If you are fascinated with watercolor, you can make fascinating watercolor paintings. You need only be passionate. When you are passionate about something your work will come to life. You will make paintings that touch, excite, and fascinate other people, as well as yourself.

While painting, if you relax and have fun, you’ll be more open to ideas and will work more creatively. The essence of a successful watercolor is a blend of spontaneity and control, but first there must be freedom. If you take hold of a carefree, unstructured approach to painting, then you can excite the world.

Watercolor, by its very nature, is an unpredictable medium. However, the unpredictability of the medium is what can make it fascinating and exciting. In order to understand the nature of watercolor it is necessary to explore the techniques and applications of other experienced artists and how they express themselves in paint.

If you wish to create a reaction with your paintings, in other words, impress your viewer, the finished work must not only catch their eye, but stop them in their tracks.

Many artists believe that mastery of technique is their primary need. I contend that it goes far beyond this simple concept. it takes more than technical efficiency to achieve artistic result. When I settle upon a composition for my artwork, I try to relate to the works I have done previously, or even with paintings of other artists. The relationship with other paintings helps to guide me when sketching the composition. However, the main decision for me is what colors to use–and many color schemes come to mind. I’m not too concerned with the actual colors I’m seeing in nature, but would prefer my own colors according to the atmosphere that I want to create. In this way I can control the painting as I progress.

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