Loose watercolour figures
Catherine Beale specialises in ‘gravity painted’ watercolour techniques across a number of surfaces and paints to commission and exhibition from her hillside studio in Bath. She is a member of the Society of Women Artists and her work hangs in the Society’s annual summer exhibition in the Mall Galleries. This year she has also been accepted into the International Watercolour Masters exhibition. She teaches across England and Wales and is author of ‘Capturing light – creating radiant landscapes in watercolour’ (printed by Search Press Ltd, 2023). Keep in touch @catherinebealeart via Instagram and Facebook or visit her website www.catherinebeale.com
Information about the day
Materials to bring:-
Thick A3 watercolour paper or Daler Rowney watercolour artboard (or £2 to purchase) for main painting.
Watercolour paper/sketch book for initial sketches.
A3+ drawing board and rest (eg tin/case)
Removable masking fluid and old, fine brush to apply it with.
2B pencil and eraser
3 brushes: A Mop brush and/or 1 inch flat watercolour brush, a shorter flat brush and a fine/rigger brush
water jar
Kitchen roll
Generous sized palette with large wells
Tubed watercolour paint in colours you like to use. Suggestions: Indigo or Paynes grey; Turquoise; Sap Green; Burnt Umber; Violet or mauve; Opera pink; Alizarin Crimson; Lemon Yellow; Raw Sienna.