Arnold Lowrey - how does he do it?

Hi All

I've recently discovered the work of Arnold Lowrey, someone I know most of you will be aware of. What most appeals to me is the looseness of his style and of course he makes it look so effortless.

There is a YouTube video of him p

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Coloured Watercolour paper

I have just purchased so Bockingford Tint Watercolour paper 300gsm (140lbs) NOT, the colours are cream and light blue, this is the first time i have purchased colored paper and I intend to use it for painting birds, wildlife, flowers etc, is there any pit

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My latest painting

In another thread, I asked for some advice on what water colour paper to use because of buckling problems. I was and still am extremely grateful for your responses and advice. I have since bought myself some 300lb Saunders and Waterford cold press waterco

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Jem Bowden Painting project

In the Sept. LP magazine Jem bowden has painted his interpretation of a photograph which features a lovely old ivy clothed tree at the side of a leafy lane. Before the publication of the mag. i painted my interpretation in which i painted the character of

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Watercolour in animated films - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya

I've just seen a wonderful on Film 4 - The Tale of the Princess Kaguya.  It's a good film because of both the plot, based on an old Japanes Folk story and the art work. The background to each scene is done in water colour, and the outline of the char

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Sky...aghhh!!!!!!!

Bain of my life!!!!  Sheet after sheet after sheet, youtube after youtube after youtube......Pages and pages of bloody blue rubbish sploshed like royal blood on a medieval battlefield!!!!

GRRRRRR

I have finally got one sheet where t

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Advice on watercolour paper would be gratefully received.

I have recently begun to paint with gouache onto watercolour paper. My intentions are to have the paintings mounted rather than framed because I want to put them into a browser when I exhibit. When I started painting gouache onto watercolour paper, I was

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Sky 'thing' mini demo

I do hope this is what was asked for in another stream - anyway this is how I paint the sort of slash blue which I often use in skies especially where there is a busy scene below. Most of the sky is left white with no wash at all and I have only used

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Sky 'thing'

Ages ago someone told me how they did that lovely blue crack in the clouds 'thing' - might have been Syd, could have been Derek...my apologies fellas - add a blue strip, paint round with water, drag the blue into the water and voila!

Well, I have

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A daft question but I'm sure someone will help

I'm sure this sounds daft but when you have painted a watercolour and want to show the paintings, what do I do with the back of the painting after it's in its mount?  I don't intend to frame them but do I stick a sheet of paper over the back or what?

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