paint a zebra in watercolour
24 August 2023
By the time you watch this video I will be in South Africa visiting my parents and we'll be in the Kruger National Park, hopefully seeing zebras in the flesh. Of course I'll have my sketchbook with me...
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free watercolour tutorial - a little ermita
18 August 2023
The Ermita de San Anton is a lovely, historic building on one of our favourite walks. I've sketched it many times before when I'm walking past, but this is the first time that I've done a full paintin...
announcing the launch of Renee’s Studio
16 August 2023
We’re super excited to announce the launch of Renee’s Studio - my own iOS app for all my watercolour tutorials. Perfect for your iPad or iPhone, there are over 50 tutorials there already and I’m...
aoraki / mt cook at sunset
14 July 2023
We're back to New Zealand's highest peak this week. This time for one of New Zealand's most iconic and famous views - Aoraki / Mt Cook with Lake Pukaki in the foreground. And it's a sunset too - littl...
painting aoraki / mt cook in watercolour
6 July 2023
This month on Patreon is all about painting mountains. The big snowy kind! For our first lesson we take a trip to near my home in New Zealand, and paint our highest peak - Aoraki / Mt Cook. In this sc...
a waterlily pond
1 June 2023
I've just returned from southern France. On one of our plein air painting excursions, my students and I visited a beautiful water garden. It was so peaceful and so beautiful - lots of different colour...
cañon del rio turia, valencia, spain
4 May 2023
I couldn't leave Chulilla in Valencia, Spain, without painting a view of the beautiful canyon. One evening, walking out from climbing in the canyon, I took this photo of the lovely evening light catch...
an almond orchard in watercolour
13 April 2023
A few weeks ago the almond blossoms were out in full abundance. Solid white trees, lots of bees and a wonderful smell. You may have seen my sketch that I did of this orchard on Facebook or Instagram. ...
the town of chulilla, valencia, spain
6 April 2023
I'm still in Chulilla, having a wonderful time painting the lovely white houses. In our last lesson (a step-by-step) we sketched just a few houses, zooming in on all the details. In this lesson we ste...