In today’s video, we’re painting this soft and lovely scene of lavender and bees using a special loose watercolor technique I’ve developed to create flowing, natural effects with minimal fuss. Before we get started, I’ll give you a quick update on what’s new in the studio — including the World Watercolor Month PLUS prompt sheets for July. You’ll find chapters if you’d like to jump ahead, but I hope you’ll stay to the end for a peaceful moment in the garden with real lavender and bees, and as a bonus treat: scroll down for links to three lavender reference photos available to use without restriction for YouTube Members and Patreon supporters!
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Download your WWM 'Plus' Prompt sheeets:
https://dianeantone.com/download-your-free-world-watercolor-month-2025-prompt-sheet/
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Buy our WWM 2025 Souvenir mug and pouch:
https://worldwatercolormonth.com/shop/?filter_brand=diane-antone
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Download the Lavender Reference Trio:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/132635847
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DianeAntoneStudio/membership (scroll down to the members posts to find the photos)
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:26 What's on my desk today
01:03 I've been experimenting with gouache
02:15 Thinking about acrylic
04:13 "Acrylics" by Adrian Burrows
08:33 Selecting and swatching lavender colors
15:02 Creating the loose watercolor background
20:52 About our prompts for World Watercolor Month 2025
23:24 Painting stems and background flowers
27:59 Painting the foreground flowers
30:33 Mixing a lavender grey
33:49 Painting the bees
36:36 Continuing with the lavender
52:14 Critiquing my work
52:53 Correcting / finishing the painting
55:06 Bees on the lavender in our garden
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