Top Tip: how to use colour contrasts to communicate your best ideas
Maggie Renner Hellman, one of our tutors at the mill, is a master of colour and says. “My Oil Paintings & Watercolor Studies primarily use Color Value Contrast to direct…
Category Archives: Plein Air Painting
How much does it cost to send a postcard home from the Watermill at Posara? Absolutely nothing!
We suppose, in this age of instant communications on social media, that postcard-sending, like letter-writing, is a dying art. But we think there’s nothing nicer, especially for the children and…
Three painting holidays in Tuscany to enjoy in the summer sun
July and August in Fivizzano are high summer in Italy. Thanks to the elevation (300 or so metres) and the river that babbles beside us, we’re cooler than elsewhere in…
Monet and Renoir: the genius and the hot-water bottle
We call our Watermill courses ‘convivial creativity’ and we believe that creativity is often a communal, collaborative affair. There is individual genius, of course, but for it to flourish fully…
The laundry door. A remarkable blend of historic information and contemporary function
You may recollect that a few weeks back we told you about Watermill guest Doug Freerksen’s fascination with ancient artefacts at the Watermill, particularly some of the doors. Doug, from Oak…
How to make the most of your landscape painting workshop
What is landscape painting? Landscape painting is one of the oldest and most cherished traditions in the visual arts. The term refers to artwork that depicts outdoor scenery such as…