Today I did a workshop exploring reflections in watercolour, on water . I thought I would share some of the ideas. But why should you worry about reflections? Because watercolour is the medium that likes to give! And it does wonderful reflections without you having to try, if you only trust it: Rules for reflections …
Ever thought of painting watercolour on canvas? Here’s my first attempt and I am hooked!
So here is the finished cat from yesterday. I rather like the eyes and I’ve put a close up below. If you are painting an animal and can see both eyes, I would recommend trying to make one slightly more dominant – either in clarity or colour -I don’t mean size!! It’s just we find …
So in the harsh light of day, I look again at my cat. Rubbed out a few marks I hadn’t spotted under artificial light and gave myself a stiff talking to. ‘Don’t fiddle’ should be written across every watercolourist’s heart. The temptation is overwhelming sometimes, but you lose the energy and freshness so easily… Here’s …
Cat demonstration finished (with bonus features, as they say…) Read More »
Had a happy afternoon painting cats. And I would like to know, why one day you can paint with fresh colours and a spirit of excitement and on another day, using the same colours, everything looks solid with not an ounce of life in it. Yesterday was a dead loss, today a happy one – …
I was invited into an art class today to show how I paint. Apart from the obvious question of ‘Why would anyone want to know?’, I asked what was expected and was told I could just paint and people could look over my shoulder if they fancied. So, being faced with 20 eager faces in a …