Happy New Year!
Hello everyone, and a very warm welcome back to Andrew Geeson Loose Watercolours! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas, and a very happy new year to you all! We’re only a week in, so how are you all faring? Managed to stick to those resolutions? Have you just finished enjoying all of that […]
Phew. November’s here.
Hello everyone, and welcome to another loose watercolour week! With Bonfire Night yesterday, and Remembrance Day this weekend, it seems like Christmas is just around the corner – which is both a terrifying and an amazing thought. It’s only seven weeks now until the big day, which is certainly something to behold, and if you’re […]
Cadmium Orange: A Brief History
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week of colour history! This time, we’re looking at Cadmium Orange, a bright, warm colour from the cadmium pigment family, hopefully reminding us of sunnier climes. Orange has been popular throughout art history, popping up in ancient cultures all the way through to the modern day. The Ancient […]
Winter warmers and wet-on-wet watercolours.
Hello, everyone, and guess who’s back! It’s me! How was your week? Did you get any painting done? Has it been cold and chilly, like it has been here, or did you get some slightly warmer weather? After the week we’ve had here, you certainly know that winter is well on the way. Mulled wine, […]
Ultramarine Blue: A Brief History
Hello all, and welcome back to another edition of… what’s exactly up with that colour, and where have I seen it before? Ultramarine Blue edition! The answer to that question is simple – Ultramarine Blue is probably the most expensive shade in your paint box (no, even more expensive than you think!), and where have […]
Painting at Christmas
Hello everyone, and welcome to the Christmas season. Yes, I know, I know, technically it’s Thanksgiving this week, but we don’t celebrate that here in the UK, so instead, I thought I’d spread some festive cheer by having a look at ten famous Christmas related artworks. And as an extra treat, there’s also a Christmas-themed […]
Snowscapes and wintry scenes.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week of loose watercolours with me, Andrew Geeson! How was your week? Your weekend? Did you get any painting done? And happy thanksgiving to those of you that are stateside. I’m sure you’ve all got a busy week coming up, what with all the family visits and food […]
It’s the end of the month. Again.
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another Loose Watercolours post! I’m with you a little bit later than usual this week, but I hope you didn’t miss me too much. All apologies, folks, but sometimes life gets in the way – which, in this case, was in the form of painting. For those of you […]
It’s (almost) Christmas!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another week of loose watercolours! How’ve you been? Not too chilly, I hope. The holiday season has well and truly hit near us, and we were even treated to a light sprinkling of snow this past week. The Christmas tunes have been blaring out at full blast, and I […]
Ho ho ho! Happy holidays!
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another watercolour week. With Christmas just around the corner, it’s almost like you can almost smell the mulled wine in the air! Or maybe it’s just all the Christmas markets that are popping up all over the place. It’s been a busy week here in Looseville, what with present […]