Painting mist

by Joe | May 17, 2013 | Class paintings

Last week’s Saturday class painting was about how to paint mist. In particular it was about painting mist around The Three Sisters in the Blue Mountains outside of Sydney. The reference photo was provided by my friend Rob Weaver, The Backard Watercolorist, who...

Wet weather street painting

by Joe | May 9, 2013 | Class paintings

Here is the wet weather street painting I did with my students last week. Actually the painting was completed over three classes. Here are the three main stages: Drawing a street scene The first week we covered how to draw a street scene. The key point is to start...

Watercolor painting of sheep on Australian farm

by Joe | Apr 1, 2013 | Class paintings

This watercolor paintingÂ of sheep was completed recently by my class. The week before I had conducted a workshop in the country and brought back some good reference photos. I was staying on a farm with loads of excellent painting subjects. As we hadn’t painted...

Watercolor painting of shed with strong shadows

by Joe | Mar 7, 2013 | Class paintings, Shadows and reflections, Watercolor painting steps

This watercolor painting of a shed with strong morning shadows was a painting I had my students do recently. The reason I selected this for the class painting was because it gave my students a chance to practice how to capture the early morning light and the shadows...

Tea Gardens sunrise watercolor painting

by Joe | Nov 23, 2012 | Class paintings, Painting water, Reflections

This is a class demonstration watercolor painting titled “Tea Gardens Sunrise over the Myall river, New South Wales”. I was attracted to this scene by the light reflected on the water of the Myall River at Tea Gardens in New South Wales. Watercolor is a...

Watercolor painting: Venice Storm Clouds

by Joe | Nov 10, 2012 | Class paintings

This is a recent class watercolor painting I did with my Saturday students. It was inspired by a photo I took when I was in Venice, Italy, a few years ago on a painting holiday. I knew a real storm was brewing when all the concession holders along the foreshore were...