
* new page peter de wint
* new page samuel palmer
* new page the pre-raphaelites
* new page wassily kandinsky
* revised and expanded john marin
* new page fairfield porter
* new page philip pearlstein
* revised gerhard richter
* new page carolyn brady
june
* revised the complete palette
* new page laying a wash
* revised plein air paint kit
* new page john ruskin
* new page hercules brabazon brabazon
* revised and expanded paul cézanne
* revised and expanded j.s. sargent
* revised and expanded charles demuth
* revised and expanded georgia o'keeffe
* revised joseph raffael
may
* revised Whatman papers
* revised and shortened an artist's color theory
* revised a basic palette
* new page topographical tradition
* new page the poetic landscape
* new page william russell flint
april
* revised Fabriano papers
* revised St. Cuthbert papers
* rewrote color models & color wheels
* rewrote testing the color wheel
* revised primary triad palette
* revised secondary palette
* revised working with paints
* new page thomas girtin
* rewrote and expanded winslow homer
* new page charles burchfield
march
* occupied with buying and moving to a new home
february
* new page signing, documenting & copyright
* new page the six stages of wet
* new page francis towne
* revised and expanded j.m.w. turner
* revised victorian watercolors
january
* fixed several broken links throughout the site
* revised guide to watercolor brushes
* revised how watercolor brushes are made
* revised how to test watercolor brushes
* new page earth pigments tour
* revised tube, pan & liquid watercolors
* new page gouache & bodycolor
* new page interference paints
* rewrote paint wheels
* revised introduction to watercolor artists
* new page thomas rowlandson
* revised and expanded john cotman
* new page richard parkes bonington
* revised and expanded edward hopper
2000
* added the site map
* rewrote the intro as a statement of purpose
* revised and expanded the guide to watercolor pigments
* completed spectrophotometric paint measurements
* completed all paint lightfastness tests
* rewrote entire section on color
* added new paint brands to guide to watercolor pigments
* rewrote how watercolor paints are made
* rewrote and expanded how to test watercolor paints
* rewrote and completed the journal
* revised page on color harmonies
* doubled number of books reviewed in books
* completely rewrote guide to watercolor brushes
* redesigned section on watercolor artists
* expanded coverage of artists from 12 to over 90
* generated reflectance curves for all major pigments
* added an FAQ (frequently asked questions) page
* expanded number of artists in palette paintings
* updated and expanded coverage of online retailers
1999
I blocked out the remainder of the site, including the sections on watercolor papers, brushes and watercolor palettes. I began sections on watercolor artists, watercolor technique and online retailers. Wrote the intro as a basic orientation and answer to common questions from readers.
1998
I began painting watercolors in 1997. This site started as a small file I kept of notes on watercolor paints, including my first test swatches. (I put these on the front page of the watercolor site, to remind myself of how far I've come and how little I really understand.) The earliest pages were added in 1998: the guide to watercolor pigments and the section on "color theory" (which is not a "theory" at all but a hoary collection of half truths), and the section on watercolor books. Much of this is described in my watercolor journal — which I hope will inspire you to start a journal, too.
Last revised 11.12.2007 • © 2007 Bruce MacEvoy
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