There are days when painting comes naturally, but more often you sit down in front of your paints and the ideas simply don’t arrive. There’s always something else to do—run the vacuum round quickly, put a load of laundry on—anything to avoid having to make a decision and get started. We’ve all been there. IRead more ⟶
Tag: watercolor
Starting Your Journey with Watercolor Painting
Watercolor painting is a mesmerizing art form best known for its characteristic transparency and fluidity. Unlike most other mediums, watercolor offers a unique interplay of light and color, resulting in paintings that can be either delicate or vibrant. If you’re considering adding watercolor painting as a hobby, these essential tips and insights will help youRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 3)
Here’s Part 1 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1) Here’s Part 2 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 2) Let’s get started! So today’s the big day and we are going to start to paint in watercolor. Or maybe you are going to start again. It’s not unusualRead more ⟶
Meeden’s Range of 100% Cotton Paper
Meeden recently launched their long-awaited expanded range of 100% cotton, acid free, 140lb watercolor paper blocks! Following the success of their 10 x 7 inch cold press block, they are now able to offer two additional sizes – 12 x 9 inches and 7 x 5 inches – and two additional surfaces – HOT pressRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 2)
Here’s Part 1 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1) “I don’t know what to paint if I can’t look at Pinterest or Instagram“ So what do you think people used to do before those things existed?! I remember my first art lesson when I was eleven years old. The teacher gaveRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1)
That’s a great title, isn’t it! Wouldn’t it be great if you could just read a few hundred words under the heading “How to Paint in Watercolor” and that would be it, done. You’d be able to create masterpieces easily on a daily basis exactly the way you wanted to. Something like “How to BakeRead more ⟶
Capturing Nature’s Dance – enchanting watercolor wildflowers
Would you like to know how to paint autumn leaves and late summer flowers in a modern abstract watercolor floral style? In the meadows near us right now are many flowers and leaves turning their thoughts towards autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is right upon us already, with the early morning air tingedRead more ⟶
Greenhouse Watercolor Jungle (so easy!)
In this video, I show you how to paint loose leaves and foliage in a greenhouse or glasshouse setting – or for a conservatory or terrarium – with a few simple strokes and a few shades of green. This watercolour painting tutorial is for all levels and is an easy loose watercolor project that wouldRead more ⟶
Watercolor Brush Sketching Easy Flowers for Creative Healing (how to break the rules!)
This watercolor brush sketching flower painting tutorial is for beginners and all levels. Learn how to paint loose watercolor florals with Diane Antone for relaxation and creative healing. This easy semi-abstract loose floral watercolor flower and leaf painting tutorial in modern watercolor style will help you to learn how to paint and also how toRead more ⟶
Diving into Colour
It’s possible to be afraid of colour and of making a mess of a painting, this is something I know only too well and there are many times when I despair of the piece I’m doing turning out useable for a video. But does it matter? In this abstract watercolor floral tutorial I show youRead more ⟶
Swatch and Doodle
Using my Kuretake Art Nouveau set I created eight pastel toned rectangles and embellished them with doodles in paint and pastel. This meditative exercise in watercolor and drawing is easy and relaxing to do and will be a good way to spend an hour unchallenged by the need to perform or achieve. Just let’s goRead more ⟶
Bouquet Building – how to paint a bunch of flowers!
Over the years I’ve been tending to move away from the traditional floral arrangement and go for more of an all-over bouquet pattern, as if looking at a flowerbed from close up. This is a much easier way to design a painting. But sometimes you want to paint a few flowers for a card orRead more ⟶
Paint Tropical Fruits!
This bold painting of tropical fruits is done using the “Paint First, Sketch Later” technique, which is so freeing and loose and so easy to master! Materials For this painting I decided to use my Viviva set of colors, as they are possibly the most vibrant and colorful I possess. They are nice and transparentRead more ⟶
Potty about Pots
Inspired by the fascinating designs found on pots made in Kashmir I have branched out into negative painting today! If you’re not keen on trying to draw a symmetrical pot you can find a sketch here which will help, with a few different shapes to choose from. I’ll leave the surrounding leaves up to yourRead more ⟶
Dive into Colour Mixing with Gouache
One of the sometimes frustrating things about watercolor which we all come up against is the difficulty in making alterations to your painting if you don’t like what you have painted. Yes, you probably can lift out some of the colour you’ve applied, you can keep going, and add pen or other features. But oneRead more ⟶
Pretty Vintage Birdcage with Flowers
So why shouldn’t you fall in love with your art? Well, that’s not what I mean! Someone said to me once – or maybe I read it – I suspect it might have been Ron Ranson or Roland Hilder – that it is risky to become attached to a small section of your painting whileRead more ⟶
Modern Mandala Painting
Painting a Mandala Today I thought it would be nice to do a mandala in watercolor and to talk a bit about what they are and why they bring so much into our lives, if we let them. Mandalas are traditional designs based on religious motifs which originate from the Buddhist and Hindu traditions andRead more ⟶
Mixed Media Rocks!
Sometimes it’s just fun to play around with everything you can lay your hands on! In my “art drawer” beside my painting desk I have an assortment of pencils, pens, brush pens, paints and all sorts of things that can contribute to the look of a painting which might have started out as a watercolor.Read more ⟶