Learning Watercolour Painting ~ a beautiful & exciting creative journey
A quick and simple wet in wet watercolour seascape sketch. It took me about 10 minutes. It measures just 5″ x 3.5″. I used just blue paints, apart from a tiny touch of white guache for the sails of the boat…
Colours used: Prussian Blue, Indigo, Phthalo Blue, Cobalt Teal Blue
Paper: Fabriano Artistco Watercolour Paper, 100% cotton, 140 lb Cold Pressed
You don’t always have to labour for days and hours over a detailed masterpiece, sometimes something quick and simple is enough….
Seaside scenes ~ things you see at the seaside ~ the harbour, fishing boats, a pier, the lighthouse….
beautiful clear turquoise waters to dip your toes in….
lots of lovely colours and textures on the boats in the harbour ~ they all inspire creative thoughts…
beautiful shades of blue and rusty browns…
I always find lots of creative inspiration at the sea ~ there’s always a never ending supply of lovely textures and colours that blend and complement each other so beautifully…
… the sound of the waves crashing on the shore, the salty sea air, seaweed scents are all so relaxing and peaceful ~ they help creative thoughts come flooding forth…
A black diamond in a shimmering sapphire ocean under an aquamarine sky…
St. Clements Isle, just off the shore of Mousehole, Cornwall, UK, on a beautiful sunny day. I love the blue tones…
A very vintage and creative view of St. Ives, Cornwall, UK. I used one of the photographed papers from my Winter Erosion Bundle as a texture over a St. Ives photo. I love the vintage effect and colours…
St. Ives harbour, Cornwall, UK given a creative look with one of my own textures which I created from some collage work I did…
Grey stormy skies…
…quickly turn into blue, I love the unsettled changeable Cornish weather
colours and textures on an old boat in St. Ives harbour
Seaside colour and texture on an old boat in the harbour
black and white ropes on Smeaton’s Pier in St. Ives harbour
Both these images are of the docks in Bridgwater, Somerset, UK. I decided to make them black and white – I love black and white images and the colours weren’t really relevant to these particular images anyway.
A textured view of St Ives harbour, Cornwall, UK
