Forth Bridge – Scotland

by Joe | Sep 30, 2013 | Watercolor Demonstrations

I painted this watercolor painting of the Forth Bridge in Scotland as a gift to a very close family friend. He has often mentioned how much he admired this bridge so I thought I would surprise him with this little gift when we visited him in Oregon. I have seen this...

Plein air watercolor landscape painting

by Joe | Sep 5, 2013 | Watercolor Demonstrations

Here is today’s plein air watercolor landscape painting I did with my Thursday plein air group. The location is in Luddenham, a semi rural area just outside of Sydney, Australia. It was a lovely day to be painting outdoors. Warm but not too hot, few clouds so no...

Simple watercolor painting subject

by Joe | Jun 28, 2013 | Class paintings, Watercolor Demonstrations

Here is a simple watercolor painting subject for beginners. It is also a good subject if you are sitting around your home and not feeling too inspired. It will get your creative juices flowing without a great deal of emotional investment on your part. I have a number...

Watercolor painting demo of warm red sky and reflections

by Joe | Dec 30, 2012 | Clouds, Painting skies, Painting Sunsets, Watercolor Demonstrations, Watercolor painting steps

I have just finished posting my latest watercolor painting demonstration. This one is of Lake Bonney in South Australia. You can view the complete demo at this link: Lake Bonney watecolor painting demonstration. You can see the finished watercolor painting below....

Pen and wash flower demonstration

by Joe | Nov 18, 2012 | Painting water, Pen Ink and Wash, Reflections, Rocks, Watercolor Demonstrations

I have just posted, on my PenAndInkTechniques website, a demonstration of pen and wash drawing / painting of Pink Magnolias. The pen, ink and watercolor wash demonstration starts with the selection of a suitable reference photo. In this case the photo is of Â my...

Water color painting: River scene with lots of green and reflections

by Joe | Oct 25, 2012 | Class paintings, Watercolor Demonstrations

As I run weekly water color painting classes I thought you might like to see each work which is produced on a weekly basis. Most paintings take about two classes to complete, each of about two and a half hours duration. However some are finished in one week and others...