![]() One of the reasons I love watercolour painting is the speed at which I can achieve a painting. If and when I'm clever, I can have a painting today! It took me a long time to get to this point - I've been painting watercolour close to 25 years - it's not an overnight process!! A huge obstacle for watercolour newbies is allowing the watercolour to have it's way. There's a saying "before I paint, I'm in control, once I put that brush down the watercolour takes over". The secret is, until you let go and stop trying to control the uncontrollable, watercolor, as it should be painted, will be difficult for you. Embrace "mistakes" and "accidents", runs and bleeds and allow the painting to speak to you and tell you what it wants. Have another read of my webpage "About Me" and note the last sentence - "I love watching paint dry!" Stop fiddling and controlling and start watching what the paint does, you'll start to notice the really cool effects and passages - watercolours will paint themselves if we let them and they'll certainly do it much better than we can! When we're painting watercolour it's also time to stop and smell the roses! The scary secret is, you might not get the results you wanted or expected and you certainly might not know what to do next - that's the shock of it!! Use your artist's sense of composition, value structure and design to decide next steps - does it need more darks or lights? are the shapes correct? is it balanced and unified, etc etc. Make a cuppa and watch the paint dry!! ciao i miei belli amici!! Amanda Come paint with me in Italy Watercolour for Beginners - Auckland New Zealand Weekly Classes - Auckland New Zealand En Plein Air - One Day Workshops
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