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How to paint an expressive lion in watercolour

Learn how to paint an expressive lion image in watercolour in this step-by-step guide. It’s easy when you know how! The lion reference image For this watercolour painting, I found this lovely image of a lion on pixabay.com. I would Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 2 months9 April 2025 ago
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How to paint a sailing boat at sea in watercolour, step-by-step.

Being Inspired to paint In searching for images to paint in watercolour, I came across this beautiful photo. The image is of a sailboat that can be hired on getmyboat.com I chose this image as I was struck by the Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 3 months13 March 2025 ago
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Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting

If you are interested in developing your watercolour technique and achieve quality results, then please read on! The Task In this guide, I will offer guidance, step-by-step on how to create an expressive watercolour painting using simple drawing and painting Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 5 months8 January 2025 ago
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The Beauty of Etchings

Inspiration The beauty of the etching process is multifaceted. Firstly, the technique enables an artist to extend their ideas into a different direction. In addition, the process is experimental ensuring that a creative approach is achieved. However, the etching process Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 1 year29 March 2024 ago
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How to develop a nature journal.

Nature journals are documents that usually contain both illustrations and text and are inspired by the natural world. They may contain scientific information on species, or more simply, just contain personal observations. Fundamentally, they offer a way to understand the Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 1 year4 February 2024 ago
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How to use pen and wash technique

Sometimes when painting with watercolour, it can be frustrating to capture fine detail, even when using the finest of paintbrushes. However, by using the pen and wash technique, it is possible to combine detailed drawing with expressive watercolour washes. Architectural Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 2 years28 February 2023 ago
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Getting Perspective

With the right perspective, your artwork can be taken to the next level. However, perspective in art is often a subject that causes some difficulty as it is not always fully understood. In this blog, I will be looking at Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 2 years23 January 2023 ago
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Monthly Challenge

New Year’s Eve always brings to mind new beginnings, hopes and aspirations for the upcoming year. My New Year’s resolution for 2023 is to create a monthly challenge page on the website: https://bhretreats.co.uk/daily-challenge/ On this page, I plan to post Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 2 years1 January 2023 ago
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New Online Retreats at Backbury House

I have always loved seeing the excitement that develops in a person who is learning a skill or technique and is beginning to grasp it. The excitement of learning about something new can be evident in all sorts of ways Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 3 years29 November 2022 ago
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Backbury Art Club

We are delighted to announce that, by popular demand, we have introduced an art club here at Backbury House Retreats. I have discovered so many talented people who live within the locality including photographers, painters, sculptures and those that just Read more…

By Sharon Brookes, 3 years20 September 2022 ago

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