Gallery 3
Nelson's Column - London
Getting your Drawing on to Watercolour Paper
They say practice makes perfect and that if at first you don't succeed try try again. When i first 
started watercolour painting, putting my initial sketch down on to watercolour paper was so overloaded with detail i found it difficult to determine where to start my painting, in fact it was not a sketch it was a detailed drawing. 
In most cases my sketch took me longer to complete than the actual painting itself. It took time, but eventually i began to learn that too much detail in the sketch actually restricted my flow of paint on the canvas. Most professional Landscape/Seascape Artists say a simple sketch is all you need and should take no longer than 20 minutes to complete, this is the time-scale i now try and work to.
Since i started using this 20 minute technique, my paintings and individual painting style developed very 
quickly into what you see today. Remember anyone can learn to paint, all it takes is lots of practice, plenty of patience and a sheer determination to succeed, but most of all have fun and enjoy.
Tip:-
Place Masking Tape around the edge of your paper before you start painting, when you have finished you are left with a neat white border surround.
Tip:-
When painting a mountain scene or a scene with rolling hills. It is important that your brush strokes follow the contours of the hills or mountain at all times.
Royal Victoria Park - Bath (Somerset)