There was a time when I would have interpreted the Doodlewash prompts literally…and today would have been a picture of an Aubergine. Today’s image is a development of an idea from my sketchbook. I’ve ignored the prompt! The sketches on this page took roughly 5 minutes each. There is hardly any details and the linesContinue reading “Aubergine”
Tag Archives: 2023
Valuable
The most valuable piece of advice I would give to beginner watercolorists is – Don’t give up, make mistakes. I’m not sure that today’s image is anatomically correct, it is copied from a sketch and it has a lot of errors. But you can learn a lot from mistakes. The bled of beach colour overContinue reading “Valuable”
Vegetation
I am enjoying working from my little sketchbook, so I have stopped using the Doodlewash optional prompt! Well, almost. This image is a little bit of MWNT in Wales. when the tide goes out you can walk along the bank of the river to the pub! I have struggled to paint this picture many timesContinue reading “Vegetation”
Mechanism
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”
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?”
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”
Alpaca
It’s easy to fall into habits and places of comfort so I have started experimenting with Watercolour and collage. I have been having a lot of successes with collage but I’m not always happy with the colours of paper that I find. I have also become attracted to newsprint in my work. I spent someContinue reading “Alpaca”
