Life is very busy here at Watercolours By Rachel HQ. Getting things ready for the Exeter exhibition. Also taking delivery of new prints and getting each one signed and numbered. These all have to be added to my website , but they are now ready for sale.
I have also been getting thins ready to post and sorting out orders . PayPal is now working again for sales to the U.S.A. , just as with 'real' shops there always seems to be something to sort out.
So because I have 101things to do I thought I would have a bit of fun and tell you my top 10 watercolour blunders...regularly done by ,me counting down from 10 to 1....
At 10 ....Not washing my brushes properly before I start painting.
At 9 ...Beginning with a bad sketch that turns into a bad painting !
At 8...Poor composition !
At 7....Dipping my brush in the wrong colour !!
At 6 ....Pulling the paper off with the masking tape!
At 5 ..keeping going till the colours get muddy
At 4...not waiting till the masking fluid is dry !!!
At 3 Not changing the water often enough ....
At 2... getting a droplet of water on the brush then it drops on the painting ruining a delicate part of the painting like the eye of an animal !
At 1 ..every watercolourists nemesis dipping the brush in my tea!!!
Enjoy your watercolours and watch out for that brush in your cup of tea!
1 comment
Hi Rachel
Love your comment re washing brush in my mug of tea!
I attended your delightful course at Lympstone Manor a few years ago and am booked into your course on 8 October – so looking forward to seeing you again and to be inspired!!
Best wishes
Julia Shorrock