Beginners to watercolour are often troubled by the mechanics of the medium. It is different from opaque art materials such as oils and acrylics and so easy to mix a muddy colour. I like to keep my palette in a very ordered state and I tend to paint with only primary colours. Red, yellow andContinue reading “Mechanism”
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You Lemon!
I re-read the articles in the Painter magazine last night and I also thought about my own sketchbook practice. So today, not using the Doodlewash Prompt of Lemon, I am going to describe my water colour practice. Everything I do starts with a sketch. These are generally made on location in a little A6 sketchContinue reading “You Lemon!”
Flavor?
It is safe to say that I am so far off the doodlewash topic prompt today and in quite a mess. I have reviewed the week’s work so far, and I am happily on a journey of discovery with collage and watercolour. One thing I’ve noticed is how different materials can have various effects onContinue reading “Flavor?”
Startle
I was scared to start a month long project based around watercolour, having become very effective with collage techniques. But I am finding a lot of freedom to experiment with watercolour and push the boundaries of what is possible. While Gouache is not strictly watercolour, it is still a water-based medium and allowed by CharlieContinue reading “Startle”
Burst
I want to push the boundaries of what is possible with Watercolour during July. These are not finished pieces but a journey of discovery! I’ve come to love text in images. This is a view of Warwick castle. It’s also a picture of my new toy, a Lyra water soluble graphite stick. In watercolour weContinue reading “Burst”
Raspberry?
I’ve decided to completely ignore the Raspberry prompt today! This is a complete experiment using a very random technique that I picked up from a youtube video entitled – Got PAINTERS BLOCK? Try this 5 MINUTE Loose Watercolor Landscape Painting Exercise, Lots of Fun! I’m beginning to get excited about this project now. I wasContinue reading “Raspberry?”
Diversion
The World Watercolour Month idea belongs to Charlie O’Shields and you can find all the prompts to inspire paintings on the Doodlewash website. Day 2 Diversion I’ve gone very ‘off piste’ on this prompt and I am beginning to think I may deviate for the rest of the month. I love to experiment and IContinue reading “Diversion”
Welcome to my world of watercolour month
I started out as a devout Water-colourist. Refusing to use black, leaving highlights instead of using white paint and generally having a miserable time with a medium that can’t be tamed! Day 1 Prompt – Sunlit. I try to harmonise my paintings these days, starting with an all over wash and then choosing to darkenContinue reading “Welcome to my world of watercolour month”
Morning Regime
This is another idea I am working on to create a finished collage image of some boats I saw at Tresaith, in Wales. I’m using collage papers that I have made by printing on newspaper and then tearing to shape. The boat and block coloured paper are children’s sugar paper which has become a trademarkContinue reading “Morning Regime”
Another week, another round of Doodlewash
Sometimes it’s easier than others with the doodlewash prompts. Clip was the prompt – and this is a bulldog clip. When we used to use paper and store documents you would always grab a Bulldog clip. I wonder how many of todays children would even recognise this item! Everything was paper and notebooks when IContinue reading “Another week, another round of Doodlewash”
