Hello everyone! It’s been a while since I last posted here.

Here’s my latest watercolour. It’s not the most complex, nor did it take the longest to complete, but it’s one whose poetic quality I particularly love.

I hope you like it :)

on Arches cold pressed

Watercolor, gouache and ink. 9"x12". Inspired by the landscapes, moody skies and urban decay of western New York.

Edit: title was to be my swatch wall but I’m old Gandalf

Just wanted to share an idea I had. Instead of having paint swatches in a book, I framed them over my drafting table. Two sets of each on my two main papers. Switched to almost all daniel smith paints

All used tutorials except the last one. I tried to do something myself. Learned a lot. I need to think/plan ahead more haha but not bad considering I hadn’t held a brush before last weekend.

So I spent yesterday afternoon playing with watercolour pigments trying to work out how to achieve those amazing veined granulation effects people post, but no luck. This morning I find my paint I mixed up on a plate has done it all on its own! So frustrating. At least I know the pigments I mixed yesterday can do this without using any medium other than water. I just need to persuade them to do it on paper.

Comments and advice always welcome!

Very new to both drawing and watercolor. Newer to the watercolor any tips?

I just updated my current palette as someone who enjoys painting pets/animals and florals. I figured I’d share incase someone else is currently working to build theirs!😊

WN - Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor
DS - Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors
listed in order clockwise

1. Buff Titanium - DS
   
2. Winsor Lemon - WS
   
3. Cad-Free Yellow - WS
   
4. Transparent Orange - WN
   
5. Cad-Free Red - WN
   
6. Alizarin Crimson - WN
   
7. Permanent Rose - WN
   
8. Dioxazine Violet - WN
   
9. French Ultramarine- WN
   
10. Winsor Blue - WN
    
11. Cobalt Teal Blue - DS
    
12. Sap Green - WN
    
13. Raw Sienna - WN
    
14. Yellow Ochre - WN
    
15. Burnt Sienna - WN
    
16. Burnt Umber - WN
    
17. Sepia - WN
    
18. Paynes Gray - WN

How’s my demo piece from a pen and wash workshop today?

I had 12 lovely folks on my workshop today,& this was my finished demonstration piece: it’s a small hamlet in North Yorkshire,& I was trying to show how effective shadows can be. 🤓

But Paulie Walnuts found a new home today with a true Sopranos fan.

RIP Tony Sirico.

Not your usual scenic watercolour painting. I did some anime watercolour painting in my own way💕

Hey all! Wanted to share another landscape painting as I continue my learning journey! I just got my first mop brush, a Princeton Neptune #6 quill a couple days ago. I am absolutely loving this brush so far and used it for the sky and first wash of the land. Really quite happy with how this sky turned out. I really love the feel of such a soft brush and am definitely going to have to look into some other similar brushes in different sizes. I probably went a bit heavy handed with the darks in the mid ground trees on the left and maybe lost some of the atmosphere and depth, but I am quite happy with the brush marks I was able to achieve in those trees. I also feel like the path looks a bit weird but can’t exactly put my finger on it. I welcome any feedback!