Quiz: In watercolor, what is granulation?
Answer: When the pigment separates out from the water, creating a speckled texture.

There are watercolor pigments that are granulating by nature (example...paynes gray, cerulean blue etc), however, you can make all pigments that way by mixing your watercolor pigments with a liquid "Granulation Medium".

Inspirational Person:....
Great Aunt Genevieve:
I had a great aunt, Mary Genevieve Wilcox (1888-1987), that was a teacher, poet, artist, Shakespeare lover and all around interesting person. She was an inspiration to me. I remember going to her apartment and seeing the many layers of stacked paintings leaning against the walls. I just recently acquired some of her watercolor paintings. She painted on both sides of her watercolor paper. I don't know the years these were painted, but I believe she was still painting up to the years before she passed away..? Below are a few.

 She also wrote poems ...and for the holidays she would write a poem instead of sending out cards. I received a special poem for a wedding card...made especially with me in mind. Her poem below (in her handwriting) was a 1981 holiday poem...with her original drawing. Enjoy.

Do click on it to enlarge for reading.