A Two Brush Watercolour

Nature is beautiful
Painting with a small hake and a rigger, and just 4 colours
qrt sheet Saunders Waterford Rough 140lb

[@margaretmartin6620]

The harmony of a few strokes, strategically placed with two brushes, along with the use of only four colours, can have such an impact! A beautiful painting, Edo. Thank you. :)

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

With a few colours you always are in harmony, when you choose them right and mix the right strength it can't go wrong! Thanks Margaret!

[@bettyroberts2068]

Amazing and so helpful. I really struggle with layering. You are a great teacher and artist. Thank you.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

When I can help it is a good thing! I have done skies with 7 layers! when you have a good brand of pigment it is no problem!

[@brightstreamify]

Beautiful! Thank you, Edo, for your watercolour magic! Following your spoken thoughts is so helpful, I am learning a lot from you. Please know that your demos are mightily appreciated by me.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Sue Beeson I often think its maybe better when I dont speak and just paint. But you say it is helpful. So I will be talking in the future. Thank you Sue.

[@brightstreamify]

Edo, speaking your thoughts about your painting as you go along is IMMENSELY helpful! You have become a mentor for me, and I thank you most sincerely.

[@LoveIsBeautiful1910]

I ALWAYS like your painting instruction. Thank you so very much. I look forward to each one.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thank you Maria! Good to read you like what I do!

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

I love the perspective and light you have got in the sky which adds so much movement and life to the painting, and the sky colours in the water are very beautiful. A very interesting and helpful commentary too, thank you so much Edo, a joy to watch :-)

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks Lois! of course it is a simple painting but for showing techniques it doesn't have to be complicated. I could make a more difficult movie, but that take more time! I must say I see movies here on you tube from 59 minutes. I don't even start watching!

[@TomvanBodegraven]

Edo, I just love your videos and your style and approach to watercolour painting. Thanks so much for making these clips!!!!!

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thank you Tom. I aim for going once over the paper and let it dry and leave it alone! cannot all the time of course! the best way to paint a watercolour is to touch the paper not to much. greens get dull if you wet them to much. certain pigments dissolve in the paper so that the sparkle disappears.

[@barbaragemin5117]

Such harmony of colours Edo! Beautiful. ( limited palette of course). My eye is led to the amazing central light. Just white paper, a nice change to raw sienna. I enjoyed watching your bold technique for the reflections too, and yet keeping the softness. Many of us dither over putting in reflections. I must try the bold approach next time. Thank you.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Raw Sienna is more transparent. (depends on the brand) but with yellow ocher you get nicer greens because it is more opaque! I like the soft reflections. but it is keep your breath in and go! hope it will dry okay! Keeping the whites must be planned! Thank you again Barbara!

[@joyceschreiber2538]

Thank you for sharing, Edo.Your paintings are amazingly beautiful . I learn so much from watching you paint.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

A matter of fact, I learn to watching myself paint! I can recommend it to everyone! You see mistakes or things you should not have done or things you should have! Thank you Joyce!

[@LeonaFraser1]

the master at work again truly lovely thanks once again for sharing your skills and thoughts with us all

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks Leona! its my pleasure to show or demonstrate some techniques.

[@vereditvideo]

Absolutely fantastic Edo! Love everything about this new video. Many thanks for your sharing your love to this wonderful medium with us.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Isabella, thank you very much! so nice from you!!

[@jacquelinebrown4152]

Great demo Edo .Thank you so much .

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks for the compliment Jacqueline!! :-)

[@margdurls5034]

Brilliant. The water is stunning. Thank you.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Marg Durls Thanks Marg. I just love to paint water and skies. My pleasure

[@gretchenmanthei1436]

Retired and new to watercolor - Just found you - Thank You so much for showing me how to paint the soul of fog - ;-)

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thank you, its my pleasure.

[@MrWatercolorguy]

Wonderful reflections as well as an beautifully atmospheric painting. Thanks for sharing.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks I appreciate it much

[@angelathierman8074]

Beautiful and atmospheric painting! Thank you for this video

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks David, it went very well for painting with a Hake!

[@nmd1211]

I agree with others - your talking as you paint is very insightful. Also, using the hake brush is really a lot of fun! You mentioned you are not sure why you like "soft" paintings. Could it be that you live in an area with a lot of water, so the atmosphere is softer? I live in a dry, dry climate where light is strong with little moisture in the air. Soft atmosphere is seasonal with the rainy season. Sharp edges and brilliant colors, such as a flat blue vista for the sky without a cloud, is my norm. Keep up the demos - I love them. :-)

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Yes I live in North Holland of the Netherlands. many years ago it was only water and a little land in this area. so a lot and I mean a lot is really watery here! I could do this painting with any other brush, but the hake is fun! it is cheap and does the job! Thanks Naomi!!

[@nmd1211]

@@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art I have a ton of hake brushes from a store's supply I bought out - enough to last a lifetime, well made, from Japan. They are hard to use and the challenge is the soft bristle and the long, flat shapes. 'Some are only an inch, others up to 8 inches (2.5 cm - 20 cm).

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

@@nmd1211 I must say the Ron Ranson Hake's from the firm Pro Arte are not so soft as other hake's I did buy in the past. They were so soft that I stopped using them the first time I used them. Then I visited a friend he gave me these two. They are much stiffer hairbrushes then the ones I did have. I have also one of the brand Vang. it is so big almost 4" to big for my quarter sheets!

[@brightstreamify]

Edo, I am starting to get withdrawal symptoms! Please do another painting demo soon! No pressure, of course 🤪

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

No time I have to work too!

[@brightstreamify]

Edo, I am so sorry! I didn't 🤔 . Quite understand. Will look forward to your next one, however long it takes!

[@Magic65750]

It really helps to see the reference photo even if it is in the margin.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

I cannot make a photo of something I make up in my mind. Painting is not copying what is in front of you.

[@nangustafson8110]

Excellent lesson! Thank you :)

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Nan Gustafson my pleasure. Nice to read you like it.

[@mandygreen9152]

wauw weer een meesterwerkje! ik vind het echt leerzaam en leuk om naar je tutorials te kijken! leer er veel van! dankje Edo!

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Dankjewel Mandy! de bomen zijn wat plat geworden. Maar ik had nieuwe pigmenten die achteraf niet erg sterk waren.

[@danielleleclaire717]

Toujours très intéressant et instructif, merci de votre générosité.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Danielle LECLAIRE Merci Danielle, c'est gentil de ta part. mon canal KZbin vous va plutôt bien. beaucoup de nouveaux abonnés là-bas dans les dernières semaines. saluer Edo

[@orvillesentman5131]

Wonderfull!

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Orville Sentman Thanks Orville.

[@marcello.mutti75]

Great Edo!

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Marcello Mutti Marcello!!Thank you!!

[@TTomJohn]

👍New subscriber. Very informative and enjoyable.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thanks for subscribing and compliments!!

[@TTomJohn]

@@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art I'll be catching up, from NYC, on your past videos as I wait for your future work.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

@@TTomJohn Thanks Thom! Regards from Amsterdam.

[@colinwoodward6458]

very nice Edo

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thank you Colin!!!

[@colinwoodward6458]

Very nice, as always Edo

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thank you so much Colin!!

[@theablankenstein257]

Het is weer een beauty en het werkt aanstekelijk, ik ga mijn Ron Ranson hakes weer eens opzoeken.

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Thea Blankenstein Dat is mooi. 😄 je hoeft er maar 1 op te zoeken. 😁Dankjewel Thea.

[@theablankenstein257]

@@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art ik heb ze alle 2 weer gevonden een small en een medium. Morgen maar weer eens proberen, het lijkt easy zoals jij het doet maar dat kan verraderlijk zijn 😉

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

@@theablankenstein257 Dat denk ik wel. Het zit niet in de hake. Ik zou dit net zo makkelijk met ieder ander penseel maken. Het is eerder moeilijker dan makkelijker met een hake.

[@tahir4art]

Nice demo,

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Tahir Faisal Thank you very much Tahir.

[@pavelozdani439]

geweldige aquarel - perfecte harmonie

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

I painted this with Old Holland paint. a very delicate pigment. You never can go to dark. to many brands are way to strong. thats why I always give the advice to buy student quality when you start. but in every book you will find that you have to buy artist quality?

[@zbigniewgomski3754]

Świetna praca !! Twoje prezentacje są bardzo pouczające !! Używasz surowej sieny ?? Dlaczego ??

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

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[@adriennepalmer3307]

Eco, could you list the colors you use in your demos....thanks

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

Burnt sienna, ultramarine blue, raw sienna and Alizarine Crimson. Why do I have to list them? I have them in the movie mentioned. Dont become a colour chaser. It is not in the colours you use. Its in the technique. And I always the same ones too. Ah and my name is Edo

[@OneTrueWord1988]

Adrienne Palmer: I wanted to see them written out also; you weren't the only one! 😊 God bless you, and have a great day! 💐

[@jancarr3328]

Thanks

[@EdoHannema-Watercolour-Art]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@renzo6490]

Not to sound pedantic, but...if it matters to you Hake Brush is pronounced more like HAW-kay or HAW-keh ( Hah-Keh...right ! )

[@joegriffin5851]

Well I also say HAKE not hawkay which I think is how our American friends pronounce. Hake is also what Ron Ransom said and he is probable the person most associated with this type of brush.

[@brightstreamify]

I say Hake, not Haw-kay, as this is how Ransom pronounces it in his demos. And it is, after all, his name on the brush. But more importantly its of NO importance. I think Edo's English is probably 100% better than your Dutch, it certainly is than mine, and we ought to be more than grateful for these wonderful watercolour demos! And you will note I have spelled it 'watercolour' not 'watercolor'! Does that matter, not in the slightest 😂

[@marsbeads]

@ Renzo You are correct. The hake brush is pronounced Hah - Keh. The hake fish rhymes with Jake. Just because someone mispronounces it doesn't make it right. It's a Japanese word and it's pronounced Hah-Keh

[@renzo6490]

@@brightstreamify Well, I should feel foolish ordering Sake ( rhymes with Cake ) at a Sushi Bar.

[@brightstreamify]

Renzo , peace brother!