Following several requests to keep the blog active, Peter's family has decided to leave the blog for future watercolour enthusiasts to benefit from his experiences, research, experimentations and general commentary on watercolour painting.  If you didn't know Peter, but happen to stumble across his blog we hope you find it useful and enjoyable.    ..read more

With regret we need to advise all followers of this blog that there will be no further updates since the recent death of Peter Ward.   We thank you all for your interest, and wish you all happy painting. This blog will shortly be closed.  ..read more

Here are Septembers selection. Sylvia Farrow Gus Oong Morten E Solberg Snr Rae Andrews Stephie Butler Bev Jozwiak Gerad Henriks Gus Ong David Taylor (?) Dianne Benoit Jan Min Harald Rinck Sarah (?) Milind Mullick EDo Hannema Robert Zangarelli Slaveika Aladjova Han Wong Thomas Schaller (?) Thats it folks. Hope you find many to like ..read more

Here are Augusts selection. Another fine mix of everything that is good about watercolour. Gerard Hendriks Arti Chanhan Another from Gerard Hendriks Luis Camara Sarah Boddy Annemiek Groenhout Stig O Sivertsen Brian D Payne Lars eje Larsson Gus Ong Ted Willard Luan Quach Eudes Correia Gilles Durand Jim Lagasse Saskia Stanisic Kourosh Aslani Jelena Djkic Michal Jasiewicz Alvaro Castagnet Thats it folks. Hope you find much to like and study ..read more

Here are the latest batch for July. A mixture of  subjects, styles and lots more from artists across the universe. once again showing the huge popularity and versatility of Watercolour. I hope you like them. Mirela Balan Joe Cartwright Bev Jozwiak Edo Hannema Carl Purcell Gerard Hendriks Stephie Butler Strictly speaking this is mixed media since it utilises liquid charcoal. Having tried liquid charcoal and looked at the composition it seems to me closely aligned to watercolour. Aung Zaw Win Milind Mullick Chien Chung Wei Rae Andrews Erkan F M ..read more

 A number of paint manufacturers, the latest being Rembrandt, have introduced a small series of colours with names like 'Dusk colours', Iridescent etc. I think the reason is basically due to the huge range offered by Daniel Smith. I looked at the composition of several of these  and noted that Mars Black PBk11 was sometimes one of the, usually, two ingredients. As a result in my latest paint order I ordered a tube of the Schminke version. as well as a smaller tube of another black. The following is my first attempt at a painting using this colour approach. "Defiance" 16" x 12" The ..read more

Here are the latest batch for June. Another very varied selection showing the huge versatility of watercolour. Dejan Sevo Purendra Deogirka Gerard Hendriks Gus Oong Gilles Durand Milan Jovanovic Maksym Kilisov Maureen Runge John Yardley Maria Belissimo ??? Kourosh Aslani Rae Andrews Sarah White Dusan Djukaric Michael Solovyev Gerard Hendriks Kasey Scaley Kourosh  Aslani Shirin Nemat-Zaheh Thats it folks. Hope you find much of interest. Any corrections welcome.   ..read more

Here are my latest efforts. Most 16: x 12" or 11" x 15" "Blue" The subject at my local Art Group. First session since March 2020 'wader" 11" x 15" "Wild Dog" - Painted at my Art group today. 'Proud Ram'  "Lord of the Savannah" "The Owl has it ..read more

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE INDEX FOR THE BLOG POSTS IN JULY 2014'  ONTHE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE OPENING PAGE  SCROLL DOWN TO 2014. CLICK ON THIS AND THEN CLICK ON JULY.   ..read more

Here are the latest for May. A wide selection of subjects and the use of colour. Actually a double lot to celebrate the easing of lockdown in the UK. A bumper collection! Sandra Strohshein Kovacs Anna Brigitta Stig-Ove Sivertsen Jin Zraly Slaveika Bev Jozwiak Chengzhu (?) Anna Maciejewska Luciano Grapeggia Ron Lucas Tina Klitgaard Erikson Lars Eje Larsson Mirela Balan Edo Hannema Lin Hsieh Jack Marler Yuko Nagayama Kourosh Asiani Edo Hannema Anki Wickson Mary Whyte T C Tekinaki Msu Shoogi Atrabi ??? Kaname Kano Diann Benoit Jean Ha ..read more