We are looking forward to welcoming Grahame Booth Watermill for the first time next month. And so is he! He sent us this little note, together with some simple tips to improve your watercolours
Grahame Booth, one of the Watermill’s new, inspiring tutors, only started to paint in his early 30s (some 30 years ago), and because he clearly remembers the problems of frustrations of learning to master watercolours he is a particularly sympathetic tutor. His simple tips above will help you to become a much better painter, as will his week-long course here this October.
Grahame paints only in watercolour, and his success is reflected in the numerous awards he has won many years as well as his highly popular YouTube channel. We are delighted to welcome him to the Watermill painting tutors team. His course will run from Saturday 23 October to Saturday 30 October 2021.
Grahame’s painting above is called Market Day and shows how you can successfully paint crowds by painting a fewpeople with reasonable accuracy and just suggesting the rest. You will be able to try the techniques yourself when we go on Tuesdays to our nearby walled mediaeval town of Fivizzano to enjoy, and sketch, the weekly market there.
Here’s another lovely Grahame watercolour, this time of a courtyard in the French town of Lumieres:
Grahame believes that plein air painting is the to success in this beautiful medium and he will show how to use a logical approach to translate the landscape into watercolours full of light, excitement and impact. One previous student said: “Grahame can both paint and teach. He can manage a group of all levels and everyone learns and improves. Most importantly it’s always fun.â€
Grahame Booth
Saturday 23 October to Saturday 30 October 2021.
Watercolours
To learn more about Grahame and his week at the Watermill, please click here.