Remember that awful Winter Stream watercolor I painted several weeks ago? It was painted and posted here not too long after I began following along with Aubrey Phillips, using one of his books as a sort of roadmap for a 100-day Creative Adventure project.
The painting was a disaster, so awful, in fact, that it took two posts for me to explain everything that had gone wrong.
I mentioned then that I would be attempting the painting again. That was what I did this morning as I journeyed along my way. I’m still using the Aubrey Phillips book, but at the same time I’m following my own path, developing my own style, and doing things in my own way.
So, I threw out everything I’d tried before. I didn’t go back to re-watch Edo Hannema’s video tutorial. I just looked at the painting, thought about what I liked and didn’t like, and off I went to paint the scene in my own way.

I’m not sure if it actually looks like a stream or not — winter, summer, spring, or fall — but I like the colors, I like the sky, I like the painting.
I’m definitely improving, and I’m beginning to see my own style emerging. I like it. I hope you like it, too.
I like it too, it could be either season but I like the way the shore looks slightly white making me think of snow.
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Well done! It doesn’t matter how much something “looks” like reality. Suggesting it is enough.
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Thanks. It turned out so much better than my previous attempt…LOL! I was rather proud of it.
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I really like this! The atmosphere all around the painting does say “winter” or early spring. It is a great example of wet on wet and letting the watercolor “do its thing”. Beautiful!
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Thank you. I was really able to just relax and “let go” on this one. I like how it turned out.
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I like it!
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Thanks! It turned out much better this time!
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Wonderful! I agree a great sky and I love your trees! I am horrible at trees! I don’t think I see a stream, but it doesn’t matter this is beautiful!!!
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Thanks. Yeah, the stream was sort of overrun by the reflections, I think LOL. But the painting turned out so much better than my previous attempt. I really do like it. 🙂
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