His and Hers

His and Hers

This is my most recent watercolor painting. It was painted on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper, 300 g.s.m.weight. Its painted size is 27cm x 37cm.

The painting was done as a commission for a lady to give to her husband for their anniversary. They met many years ago when they parked their boats next to one another.  His is the one on the left..

Because of the message to the painting, I left out all other boats and buildings and am very happy with the final result.

I will be publishing this painting as a demonstration on my watercolor painting site in the future.

Happy painting,

Joe Cartwright

www.paintingwithwatercolors.com

Venice Watercolor Painting Demonstration

I have just finished my latest watercolor painting demonstration.

The painting is of a Venetian Canal and is based on a photo I took when I visited Venice for a couple of weeks last year. I never get tired about painting Venice, it is so full of history, atmosphere and texture that it is like a watercolor artist's paradise!

When I left Venice after my last trip I briefly had a thought that I may have finally done Venice, but within a few weeks I was already looking forward to my next painting holiday there.

Here is an image of the finished painting:

You can find the full demonstration on my Painting With Watercolors site at this address:
Narrow Venice Canal.

I hope you find it useful.

Happy Painting,

Joe Cartwright
www.paintingwithwatercolors.com

How to Paint Eucalyptus Trees in Watercolor

Hi Folks,

I have just finished my demonstration on how to paint gum trees with watercolor.  In Australia you can't paint landscapes without knowing how to paint eucalyptus trees.  We have many different types but I have settled on a light barked tree as they can be very impressive when done well.

My demo isn't meant to be a full painting. I just wanted to put down all the steps, that I normally run through with my students, with enough detail that they can easily follow along with their own work.

Step by Step how to paint gum tree demonstration

You can find the full demonstration on my Painting with Watercolor site here: How to Paint Gum Trees

Happy painting,

Joe Cartwright

Painting Watercolor Landscape Paintings

I have recently posted a new demonstration on my Painting With Watercolor site. The painting is of a Australian rural landscape with gum trees.

Here is a picture of the finished painting.

Watercolor Landscape, near Rylstone, New South Wales

You can view the full step by step demonstration here: Painting a Landscape with Watercolor

Happy painting,

Joe Cartwright

Free Watercolor Video Demonstration - Boats,Reflections,Water and Sunsets

The above painting is of Shoal Bay at Port Stephens, New South Wales, Australia.

I have just uploaded a free video watercolor demonstration of this watercolor painting onto my Painting With Watercolors demonstration site.

It can be viewed here: Painting Boats, Sunsets, Reflections and Water

I hope you like looking at the video which has been split into 6 parts.

I am considering offering the full DVD (better viewing than on computer) for sale at a future date.

Happy Painting,
Joe Cartwright
www.paintingwithwatercolors.com

Watercolor Painting Progression Chart

Watercolor Painting Progression Chart

A watercolour painting usually progresses in the following manner:

Large shapes to small shapes

Wet on wet to wet on dry (could also be read as from soft edges to hard edges)

Light tones to dark tones

Cool colours (distance) to warm colours (closer to the viewer)

All four groups move along at a similar pace at about the same time.

 The above is meant as a general guide only not as a rule.

Joe Cartwright

www.paintingwithwatercolors.com