Watercolor of Prickly Pear Blossoms, Day 4

Watercolor of Prickly Pear, Day 3

Watercolor of Prickly Pear Blossom, Day 2

Watercolor of Prickly Pear Blossoms, Day One

It's another week and another painting. I don't really call myself a floral painter but enjoyed painting this one. I liked the drama of it and the challenge of creating those prickly needles.
Keep watching each day to see how this painting evolves and the finally piece!

365 Seconds of Painting in Watercolor: Mountain Grange

This is a compilation of the previous 6 days plus more. Unfortunately I didn't realize the camera was not recording when I started to paint the barn and other buildings. Yikes! Some of it I did get though.

I did paint at a tilt while doing this and worked mostly wet-in-wet. You can see how I add water to the paper as I go so that it continues to be wet. It is hard to see that I toss in some salt while painting the grassy meadow because it looks like a I'm a super fast painter.

The colors I used in this painting are cobalt blue, burnt sienna, raw sienna, cadmium scarlet, winsor yellow, winsor blue (green shade), French ultramarine blue, and permanent alizarin crimson. It was painted on Indigo watercolor paper.

Here is the complete painting:

Mountain Grange

watercolor

11x15"

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 6

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 5

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 4

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 3

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 2

Watercolor of Mountain Grange, Day 1

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake: 365 Seconds of Painting

This past week I have been showing how I painted a sunset. Sunset Over Loon Lake was a commission for a very special couple that were high school sweethearts and have been married for nearly 45 years. It is the view from their home.

Here is the final painting. It is 11x15"

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 6

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 5

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 4

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 3

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 2

Day 2 of Sunset Over Loon Lake. I had been watching so much video footage of painting upside down that I didn't realize that I published yesterday's video of me painting upside down. Got it right this time and it is much easier to see what is going on when it is right side up.

Watercolor of Sunset Over Loon Lake, Day 1

My painting this week is a sunset. Pouring is fun and you can get fantastic results but most days I just love putting brush to paper.

Boot Scootin' Boogie: 365 Seconds of Pouring Watercolor

Another 365 second video for the week. This is a combination of the previous days plus a little extra more. Here is what the finished painting looks like after I removed the mask and softened some lines.

Boot Scootin' Boogie

Poured Watercolor

22x30"

Below are images of what the painting looked like after each pour.

First Pour

Second Pour

Third Pour

Fourth Pour

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie, Day 6

Today's minute long video shows how I lift all that masking fluid to reveal the painting underneath.

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie, Day 5

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie, Day 4

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie, Day 3

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie Day 2

Poured Watercolor of Boot Scootin' Boogie, Day 1

 A couple of years ago I moved from Victoria, BC to a small town in Idaho where my son attended high school. The first week of school, I happened to walk past the gym to see cowboy boots all over the floor. I thought yep, I'm in Idaho! So I took a photo which later became my inspiration for this painting. Please keep watching everyday to see how this painting is created.



I will be teaching a watercolor pouring class in North Vancouver, BC on February 16-17. For more information, please contact Janice at http://artescapesyvr.com/leslie-redhead/

365 Seconds of Pouring Watercolor to Create the Painting Hotel Don Curro

In the spirit of my book, Watercolor 365, I have decided to upload a 365 second version of how I poured the painting Hotel Don Curro. This version shows some of the previous 5 days plus some additional footage. If you watch to the end, you can see photos of what the painting looked like after each pour dried.

Here is what the final painting looks like:

(This is when the mask has been taken off after the fourth and final pour)

Hotel Don Curro

poured watercolor

20x30"

And here are photos of what each pour looked like after the painting dried:

Drawn and masked ready for pour 1

After the first pour

After the second pour

After the 3rd pour

Poured Watercolor of Hotel Don Curro, Day 5

Poured Watercolor of Hotel Don Curro, Day 4

This is Day 4 of showing how I created my painting, Hotel Don Curro. As mentioned previously, I had filmed this a couple of years ago. This video is actually my third pour. In the process of creating my videos, I discovered that the footage of my second pour was corrupt and I couldn't access it. However, the second pour was just like the first. I will be posting photos of what the piece looked like after each pour with the last video. So stay tuned!

Poured Watercolor of Hotel Don Curro Day 3

Poured Watercolor of Hotel Don Curro Day 2