Preconceptions

Many people make assumptions about the potential of watercolour, imagining for example that watercolours are only good for a traditional style of painting, or for sketches, or for subtle work, or for landscapes. But this is not the case: watercolour is an extremely versatile medium and can be used for all manner of subject matter and adapted to many artistic styles,

from the calm and collected:

to the sploshy*:

and the sploshier*:

plus much more besides, which I will illustrate in a future post.

The watercolour experience days at Ferndell Studios will reveal the potential of this fascinating medium and show you techniques to take your watercolour art in the direction you want.

* Not necessarily a technical term