Share Your Watercolor Paintings With the Art Community

Stella 
This is one of our homebred Shetland Sheepdogs sold to a good friend. The underpainting on this black and white dog is lavender and I tried to include ...

FIELD OF DREAMS 
Pure watercolour 22"x37"

Seashore Morning 
Painted from an old photograph, I used a lot of color in the sky, water and sand and feel that it brings the original photograph to life. Footprints in ...

2 bottles 
This is a painting that I did recently. I took a photo of these bottles and loved the way all the colors reflected into the wine glass. I am not too ...

Ted 
I have done over 1000 watercolour ranging from Films stars, other artists and even politicians. This is one I have done a few years ago I did this paint ...

Zander 
I have been painting for just a few years, off and on, since I retired. Painted a number of landscapes, street scenes, etc. But, I really enjoy painting ...

Leaves in a tree 
Using analogous colors of Yellow green, Green and Blue Green, this painting was done to bring out the many tints in the leaf mass. For darkening the tree ...

Flying Home 
I painted this after masking the birds and sea foam. I splattered masking fluid for the sea spray. After removing the masking fluid, I softened the edges ...

Woodland flowers 
I experimented with a different style, painting loosely wet in wet and using contrast and intense colors.

Peyton's Prince? 
I painted this frog for my neice who loves frogs. We always kid her about one of them turning out to be her Prince Charming.

Floral Grandeur 
36 x 28 original watercolor painting showing a beautiful bouquet of flowers.

Red Sails Bribie Island 
I went for the day to Bribie Island Sunshine coast- and the was a sailing race on, the red sail boats were from Brisbane it just made a wonderful subject....

Gwen Charlton Aged 11 
I painted this watercolour also from LIFE> but a while ago as my daughter turned 28 years old on Christmas Day 2009.
So just to go with what I said about ...

Nancy From Life 
1. I checked the model's veins. Nancy being a dark person has dark blue veins so this is the colour I paint under the skin in the cooler area;s like, eye ...

Birds 
3 Birds on tree

On the roof 
Pigeons coming to eat on roof.

Space 
Space as Modern Art

Old town - Cyprus 
Window and bicycle in old town – Cyprus , quite and safe every where.

Dawn Watch 
Byron Bay I went down to the beach with my Dad on his first trip to Australia and it was the most beautiful morning in Byron Bay. It was only later that ...

USQ University of Southern Queensland. Fixing the Fence 
This watercolour was painted in a Demonstration at McGregger Summer School USQ for the students. All the students did a good job on thier paintings and ...

Bamboo 
1st. attempt at chinese brush painting.

Inner Child 
Evokes sadness (to me) but hard to read her eyes.

The Cottage In The Fall 
The lake cottage is our family's favorite place to spend Summer holidays. This is an affectionate look at the old house in the Fall when all the other ...

Sunlit pears 
This 9 x 12 watercolor was an interesting exercise in light, shadow and shapes. Still problems working fast enough wet in wet but with practice, I think ...

The Cripple's Smile 
This painting was finished about ten years ago and it represents my concerns of Old and Retired People. I felt sad and sorry for those people who have ...

vegetable market 
i went vegetable market then i took photograph and i did the painting.it was part of my course.i did bachelor of fine art.it was my water color study.i ...

Lonely Shadow  
I used to share my feelings and ideas about life. I put a lot of sunshine and shadows which formed a great contract in my works. And my watercolors are ...

John LI 
I used to share my feelings and ideas about life. I put a lot of sunshine and shadows which formed a great contract in my works. And my watercolors are ...

Boss 
I just begin watercolours painting - I tried different technics with a bigger or smaller succeses, but in watercolours i always failed. At least i have ...

African Violets 
This is an 8 x 10 watercolor of the plant on my coffee table. It was hit and miss as I struggled with wet in wet. Most of the petals were painted fairly ...

The Grape 
My second project in a private paint class. Our teacher says paint something you love to look at and I love to look at the still life's I have at home ...

A girl  
I made this watercolor this afternoon;I use schmincke and Blocx pan watercolor; I only paint since three weeks ago but I enjoy it very much ; I know I ...

Burgundy lilies 
I can see my watercolors evolving as I get closer to what I want. Any critique would be appreciated.

Dave and Gwen on the beach 
This painting was started on location a beach on the Sunshine coast Queensland. With my kids playing. Artist owned.

I started with lemon yellow because ...

TOMATOES & EGGPLANTS 
Dear My Artist Friends,

One evening , I couldn't think out which subject I have to draw and finally I saw these things from the kitchen when I drunk ...

Spring Irises by Lynne 
I painted this from a photograph I took last Spring. I kept Mary Ann's suggestions in mind and I am much happier with the result.

Day lily by Lynne 
This is my first attempt at painting flowers. I used Mary Ann's video technique for the background but it might be too light for this flower. How do ...

House in the fall by Ginny 
This is my 7th. watercolor painting and mostly I paint with oils, but I did like the watercolor paints and will do more.

TWO PAGODAS FROM A VILLAGE 
Dear All,

I've used wet on wet method on the sky and cloud and the left are used dry technique . I've practiced and drawn from a religious journal's ...

Trees by Amby 
Using the technique of painting fast and loose and employing the negative space

Big Sister by Bernice 
I painted these precious babies a few years ago from a photo. The painting was done on 140lb watercolor paper. Sometimes I have problems with darker complexions....

Beach Kids by Bernice Kendrick 
I would appreciate any comments to help improve my skills, this painting was done using very little water...I have not tried any of the creative techniques ...

Faith by Melanie 
I did this for a friend in 30mins, the mood moved me to paint.

Eclipse by Melanie 
wet on wet ,splatter and moving the canvas to let the colors flow

Love Song 
I Used wet on wet to create this picture

Poppy 2 by Debbie Bezuidenhout 
I entered two of my watercolor paintings and and forgot to mention work in the negative with my subjects. I use salt and ink to start. Dry the paper thoroughly ...

Poppy 4 by Debbie Bezuidenhout 
1. I start with ink and salt.
2.Let it dry thoroughly and brush off the salt
3. I like to paint flowers and still lifes.
I use the best quality paints ...

Playing with Bottels by Debbie Bezuidenhout 
1. I use ink and salt for a start.
2. It was left to dry thoroughly and brush off the salt.
3. I usually paint flowers and still lifes.
4. I use the ...

Into the Mist 
I painted a wet in wet sky and a more structured foreground capturing the mood I was after.

Huntspoint 
I have always loved the east coast and the small fishing communities, I wanted to capture the feel of the water and the shore and to let the viewers mind ...

ABANDONED COTTAGE 
I started out with a light scetch of a cottage and decided to put it on the bank of a lake and make it look abandonded. I just layered color over color ...

WAITING FOR THE GREAT SPIRIT 
The scenery is reflective of Colorado-a photo from my brother. I decided to put a lone buffalo at the end of his life waiting for the Great Spirit to come....

GAURDIAN OF THE FLOCK 
This is from a photograph of my Great Pyrenese. They were bred to shephard sheep and protect them from wolves, so they were actually raised with the sheep ...

TROPICAL BIRDS 
I got the idea for this painting from an add a long time ago. So I cut masking tape into long pieces and pasted them on 140lb Arches cold press, and began ...

Clearing skies 
I had to stand to paint this sky. I hope you can feel the violence of the passing storm and the promise of calm tomorrow. This will be included in the ...

Leeward by Lynne 
I painted this for the cover of a collaborative book "Postcards From The Sea" - a story told in postcards. It is 9" x 12" on 140 lb. acid free paper. The ...

Morning on Deer River 
Hi Mary Anne. first of all, thank you for the effort and good will which you put into your newsletter. It is a joy to read and to learn ideas from.

This ...

California girl California beach 
Are you just about ready to jump ship and go with oil paint? I know I am getting really close. I hate the footprints but lightening them makes them look ...

Sreejesh Koonery's Watercolors 
A collection of submissions by Sreejesh Koonery of India

The neighbor's house 
Our good neighbors are moving away and I wanted to give them a memento of 30 years in this house. I used masking fluid for the first time and although ...

Grey by Jennifer Marus 
My cat in her normal morning routine a 5"x7"

Eden by Jennifer Marus 
This was painted from a picture of my son, Eaden underneath a magnolia tree. I loved the animation of the picture. Sorry, I had already framed the piece,...

Wild Butterfly 
Painted from a photo I took at a local park and given to the people I work for as a gift.

Lizard for Alex 
Painted for an autistic boy who knows everything about lizards. He found this photo somewhere, so I painted it on a birthday card and gave it to him for ...

Paradise Lost 
Image Size: 26 x 20 inches
Matted & Framed Size: 36.25 x 28.75 inches
Watercolor on Yupo Paper

I painted this for a show earlier this year. It ...

Egret at Indian Rocks Beach 
Painted on the beach from a photo that I took earlier.

The Scuba Diver 
This is my first attempt at alcohol splatter and painting wet on wet. The diver and seaweed were natural additions after I had the background in place....

Abiquiu 
I painted this watercolor, from a photo, during the first of many visits to Abiquiu, New Mexico. I used a gel medium as a base which I applied with a putty ...

Juicy Plums 
I recently took up water colour painting, after using oils for many years, and have fallen in love with it. This was one of the first paintings I did, and ...

James from Ontario 
A collection of watercolors by James from Ontario

Tape Your Name and paint! 
That's what we did. I taped her name, and she painted it. She is 4 years old and this was great for her age. She loved it.

Cute1 
Fourth or Fifth portrait I've done in watercolor, I think it turned out nice

Looking West of Seattle 
I was trying for a more loose technique here, since I usually paint more realistic.

My First Rose 
This was from our garden

Watercolor Rose 
Beautiful Rose in magenta and hookers green

Fantasy swans 
I'm a beginner and learning to use big color washes. I need to work on painting water lily pads. I enjoy watercolor painting and hope to learn more.

Macaw by Patricia Snow 
I love the bright colors of watercolor painting. I enjoy painting birds and flowers for their vibrant colors!

Shirley Roma Charlton Watercolors 
Watercolors by Shirley Roma Charlton

Snowy Hill 
This was done with a light sketch and dark contrast next to snow to make it look brighter.

300lb paper

Kentucky Memory 
I tend to love doing any type of architecture. This is from a picture that a photographer friend took in the mountains of Kentucky. I would love to hear ...

Halle by Barbara Fenker 
Halle is my first attempt doing a portrait of my granddaughter.

I was challenged especially by her hair. I think I used raw sienna, rose and cobalt ...

The Tower in the Sky by David Randall 
This is a painting done from an old instruction book I had laying around but this is my own creation. I varied from the instruction some, though, and put ...

Work Glove 
Hello. I have to admit, I'm quite nervous about posting. This is my first painting, done with a small set gifted to me. My artsy side tends to lay in the ...

Day Dreaming of Warm Weather and Fishing 
Indiana is very cold and unpleasant at times. Right now especially. I've been day dreaming of warmer weather and fishing with my kids this coming summer....

Fall at Farnsworth 
This is a painting of some fall leaves that were lying on the stone steps of a Metro Park near my home. I cropped the picture to put the emphasis on the ...

Lone Snag - Watercolor 
Taken from a picture in the Cascade Mountains. I did add some mountains and the lone snag.I have just started to paint for fun.

So far its really ...

Watercolors by Don Cobb 
Watercolors by Don Cobb

Iris 
My study of an Iris.

Amby's Watercolors 
A collection of submission by Amby from India

Korfano Art 
Korfano Art - gallery of illustrations and paintings at www.korfanoart.eu

Truckee River California 
In Sept. 2008 I flew with my wife and half-size French easel from my home in West Viginia to eastern California to paint plein air in several locations....

Waiting By Pauline Adair 
About 35 x 22cm.... reference photo was of a child, but I liked the position of hands in particular, and as I concentrated on those I think I made the ...

Watercolors by Donna Pierce-Clark 
Watercolor contributions by the artist Donna Pierce-Clark

A Portrait of Sophie 
I painted this picture of model Sophie.... exhibited it and sold it. I was very happy to exhibit it, but as it was a favourite picture I was sad when ...

Mary Ann Boysen Watercolors 
Some of Mary Ann Boysen's Contributions to the website

The Perfect Gift 
My granddaughters recently received their first horse. This is the eldest Julia showing just how she feels about her dream coming true. I didn't have ...

The Cripple's Smile 
This painting was finished about ten years ago and it represents my concerns of Old and Retired People. I felt sad and sorry for those people who have ...

A portrait of my Boss 
First steps in watercolor making. But hope not so bad ?

Charleston Fixer-Upper by Stan 
I retired about 3 years ago. Took a couple of watercolor courses and have been painting for about 2 years, off and on. This is from a photo I took in ...

Bill Lester' Watercolors 
A collection of submissions by Bill Lester

The Old Mill Stream 
I referenced a photo, and was challenged by the large amount of green.

I mixed most of the greens with Payne's Gray and yellow, which provided a wide ...

gulmarg, kashmir, india1 
I painted this painting from a picture taken during a family holiday in kashmir, in 2005. Its a beautiful place and i enjoyed painting the memories. I ...

Mt Christie 
I painted this picture from a photograph i took on a hike to low divide in Olympic National Park. It was juried into the 2008 Paint The Parks Top 100. www....

Backyard Waterfall2 
I am a beginner and appreciate any helpful hints and critique. I painted this waterfall from a few photos in magazines and online.
thank you,
donna

Fall Color Landscapes 
Drawing is my hobby. I have just started working on watercolors. The beauty and freshness of water colors is amazing, but definitely requires totally different ...

Tahoe Sunset 
Every 2 years we have a family reunion, since half of us are out west and half are in Northeast Ohio, the location of the reunion takes turns, and the ...

Beach Walk 20 minute watercolour-Demonstration for Students.  Not rated yet
This watercolour took just 20 minutes in a demonstration. I find that if the painting is drawn up well you can paint fast and fresh. I have to admit I ...

Paintings by AnneMarie DeRenard  Not rated yet
recent paintings for comment

Nancy From Life  Not rated yet
1. I checked the model's veins. Nancy being a dark person has dark blue veins so this is the colour I paint under the skin in the cooler area;s like, eye ...

Irises revisited  Not rated yet
Keeping Mary Ann's suggestions in mind, I did a little more shading on this painting. I am pleased with the results because the darker colors make a nicer ...

Irises revisited  Not rated yet
Keeping Mary Ann's suggestions in mind, I did a little more shading on this painting. I am pleased with the results because the darker colors make a nicer ...

The Potting Shed  Not rated yet
This 8 x 10 watercolor was painted as the cover for our next book "Postcards From The Garden" which will be published next Summer. I had to leave an area ...

The second one  Not rated yet
This is the second watercolor painting i have created, the first one was a toucan bird. This is Legolas from The Lord of the Rings, I hope you like it....

For My Love  Not rated yet
Watercolor rose 11x14 hot press

Snow sunset  Not rated yet
One of the characteristics of watercolor wish I love is the way the colors blend together and do their own thing, an in this sky. I painted it wet on wet ...

Look Hector!  Not rated yet
I was in the right place to get this photo of Iisah taking photos of the dog Hector at the 4H cloverbuds (littlest) group. I decided to paint it on watercolour ...