Painting With Watercolour Paint

By Tracy Schruder

I’ve always admired watercolour paintings. As an artist, I’ve always used either acrylic or oil paints. I relish the idea of creating a painting with watercolour paints. Writing this blog has inspired me to do this today. I have a nice palette of various colours that I’ve never used and today, I will crack the seal. I truly enjoy trying different paint mediums. I’m excited to see the results.

The only question now is “ paper or canvas ?” I think that I will choose canvas.

After preparing all of my supplies; rinsing water, clean water, various brushes, canvas and water paint pallets, I’m ready to get to work. I’ve aligned my drawing table, set up my chair and turned my imagination into high gear. What should I create? A local landscape? Maybe, something a little more unique, like the old, falling down barn from up the road? It has an interesting perspective, like a will of sorts, to keep on standing. Even though it’s foundation has sunken into the ground, deeply on the south side. I imagine the history of that simple building. It once was sturdy and strong. A home for many domestic creatures, over its lifetime. It radiates a memory of days of old, when local farms were abundant, here. When driving up this country road sent odours of cow manure and hay, through the open windows and up your nose. Yes, that’s what I will paint, I will paint the Barn. I will do my best to capture the feelings it invokes and give it the creative credit it deserves. In conclusion, today I will try to paint a painting with watercolour paints, for the first time.