Location via proxy:   [ UP ]  
[Report a bug]   [Manage cookies]                
The Artist Magazine

Knowing when to stop

or me the beauty of watercolour is the freshness of the medium, where it looks like it has hardly been touched. Most people who love watercolours are full of admiration that they seem to have been created effortlessly. Take a look at Turner’s watercolours at Tate Britain. I have closely studied these and marvelled at the clarity and confidence in his work. Scenes are captured using a limited palette with very few brushstrokes that seem to lack self-consciousness and are full of life. This is the aspect of watercolour that isn’t seen in any other form of

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from The Artist Magazine

The Artist Magazine1 min read
Reader Exercise
Using the photograph (right) experiment with tones using the tube black with white and mixed black with white methods, then tackle the scene using watercolour, acrylic or oil. Whichever medium you choose, the sunlit buildings are best depicted with t
The Artist Magazine4 min read
The Call Of The Wild
Before the late 17th century people were not attracted to mountains and remote scenic locations. But this all changed with the advent of the Grand Tour, which began in the mid-17th century and ended in the mid-18th century and altered the views of ma
The Artist Magazine1 min read
National Portrait Gallery
NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY St Martin’s Place London WC2H 0HE 020 7306 0055 www.npg.org.uk Now in its 42nd year, the National Portrait Gallery’s celebrated portrait competition returns to the gallery with a new headline sponsor, Herbert Smith Freehills

Related