Thank you for joining me this evening to paint the sunset boat. This is my version. Key learnings were: 1. make the colours very strong before you go in. In fact in hindsight I would paint the initial wash onto dry paper and add water as you go rather than wetting the paper first. 2. Wait until your paper is completely dry and flat before trying to put your mast in. 3. I should have waited longer for the paper to dry more before I put the second lot of clouds in as they ran too much. Do share what you create and also if you have ideas for future sessions. You might have photos you want to try out yourselves.

This evening we are going to paint this lovely sunset boat, building on last weeks one. This photo was taken where I live. The challenge will be to get the water to pigment ration strong enough to create the drama. So we will be working wet in wet initially then painting the boat and reflections and land wet on dry. You will need some watercolours. I would suggest cerulean and burnt sienna if you have them or a quinacridone rust or orange. Paynes grey or neutral tint. Good quality watercolour paper 140 1b/300 gsm. Here is the link Youtube Paint Along and we start at 7.30 pm GMT Hope you can join me. If you click the notify button you will get an email when it goes live

Thankyou so much @Julie Ford , really enjoyed your paint along. Braved the painting at the same time as you rather than just watch, see if I could do it! Not to bad me thinks.

Do you have any art/painting goals for this year?

Yellow tulips. Next time I would leave lighter/white areas in the tulips and more very light green for the leaves. Maybe even a bluer green. My washes should have been darker initially. I overdid the grasses I should have used alizarin on the tulips and back wall initially to give depth and shade Do share your creations