Growth takes time. (Patreon)

Hi everyone,

It's Monday morning here in Australia. I finished painting this Kookaburra last night (the main photo). I've been painting it for a few weeks now. I painted it at night time mostly when I'd finished my day's work. It won't be a tutorial because I painted it with no cameras - just for my pleasure.

I've attached some of the other Kookaburras I have painted over the years so you can see my growth and see where I started. Hopefully it will inspire those of you who are at the start of your watercolour journey. 

2011 was the year I started painting in watercolour. I had been painting in acrylic paint for about 10 years prior to that but it no longer gave me any joy so I switched to watercolour. 

It ws a struggle to begin with but slowly, with lots of practice, I began to improve and better understand this strange new medium. I'm still learning and it still gives me great pleasure. I don't think I will ever get tired of painting in watercolour.  My message to you is to have patience with yourself, take your time and enjoy the journey because it's a beautiful one.

As many of you know, landscape and portrait painting is now on my list of things to practise and hopefully conquer one day. It will take time and I will have patience with myself and I know I will enjoy the process of learning. It will frustrate me at times but I will push through and I will share what I learn with you.

What I'm working on at the moment:   I will spend my day checking over the beginner vegetable tutorial and the Coral Rose tutorial that I finished voicing over yesterday. I hope to post them both this week.

Have a wonderful week!

Louise

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