Quick landscapes in watercolour- another workshop in a book
As several of you know I have been working on a few skills over the past few weeks, (has it been months?). Utilizing my workshop in a book method which I recently wrote about. Check out the post here. In this way I use books I already have to create a mini workshop for myself to hone my skills.
The particular skills I have been working on are colour blocking and quick landscapes. I bought a book a while ago entitled: How to paint landscapes quickly and beautifully by Nathan Fawkes. His compositions are effective and as the title suggests, quick. Although I haven't spent as much time with his book as I did with the book on painting trees, I have been trying to apply a few of his principles. I am hoping that these small sketches will improve my larger studio paintings.
All of these A4 size watercolours are of places I have been. As with most of the world I am primarily inside, working from photos, but thankfully I seem to take hundreds everywhere I go.
Some of these have been easier than others, in general they have been enjoyable. If you are looking for a free way to hone your skills I recommend this method whole heartily.
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Not interested in a self imposed workshop and would prefer something more structured? Why not try out my 'Workshop in a box'? A box of supplies and directions put together to give you an introduction to urban sketching, whether practiced indoors or out. for more information check out this post.
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