the eiffel tower in spring

The Eiffel Tower in spring. Pen & watercolour
The Eiffel Tower in spring. Pen & watercolour

It's the season of love! And this week on Patreon there's a full lesson for this watercolour painting of the Eiffel Tower in spring and peeping through some pink blossoms.

Full video lesson, drawing to trace and reference photos here.

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One of my all-time favourite paintings of a stormy day in a ruined Roman town in Spain.

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