A few months ago, I decided to take the plunge and learn how to do watercolours.
I have always sketched and drawn with pencils, or with a fountain pen and ink, therefore, art concepts like perspective and the use of value (to create depth) are known to me. It’s just how to colour it!
I started with Charles Evans on Youtube, did a few of his projects from his website (it’s free) and found that I really enjoyed it, and found I had a knack to do it.
Alan Owen has a Youtube channel. He is in his 90s, with failing eyesight, yet he paints these beautiful “loose” watercolour paintings in the style of Edward Wesson and Edward Seago. Each painting is normally finished in under 30 minutes! He is a joy to watch and listen to as he paints. Very, very knowledge and is only too happy to share his precious skill.
Currently, I’m learning how to paint in a loose style by watching Alan Owen. It’s great fun and very enjoyable to paint like this. Relaxing too.
There is just something magical about painting in a loose manner with as little detail as possible, yet the viewer can fully understand the scene.
To do this well, with single, confident, brush strokes is extremely difficult!
I like to think of loose painting rather like a quick sketch, but using in colour rather than pencil or ink.
I use the following kit in my paintings.
Nov 2023 - Here are some watercolours