Bohan Art Newsletter Watercolor tips and techniques from Matthew Bohan I’ve been away from the drafting table quite a bit lately due to travel and spring birding. I also had some frustrating technical issues with video recordings and image stabilization that, unfortunately, ruined a few videos. So, instead of watching my demos in July, I’d highly recommend watching this video series: The Long Game: Why Leonardo DaVinci was once a loser, subtitled “Do you ever have that feeling that everyone...
2 months ago • 3 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Watercolor tips and techniques from Matthew Bohan Every once in a while, I have a chance to break the long stretch from fall to spring with a mid-winter getaway, and I’m happy to report that this was one of those years. I met my brother for a week of birding in Florida in early February, and I’ve included some pictures from that trip in this issue. With spring migration just around the corner, we’re barely a month away from the best birding of the year in this part of the...
6 months ago • 1 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter So, the bad news is that all of the video links I just shared with you in the newsletter appear to be broken, despite being pasted directly from YouTube. (Sigh.) The good news is that you can still access all of the time-lapse videos by following the blog post links above each image. Sorry for the extra message in your inbox, and all the best with your painting! Matt Matthew Bohan ❖ Bohan Art Bohan Art Newsletter | V3N1 | January 2026 | Watercolor tips and techniques If...
8 months ago • 1 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Watercolor tips and techniques from Matthew Bohan It's hard to believe this is the beginning of year three for this newsletter! I've shifted to publishing quarterly for now and plan to continue sharing as long as you're still interested in reading and watching. As always, let me know if there's a specific watercolor, sketching or design topic you'd like me to address. Recent Paintings and Time-lapse Videos Here are my latest watercolors with links that include access to...
8 months ago • 2 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Watercolor tips and techniques from Matthew Bohan Has it been two months already?! Not only are we well into fall, but it's almost Halloween! In honor of that occasion, I've included a few fan favorites at the end of this newsletter. For several years I created craft-foam bird hats for our kids to wear while trick-or-treating, and the blog posts of those continue to be among my most-visited, even though I haven't made a new one since 2016! Bohan Art News In addition to my...
11 months ago • 2 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Hello! I hope you had a great summer and are enjoying a positive transition into fall. It was back to college this week for half of our household. Recent Paintings One wader, two shorebirds and a fascinating fly: here are close-ups and links to my latest watercolors and their corresponding videos. ✦ Brown Mantidfly ✦ Black-crowned Night Heron ✦ Winter-plumed Long-billed Dowitcher ✦ Stretching Wilson’s Snipe Interested in buying, commissioning or licensing my work? Contact...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Hello! I hope your summer has gotten off to a great start. In what will probably be an annual tradition, I skipped the May newsletter to focus on birding. So, in addition to my recent paintings, I've included some photos below from my birding adventures. Recent Paintings Here are close-ups of and links to my latest watercolors and their corresponding videos. ✦ Black-throated Green Warbler ✦ Common Gallinule ✦ Common Yellowthroat Warbler ✦ Female Northern Cardinal...
about 1 year ago • 1 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Hello again! You might have noticed that I skipped a couple of months. My goal is to send a newsletter out each month, but I recognize that life—and birding—will sometimes get in the way. This break in the routine was due to a bit of both, some of which you can see in the photos below. I recently had the pleasure of taking a photo trip to central Florida with my brother Ted, an incredible photographer who generously loaned me a lot of gear for the adventure. As a longtime...
over 1 year ago • 2 min read
Bohan Art Newsletter Hello and Happy New Year! I hope your 2025 has gotten off to a great start. In this issue, I've included your new freebie, 8 Tips to Simplify Your Sketching, as well as links and images for the two watercolors I completed over the last month. I didn't get any reader questions over the holidays, so I'm leaving that section out until next time. Recent Paintings + What's in a Title? The first painting, Green Heron, turned out to be quite frustrating, as I describe in the...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
