"Chowder Technique" for Capturing Misty Weather in Gouache / Watercolor

Here's an unusual gouache technique, good for rainy days. The setup: a pan of transparent watercolors and four squeezes of gouache—white, red, yellow, and blue. Quick pencil sketch, then I spread a thin, creamy layer of tinted white gouache across the page. That's the broth. A hundred percent humidity keeps the surface damp, so I drop in chunks of color—trees that melt straight into the mist. Once it sets, I reach for the colored pencils: utility poles, crisp power lines, right over the dry paint. Wet, brothy gestures to dry, crunchy details—that's painting in the chowder. Find the full story in the Feb/Mar issue #167 of International Artist Magazine or on my Substack: