The watercolor paintings in this post are from 10-20 years ago. I haven’t been posting new work for several months because I got stuck working on one oil painting, overworking, reworking, starting over, rinse and repeat. I’ve also became sensitive to solvents…
Farewell Oil Painting; Hello Watercolor, My Old Friend — Jana Bouc, Artist
This week I decided to try to paint something quite quickly since I’m still unwell. So I painted this forest scene with no sketching, no planning (except some planning in my head) and three brushes –
I painted a graded wash for the background going from a French Ultramarine (dulled with a tiny bit of Payne’s Grey) through a Winsor Blue (with a hint of Phalo blue) to Paynes Grey (with a tiny bit of Phalo blue as well.)
Then, once it was dried I added some…
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I have painted this same subject before. Now tried it with a twist, by painting it over gesso. The colors shine even more over gesso. The technique will need getting used to.
Hello friends!
Today’s post is a fun little art lesson for one of my favorite things to paint -galaxies! I’m hoping to make an entire watercolor video course one day, but… that has to wait until after my wedding. Heh. Meanwhile, I thought I’d try out a written format with photos. Let me know what you think!
Enjoy some art therapy! 🙂
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This was an easy and almost effortless watercolor painting. I like to paint trees and their reflections because they are always a great practice for loose brushstrokes. 🙂
Dies war eine einfache und fast mühelose Aquarellmalerei. Ich male gerne Bäume und ihre Reflexionen, weil sie immer eine großartige Übung für lockere Pinselstriche sind. 🙂
Watercolor is my passion! And I like to share my fascination for this wonderful art-medium with you in my books and tutorials – now available for Kindle!!!
No matter if you choose „Watercolor:Workshop Volume 1“, „Watercolors in Minutes Volume 1“, „Sunflower Your Life! – The Sunflower Workshop“ or my tutorial series “Watercolor Seasons” – all of these are dedicated to a modern and vivid approach to watercolor painting – with loads of step-by-step practices full of splashing watercolor fun!
All books and tutorials are now available for Kindle, and I am already working on the next…
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Whipped Owl 