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| Stone Lagoon Classroom by Charlene Gerrish Third Place award-winner at The Women in Watercolor competition |
Watercolor is hard. Like so many endeavors, watercolor takes lots of practice. You could be inspired by these two artists, Charlene Gerrish and Ruth Collins. They are both people who have practiced art all their lives. Their work is something to aspire to. They have very different styles, which represent the opposite ends of watercolor: the meticulous, but atmospheric, layering of paint to create a scene as Charlene does in "Stone Lagoon Classroom" or the free-flowing movement of washes of "Alice and Harold" by Ruth Collins. Both are equally valid ways to work in watercolor. Neither is easy! Most art, just like any skill, takes practice and copying to learn techniques, and plenty of time to observe the subject matter.
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| Alice and Harold by Ruth Collins |
Every watercolor instructor that I've met sets up their palette differently. Some label each section with the name of the paints and mix puddles of paint liberally on the palette, not necessarily cleaning up before mixing anew.
Watercolor is also good for sketching when you are outside and want to keep a memory of a place you've visited. I made a book of my sketches from a time I spent in Carmel and then combined them all into a handmade book.
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| Carmel by Martha Slavin |
There are many great online courses to teach you watercolor techniques. Check out these websites. If you found another good instructor, let me know!
Everything-Art
Cindy Briggs, watercolor
Andrea Chebeleu at a Work of Heart Studio
Shari Blaukopf
Check out Charlene Gerrish's work here:
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