Leisure Painter - UK (2019-06)

62 JUNE 2019 http://www.painters-online.co.uk

Watercolour

Step 1

1 Draw the objects with a 2B pencil.

2 Use varying mixes of yellow, red and a little blue to create the warm

and cool greys for the jug, the beaker and the background. Paint the

lightest colours first with the highlights isolated as white paper.

t

Step 2
Build up the painting with more colour: red and yellow for the
oranges; and blue with a little red for the tones on the mug.

t

DemonstrationStill Life

Colours used

lCadmium yellow pale

lCadmium red pale

lPhthalo blue

Linda Birch

Find out more about Linda, her work, workshops and

summer school by visiting http://www.theartistlindabirch.co.uk

tThe finished painting Still Life, watercolour, 8 (^3) ⁄ 4 x 113 ⁄ 4 in. (22x30cm)
The secret of creating successful
watercolours is a limited selection of
colours. By mixing fewer colours the
painting hangs together more successfully.
Here I used just three colours.
Your reference for this painting:
a simple still life
t