This little picture was all I needed for making my last watercolour.
It seems how more information you have, and how sharper the picture is, the more you begin to fiddle to get the so called true on paper.
A … Read more
Category: Aquarel
Weeping Tower Amsterdam
This time a more adventurous approach of a watercolour painting.
I tried to emphasis on the tower itself, but also tried to make the tower belong in the cityscape.
My first wash is without doing a sketch, it is just … Read more
JOHN PALMER
Learning from a master watercolorpainter is always good!
A few years ago I took some workshops from Kees van Aalst, and I learned a lot.
Just by watching and analysing watercolours, he showed me to be different in style, … Read more
The Art of Watercolour, the Art Magazine for Watercolourists
The Art of Watercolour, the Art Magazine for Watercolourists.
Best magazine for watercolor art artist!
… Read moreSPAARNDAM
A practice on plain drawing paper.
Not every watercolor have to be a masterpiece,
Its good to practice on cheap paper.
Here I used 200 grams drawing paper, this paper can take a lot of water, you have to search … Read more
MIDDEL WESTZAAN
I did this picture a few years ago, in a plein air setting, always liked the place! The sheds are long gone, and I think the house is also already gone! My new Rowland Hilder book is very inspiring, so … Read more
TATA STEEL
The reference picture made by Adrie Hoekstra
After a simple sketch I make some marks with blue masking fluid, cause some fine lines are impossible to paint around.
I could make them afterwards with gouache, but the white of the … Read more
MEL STABIN
HERMAN DEWIT
Een Vlaming in hart en nieren, een vriendelijke man!
Maar ook een kunstenaar en schilder.
Onlangs kocht ik het boek van Herman, gewoon bij Herman zelf,
Na een berichtje via de email, stuurde Herman het boek op en vertrouwde erop … Read more