Autumn storm

25 September 2025

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I don't know what it's like where you live, but in autumn we get big thunderstorms. The other night we had a crazy one with so much lightning - several flashes per second for over an hour. Then the rain came and it was super intense. I love a good storm, especially when you're all cuddled up and cozy inside.

I can't think of another medium that lends itself to painting stormy skies as beautifully as watercolour. Each time I paint one I feel even more in love with this medium than ever before. Here's where we see watercolour at it's best - flowing across the page, intense colours separating out, the balance between control and letting go. Magic!

We go back to Tiermas for this lesson, the abandoned Roman town in Aragon in Spain for this scene, to paint a sunlit ruin against a stormy sky. This time with lots of autumn colours.

I hope you enjoy painting along. It's a super fun painting!

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