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2013 Workshops will be on 7th - 11th January and on 14th - 18th Jan 2013.

Bookings are on a first come basis.

Watercolor brushes – 10 things which will damage them

Caring for your watercolor brushes

I am often giving my students advice about what to do and not to do with their watercolor brushes so I thought I would see if I could create a list of 10 things which will damage a watercolor (watercolour)brush. It took a bit of thinking . . . → Read More: Watercolor brushes – 10 things which will damage them

Buying Watercolor Brushes

What to look for when buying a round watercolor brush

If you are thinking of buying some new watercolor brushes what should you be looking for and how much should you spend?

Good quality round watercolor brushes have a good point and hold lots of water

In the past the answer to this . . . → Read More: Buying Watercolor Brushes

Cheap Light Box for Artist’s Use

How to make a light box for free

About six years ago I was given a great tip for transferring drawings you do on tracing paper or light weight paper such as Bank. This light box is very cheap – in fact it is so inexpensive it is free!

After to you complete your sketch, . . . → Read More: Cheap Light Box for Artist’s Use

Plein Air Painting Day

Darook Park, Sydney

The painting above was done plein air on a recent excursion with the Oatley 101 art group I am a member of. I wrote an article about the day and placed it on my blog. You can read it by clicking on this link: http://joecartwrightswatercolourblog.blogspot.com/2011/02/plein-air-painiting-with-watercolor.html

Happy Painting,

Joe Cartwright

. . . → Read More: Plein Air Painting Day