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using watercolours

How to Paint a River – Video No.241

Posted on September 6, 2017 by

Today I have chosen another painting exercise by Geoff Kersey. In this 12 minute real time painting video he shows us how to paint a gently flowing river. It is a detailed realistic watercolour painting. It is one of many … Continue reading →

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How to Paint Watercolour Trees – Video No.240

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Today I have chosen a painting by Grant Fuller. In this 12 minute real time video he shows us how to paint trees in watercolour. Grant creates the atmosphere of a forest on the hills on a misty day. Hope … Continue reading →

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How to improve your watercolour paintings – Video No.235

Posted on March 22, 2017 by

In this 13 minute video Angela Fehr shows you how to improve your watercolours. Angela demonstrates and talks about 6 common mistakes and how to fix them. Hope you like my choice of the day. If you want to contact … Continue reading →

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How to paint watercolour rocks – Video No.233

Posted on February 15, 2017 by

This almost 14 minute time lapse speed painting video will show you how to paint watercolour rocks. After a one minute introduction Steve Mitchell explains how you can achieve the desired effects. Hope you like my choice of the day. … Continue reading →

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How to glue watercolour paper to a board – Video No.232

Posted on February 1, 2017 by

This 2 minute video will show you how to glue watercolour paper to a board. I have used a similar method using wallpaper glue and 40 years later that panel is still intact. However I did not paint on it … Continue reading →

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Interior of a Mansion – editor´s choice

Posted on December 19, 2016 by

Another watercolour of mine has been selected by the editor of Painters Online to be featured on the top row of their website. I was also very pleased about numerous favourable comments by readers and fellow artists. If you want … Continue reading →

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Interior of a Mansion has become editor´s choice

Posted on October 24, 2016 by

My watercolour of the interior of a mansion has been selected by the editor of Painters Online to be featured on the top row of their gallery page albeit next to the picture of a dog (see left). I have … Continue reading →

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How to paint the interior of a Mansion – Part 7

Posted on October 19, 2016 by

This is the final part 7 of my step by step work in progress painting. After posting the sketch and steps 1-6 let us now put the finishing touches to the painting. During the various stages of production I had … Continue reading →

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How to paint the interior of a Mansion – Part 6

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

This is part 6 of my step by step work in progress painting. After posting the sketch and steps 1-5 let us now proceed to other areas of the painting. As you can see I have now started on the … Continue reading →

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How to paint the interior of a Mansion – Part 5

Posted on October 16, 2016 by

Here is part 5 of my step by step painting process. After posting the sketch and the first steps of adding colours let us proceed to other areas of the painting. I completed the family portrait of the lady on … Continue reading →

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