Kaye Parmenter Artist
www.kayeparmenter.co.uk
How to paint beautiful wild primroses loosely in watercolour
Online Tuition £10
The beautiful wild primrose with their clusters of pale yellow flowers are perfect to capture in watercolour.
I tend to see them and visualise them from above, as a posy of flowers surrounded by warm green leaves.
With the purchase of my online tuition you will learn via two online videos:
Painting is fun and absorbing and, if there is ever a time that we need a little distraction, it is definitely now! Do you paint already or are you a beginner? Whatever your skill level, I welcome you to join in with my competition with the winning prize being a year's membership to Supporting All Artists. (SAA)
**Competition**
Follow my online tuition and paint a fabulous robin. Supporting all Artists will judge the paintings and the winning artist will receive the amazing prize of a year standard membership. This includes a bi-monthly newsletter, access video on demand, exclusive offers and free postage on orders. I love my membership with them and the society is for anyone with a passion for painting and drawing.
To enter - purchase this robin tuition, please click here, and then email me your robin painting by 20th January 2021.
Next year, it would be amazing to attract some birds to nest and I have been doing a little research. Their needs are basic; food, water, nesting - ideally they would like to feel welcome and comfortable, but most importantly they will probably start their new house search in the winter months, so it's worth starting to make your property desirable now :)
I am really keen to hang some "upside-down" teapots along the fence, away from any passing cats and buy some bird food, create a clean water source, maybe get a bird bath and lay some nesting in the pots.
With our busy lives, personally we have tried to make our outside space to be minimal maintenance so have probably reduced the environment attractive for wildlife. I am now trying to put some back - I have lavenders (both French and English) in pots for the bees and butterflies and they absolutely love them! With my plans for the birds, I hope we can build back a little haven in our garden.
They have a lovely way of nurturing their young and their quirky antics always bring a smile. Painting-wise, it can be tricky to capture them. If you're not careful, the black can look flat, and trying to paint yellow against black can be tricky.
Each month, I create a tips and techniques email that is sent free to anyone who has purchased my online tuition. I think, for December, I will give some info on painting penguins as a basis to how to paint with "black" in your watercolours.
If you would like to see all the online tuition available via my website, please click the link below:
William Lawrence (Skip), in my opinion, is a master in watercolour. He has changed his style in recent years to work of a more abstract quality but it is wonderful that he as written a book to share his art journey with watercolour.
He is particularly good at explaining how he captures light in his work though the use of tone. He is also very keen on exploring shapes and linking shapes within his work, it is all very inspirational.
I do have other favourites which I will share soon. In recent times it's fantastic that we have online access learning resources but don't forget books too, as there are some truly brilliant ones around!
If you have any books that you'd like to share in comments below, I'd love to hear your favourites:
