Watercolor Mud how to avoid it

by Joe | Feb 27, 2022 | Uncategorized

New artists often have trouble understanding what watercolor mud is when we are talking about watercolor painting. What it isn’t is the color of what we see in a puddle of wet dirt. Mud, when talking about watercolor painting refers to a section of the painting which...

Free watercolor course

by Joe | Oct 28, 2021 | Uncategorized

This free watercolor course is based on one I ran online with Zoom. I have decided to post it all on YouTube and will be a prerequisite for any new students who want to join my advanced classes – subject to availability. You can find all my videos, including the...

Free Watercolor Beginner Classes

by Joe | Aug 20, 2021 | Uncategorized

I am producing a series of free watercolor beginner classes on YouTube. These videos cover the subjects, exercises, and paintings I normally do with my new inexperienced students. The course is desinged for anyone from absolute beginner to someone who has been...

Watercolor painting demonstration of Skies and Reflections

by Joe | Aug 16, 2021 | Uncategorized

Watercolor painting of skies and reflections – Port Stephens, NSW, Australia My latest watercolor painting demonstration on YouTube covers the subject of skies and their reflections. It is based on a demonstration I did for the Macquarie Towns Art Society in...

Watercolor demonstration Waves, Sand, and Reflections – Part one

by Joe | Jul 3, 2021 | Live demonstrations, Painting figures, Painting water, Reflections, Uncategorized, Watercolor Demonstrations

Watercolor painting by Joe Cartwright. Having fun with mum on the beach. It has been a little over a year since I started teaching watercolour painting online. The move, which replaced my face-to-face classes, was forced upon me because of Covid but has turned out to...

Muddy watercolors

by Joe | Jan 29, 2021 | Beginners Guide to Watercolor Painting, Uncategorized

There is a lot of confusion about what are muddy watercolors and how not to create them. Firstly muddy watercolors are not the color of mud. Some of the most beautiful watercolors I have seen have been in browns and greys, commonly associated with mud. Muddy...