Based in Redwood City, CA, Alan Stinson has a customer-focused background in areas such as inventory management and retail delivery. A music enthusiast who enjoys playing the guitar, Alan Stinson also has a passion for creating works of art in Redwood City, CA.

One unique method of generating vibrant works of art involves watercolors and use of a wet-on-wet technique. This technique employs a wet painting surface in tandem with wet colors and is ideal for background washes, skies, and landscapes that have a flowing contour.

However, there is an element of unpredictability to the wet-on-wet style, as the watercolor’s form will be determined to a large degree by the movement of water as it dries. This technique has an advantage when looking to add texture to an already colored-in shape within a composition, as the unpredictability is contained within a specific area.

A variation of this technique involves starting a wet-on-wet watercolor wash with one color and then next to it adding another hue or a more intense version of the original color. The two colors will blend and create an intriguing gradient that fluidly connects two distinct tones.