A gentle watercolour landscape

A gentle watercolour landscape

Use water colour paper and coat it with a thin layer of water. Using the side of a thick brush paint horizontal stripes from one side of the paper to the other to create an expressive style. Overlap the stripes slightly. See how the colours run to create unplanned but...
An expressive tree scene

An expressive tree scene

All children and adults can paint successfully in an Impressionist style. Use water colours with a little white acrylic. Play Debussy or Eric Satie and talk about the power of nature, wind through the trees, dappled sunlight and birdsong. Use lots of water – in...