IONE HARRISON ART

Learn how to avoid muddy colours in watercolour painting with simple tips for clean mixes, bright washes, and glowing, vibrant results.

The Healing Power of Painting: How Creativity Boosts Wellbeing In today’s busy world, finding time to slow down and reconnect with ourselves can feel like a luxury. But painting — especially in watercolour — offers more than just a creative outlet. It can be a calming, restorative practice that benefits your wellbeing in surprising ways. Here are some of the reasons why painting is so good for both body and mind. 1. Painting Helps You Switch Off When you pick up a brush, your

Simple, joyful ways to build confidence and creativity. Starting out in watercolour can feel overwhelming, but a few simple techniques will give you the confidence to explore and play. Here are five easy watercolour techniques to try at home. Wet on wet, salt, lifting out and splatter in action. 1. Wet-on-Wet Lightly dampen the paper with clean water, then drop in your paint. Watch as the colour blooms and blends beautifully. Perfect for skies and soft backgrounds. Blending d

Watercolour Starter Kit: The Basic Equipment You Really Need Are you keen to start painting with watercolours but feel overwhelmed by all the brushes, paints, and papers on the shelves? You’re not alone — there’s so much  choice, it can feel confusing at first. The good news is that you don’t need loads of fancy materials to begin. In watercolour, less is more.  With just a few high-quality essentials, you can create beautiful, luminous paintings and start learning with confi

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Five years' ago, I took the decision to make art a central part of my life. This followed a period of intense personal difficulty. I have...

At this time of year, I always try to do a mental reset. There is so much to celebrate, although there are also challenges. What I have...

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The first lesson of my six week Expressive Watercolour Course starts with some warm ups to get the watercolour mojo flowing. Here are the...

As a landscape painter, my art is a response to the places around me. With Ryedale Open Studios fast approaching (9/10 and 16/17...

Watercolour Technique: Wax Resist Wax resist is one of my favourite ways to keep the white of the original paper when painting a...

Techniques: wax resist, cling film, sponge, lifting off I am feeling really excited about this new watercolour workshop next Thursday for...