Day 12! #30x30DirectWatercolor: Montreal Botanical Garden
June 12, 2023
Today was the watershed moment!
Every year it takes me a few rounds to get back into the Direct part of Direct Watercolor. Today I sat down to paint, and it just came naturally. I was painting all-in with absolutely no planning or pre-sketching.
Imagine what it might be like if I could paint every day, all year round! I wonder if I should try it for a year? Or how close a person could get to a goal like that :)
Ok then! Enough chit-chat ;) enjoy the little video, and here’s a collection of two and a half days of 30×30 work from the Botanical Garden.
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Citizen Sketcher 
Beautiful! Appreciate you sharing!
Love them all…especially the flowers. So helpful and fun to see the videos of you in action. Thanks for doing this!
The video is great! Appreciate seeing your close up painting and your explanation of your decisions.
So gorgeous, so loose! Your comment about learning how to watercolor after working in oils resonates with me. It seems like it should be easy to switch back, but it never is for me. I admire your work so much, the edge variety and value range, the excellent water management that looks so spontaneous!
Paula
Enjoyed this altogether – video and paintings, and the mistake(s) as well.
Love these paintings and how you keep the white areas! Beautiful!