by Jill Stefani Wagner

“Ancient Corinth”  Plein Air Watercolor Painting  5.5 inches x 8.5 inches

I’m back from a wonderful trip to Athens and Santorini, but am still fighting a fierce case of jet lag. That 7-hour time difference really played havock with my system!

I didn’t have much time to paint but I did bring along my little Cretacolor Aqua Briques to experiment with. I’d never used them before so I was looking forward to playing with them. These blocks of color can be wetted and used as transparent watercolor, or more opaquely like gouache. But you can also draw with them, like a crayon or pastel. I loved their strong color and versatility and quickly adapted to the way they laid on my watercolor paper. I would highly recommend them for travel painting because they are so portable.

“Greek Tower”  Plein Air Watercolor Painting  8.5 inches x 5.5 inches

Whenever my sisters slowed down for a bit, I’d pull out my paints and little watercolor paper block and paint whatever was in front of me. No time to search for the perfect view, just painted what I saw.

“Monastiraki”  Plein Air Watercolor Painting  8.5 inches x 5.5 inches

This artwork was created with:
Paper:  Watercolor paper
Medium: Cretacolor Aqua Briques