Watercolor Exploration: Tips and Advice for Getting Started

(c) jlowatercolor.2018 Ready to Share your Watercolors with the World? At this point, you have some paintings under your belt and are excited to share your work with others. Maybe you feel a little nervous or unsure if your paintings are “good enough”? Let me assure you right now- they are! It is time to take another step in your watercolor journey; here we will explore a few platforms that can help you to share your work. photo credit: shutterstock Popular Art Sharing Platforms Facebook - Many people nowadays have a Facebook account where they keep in touch with family and friends. This can be a great place to share your art in a couple different ways. The first being with family and friends through regular posts. The second being to watercolor groups that you join. I recommend World Watercolor Group . This is a worldwide community in which people share watercolors they have created- along with tutorials and tips they find helpful. Often, fellow artists (of a...

Image Credit: Utrecht Art Supplies Welcome! You may have found yourself here for a variety of reasons: you are looking for a creative outlet and need a starting point, you have always been curious about watercolor, or you are a classmate and have to read it (ha!). Regardless of the reason, I am happy you are here and looking forward to sharing what I have learned about watercolor with you! Introductions: about me… well I guess you could say I have always been a creative person. I enjoyed a variety of artistic mediums in high school and in my early twenties (specifically photography). Funny thing is, as much as I have always appreciated art, I never thought I was “good enough” to consider myself an artist… Fast-forward a bit: Life, it happens; adult responsibilities and a new role as a parent led me to believe I should put hobbies aside. It was my choice and I don’t regret it as I learned a lot of life lessons. As time went on, I found myself wanting to re-explore those parts ...