Watercolor painting of Bells of St Mark’s Campanile

Watercolor painting of Bells of St Mark’s Campanile

by | Aug 22, 2013 | Class paintings

This watercolor painting of bells, specifically the Bells of St Mark’s Campanile, the  the Bell tower of St Mark’s Basilica, in Venice, Italy, was completed by my class last week. It was a subject they had not done before and I thought it would give them...
Rhode Island Red Rooster

Rhode Island Red Rooster

by | Jul 30, 2013 | Class paintings, Painting birds

I did this watercolor painting of a Rhode Island Red rooster recently as part of a series on animals I am doing with my watercolor painting students. This subject can be tackled in various ways and I used two different techniques with my two classes. In the first...
Plein air watercolor painting in cold weather

Plein air watercolor painting in cold weather

by | Jul 12, 2013 | Plein Air

Plein air watercolor painting in cold weather can present some unique challenges. If you are not aware of them your watercolor paintings could fail. Recently I went plein air painting with one of my friends. We had planned to paint the Hawkesbury River on the plains...
Watercolor painting – Foggy morning Clarence River

Watercolor painting – Foggy morning Clarence River

by | Jun 5, 2013 | Class paintings

Here is last week’s class watercolor painting. It is based on a photo I took one foggy morning of a couple of sail boats on the Clarence River, before a watercolor workshop I was running in Grafton, NSW. I especially liked the mist on the distant shore which is...