Took a much needed detour few nights ago from the usual acrylic to watercolour, and voila! (Here is what happened…)

A few things used to create this piece:

• A water colour paper (I used Studio Watercolour Pad by Fabriano)
• Water
• A set of 16 water colours (doesn’t have to be exact, as long as you’ve got a variety of colours to experiment with)
• A small flat brush
• A hint of abstract imagination

Selecting a suitable brush is an essential step – especially when dealing with watercolour, a not so forgiving medium, it is important to know/understand the different types of brushes you want to/will be using. I found the following picture and the link to be quiet handy for starters; it labels some of the basic brushes that you will come across and how each one functions:

(Check out the great link on the picture below for information on the different brush usages)

And… once you’ve picked your brush(es) that you want to work with, experiment a combination of different colours to see what flows together 🙂 I started with darker medium for the ground, and I added warm colours to represent the changing colours of the tree leaves as I moved towards the top. Be sure to wet the areas of the paper you want to paint with water before adding colour, it gives an extra touch to the abstract look.

Here it is, the final piece framed and hung: