April flowers

Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week of loose watercolours! You may have noticed that there wasn’t a post last week, and that’s because I was a little under the weather. Don’t worry though, as I already feel right as rain, and I’ve got back up on my feet in no time! And speaking of rain, where is it? All this talk of April showers, but none in sight, it seems. Not that I’m complaining. Toby and I are really enjoying all this sunny weather, as it’s the perfect chance to paint in the sun!

Springtime is well and truly here, and it was lovely to celebrate that with our most recent live broadcast, ‘Potty Lavender.’ I’ve seen all of your lovely paintings, and I’ve got to say, colour me impressed! There’ll be another live broadcast at some point this week, but I can’t say when yet, so keep your eyes peeled for more updates!

Take a look and enjoy the Broadcast here:- https://loosewatercolours.com/new-loose-techniques/100-potty-lavender

You can drop by and catch these magnificent paintings for yourselves, why not join the Loose Watercolour Beginners’ Facebook Group? That way, you’ll also get regular reminders and painting tips every week, and you’ll never miss a live broadcast again! You can join here for free via the link: https://m.facebook.com/groups/753969806117098/?ref=share‘ Patio Floral’ Tutorial coming soon!

With spring well underway, it could be time to see how your fabulous plants are doing on the patio. I decided to get The Loose Gang outside on my patio and see what they could create, and they didn’t let me down. Here is the result with long shadows on a sunny day…. I hope you like it!

‘Patio Dreams’

Thinking about painting in the loose style, I thought I’d put together a few tips on how to paint loosely, especially if you’re coming to the medium for the first time. So without further ado, let’s have a look at how to get loose!

We had a fun ad fruity ‘Live Broadcast on Patreon ‘Lemons’so do take a look at the recording on my channel, this was a watercolour version of an acrylic painting I tried during a visit to Nottingham University … but I didn’t bump into Robin Hood, he must have been in Sherwood forest with his merry men!

Catch the broadcast here: – https://www.patreon.com/posts/125226497/

‘Lemons’

Let me pick you a Rose…

Well better still let me show you how to create a simple rose in watercolour1

Watch and paint along with our New Tutorial on Loosewatercolours.com, ‘Simple Pink Rose.’ This tutorial will guide you through the simple steps to bring this beauty to life. Give it a go; I know you can do it!

Check out the tutorial here:- https://loosewatercolours.com/academy/pink-rose/

I thought you might enjoy a little help with creating simple washes. Here is a free Tips & Techniques ‘Need help with washes? to help you learn and not get covered in paint, get your brushes ready and give it a go

I don’t think The Loose Gang will need their duvet for much longer as today we spotted the…Sun! The Loose Gang are the brushes Andrew uses in every painting he does so if you want your very own set to come and live and work with you, just hope over the The Shop at Loosewatercolours.com

Quick Link to The Loose Gang Brushes:- https://loosewatercolours.com/product-category/loose-gang/

That’s all from Toby and I this week, as we’re planning to nip out and enjoy the sunshine! As always, though, there’s an exclusive tutorial featured at the end of this Substack, as an enormous thank you to all of you paid subscribers. Your help is instrumental in running this Substack, so thank you! I hope you enjoy painting along to ‘Daffodil Days.’

Until next time, though, it’s goodbye from Toby and I, and I’ll be back in your inboxes very soon. Until then, though, have a lovely week, and happy painting!

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