Blog | Joe's watercolours

Materials for Beginners

When I chat to people about painting one of the most frequently asked questions is about materials. What to buy, what works, does more...

Paint a spring tulip

I have tubs of tulips in my garden and they are truly spectacular when they start too flower. So beautiful that I can forgive them for...

Line and wash seedheads

Painting using a line and wash (or ink and wash) approach is an easy and versatile way of producing a piece of art that can incorporate...

Snowdrops tutorial

Even though February can be one of the coldest of winter months it is when the first signs of spring start to appear. One of my favourite...

Christmas bauble cards

I have been painting some christmas cards this afternoon and it occurred to me that this is a brilliant project for learning more about...

Japanese Anemones step by step

Japanese anemones The Japanese anemones are looking beautiful in the garden at the minute so i decided to paint them And thought i would...

Paint a simple daisy

This is a video of a simple little daisy painting to try. you can use any colours you like. To create the petals I am using clean water...

Bluebell woods tutorial

As I can’t deliver regular watercolour workshops at the moment I decided to embark on writing a blog to bring one of my favourite...