About the Artist I began my watercolor journey in 1975. At that that time, I was a Captain in the United States Air Force and working as an instructor pilot and flight examiner at Altus AFB, OK. It was a change from my previous assignment where I was gone from home, about half of the […]
Watercolor Painting Demonstration – Winter Ice, Potomac River
A Virginia Artist – Creating Award Winning Art In Oil and Watercolor CHRISTINE LASHLEY — ARTIST’S STATEMENT: As a contemporary impressionist painter, I am constantly drawn to light. Nature’s unique colors, harmonies and contrasts offer a visual feast that I love to capture in artwork. I gather most of my ideas by painting outdoors. On location […]
Watercolour Tutorial Step by Step – “Shutters”
Enjoy this watercolour tutorial step by step by artist John Fisher. This is another of a series of free watercolour demonstrations I’ll be posting in the months ahead. These are lengthy and detailed and show how I strive to achieve a high degree of realism in my work. Step 1 Credit for this beautiful photograph […]
Watercolor Pouring Demonstration
About Barbara Sailor An Ohio artist, Barbara studied art and art education at Bowling Green State University and has been a public school art teacher for more that 40 years. She was raised in Cleveland and now resides in the western section of the state. She works in many media, but is primarily a watercolorist […]
Watercolor Painting Demo – Flowers
Materials Used: I used a mix of watercolor brands: Winsor Newton, Holbein and M. Graham: Sap Green, Cadmium Lemon, Peacock Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Permanent Rose, Cobalt Blue, Winsor Violet, Hookers Green and Pthalo Blue. BRUSHES: Inexpensive Hake wash brushes, Isabey and Richeson brands Kolinsky, #8, #6, #4, and #2. 1. The Outline Drawing I make […]
“Post & Wire” – Learn to Paint with Watercolours
About John Fisher I was born and educated in England, graduating from the Luton School of Arts (now Barnfield College) in 1945. It was my hope to become a graphic artist, but at the end of the Second World War returning service men and women had first crack at the few jobs available, and rightly […]
How to Paint a Still Life in Watercolor – “Tomatoes”
Below is a wonderful step by step tutorial on how to paint a still life in watercolor by artist John Fisher (see bio and website link below). I hope you find this demonstration helpful and enjoyable! Happy Painting! Watercolour Sill Life techniques – Still Life with Tomatoes Another in my series of watercolour demos based […]
Negative Space Painting Watercolor Tips and Techniques
Negative space painting is a fairly simple concept, but not so easy to explain. Instead of first painting the main subjects of a composition, the areas of interest, like a tree, house or person for instance, you paint in the areas, or space, around these objects. The area or space around the main objects in […]
How to Paint a Seascape in Watercolor
Learn how to paint a beautiful seascape in watercolour with this free step by step painting tutorial by artist Julie Duell (see bio below). How to Paint a Seascape in Watercolour One lady emailed asking for a seascape demonstration in watercolour – so here is my effort. Now I am making this a combination of […]
Watercolor Batik on Rice Paper – Step by Step Lesson
“My true passion is free-flowing, bold watercolor. I use large round brushes and a lot of paint and water. I welcome watercolor to be what it is – to run, to mix, to bloom, to drip, to splash – to play like a happy child! My current work revolves around the exploration of an alternative […]