Hi Everybody

Thanks for reading this blog post.

I like to paint my watercolours in a few regular sizes

On travel they are often 10 by 8 inch pen and ink studies that sometimes become larger paintings. Here is a recent example

In the studio or en plein air I like to paint watercolours that are 14 by 10 inches or 16 by 12. For me it a comfortable size and I quite often use Arches 300gsm watercolour paper blocks which are very nice to work with whether indoor or outside.

Again here is recent one

Varenna on Lake Como

Occasionally I will paint lager paintings in watercolour up to about 25 inches by 20. For me these take a bit more preparation and thought and naturally take longer to do.

So here is  recent example of a lager painting recently sent to a customer in the USA. It is of Durnstein on the Danube river and was based on painting and photos taken there a few years ago.

It is 24 inches by 16 inches and was painted on 600gsm Saunders watercolour paper . This thick paper is great to use as it retains the water for long periods and that helps with larger areas of washes.

Watercolour of Durnstein. 24 inches by 16.

Here are a few more larger watercolours painted over the last few years

Misty morning in Norfolk. Watercolour 25 inches by 20.

Portofino Watercolour 20 inches by 10

Watercolour of Burnham Overy Staithe. 25 inches by 20. Painted during a Herman Pekel Workshop.

I hope to be painting quite a lot more larger watercolours in the future

Happy Travelling 

Brian