Abstract Seascape Watercolour Painting Using A Palette Knife!

I show you how to paint in a much more loose style to create an atmospheric abstract seascape watercolour painting. Would you like to learn more about watercolour painting? Check out my Patreon membership: / karenriceart - includes ad free content, EXCLUSIVE TUTORIALS and sketch outlines etc...
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Watercolour paper 300ms smooth (Hot Pressed)
Mijello Mission Gold Watercolours:
Gold Ochre
Orange
Opera Pink
Compose Blue
Ivory Black
Prussian Blue
Sea Of Grass Watercolours
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Mur Blue
Pezzulo Clay
Giallo Earth
Cacao Ochre
Kylasenna Grey
Custom made palette with 1/2 pans (plastic box bought from Amazon.co.uk)
Large Hog Hair Brush
Pipette
Plastic Palette Knife
#watercolorabstractpainting #inspiringwatercolorpainting #atmosphericwatercolour

[@firdouschoudhury6401]

Karen I'm in love with your paintings

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you!

[@fvetter1345]

Liebe Karen, ich liebe Deine Bilder! Wundervoll! Bitte weitere Videos. Danke, Franziska, Stuttgart

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! Here is my abstract playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL9SDXeoiXZQRUPEL6n_QOfwTJ6Yz2HZyt

[@marjo-riittareinikainen9740]

Wow!

[@kathycarlson7947]

I love that!!

[@judyrobinson8517]

Loved it. Thanks

[@KarenRiceArt]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@maggiefreeman6513]

Fantastic. Thank you.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you too!

[@terezbus]

AMAZING!!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Therese 😊

[@sagecreek819]

This painting is so organically exquisite, thank you 🙏

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@asapalm7150]

Beautiful - to me this is the true charm of watercolor ❤

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@stacylott7870]

OOOOHHHHHH.... So much fun!!!!

[@rajpereira7280]

Writing makes your work into invisible. Awesome touch.nice

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you :-)

[@arvindguptakumar4958]

Dear Karen you are simply a piece of the God. I'm your big fan. Your artwork is just unparalleled. God bless you.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@anadelgado1946]

LOVE THIS KAREN!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Ana! It was so much fun to paint!

[@anadelgado1946]

@@KarenRiceArt I´d like to give it a try. It isn´t on Pantreon,is it?

[@juditharowland3461]

I really enjoy these abstracts. I have been trying to do these for years. Making a lot of mistakes like using too many colors, or discovering that they don't work together as I thought they would, etc. Please do more of these. They looklie so much fun.........Thanks for it all, Karen!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Judith, so pleased you like the abstracts... more to come in the pipeline :)

[@consueloyoung4484]

Simply amazing watching you!!. You have so much knowledge to share with us. I can tell that you truly enjoy sharing all with us, and I thank you for that. This painting was particularly helpful, your use of cling wrap is so productive in getting such wonderful textures. Thank you 🙏🏼 ❤

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much!

[@AB-kg6rk]

Fantastic!

[@carolynliebowitz5306]

Karen, another magnificent demo. I will be trying this later today for sure. I absolutely love it. You paint like I think. Thanks again for a glorious treat.

[@elkemariariesen]

Liebe Karen, ich habe es versucht Watercolor in dieser Technik zu verwenden. Ergebnis war ein tolles Bild, dass nun an der Wand hängt. Ich bin stolz! Danke für dieses tolle Video.

[@KarenRiceArt]

That is wonderful Elke! So pleased you loved painting this and is hanging on your wall!

[@cathykirwan2292]

I just LOVE this! Thank you so much! I can hardly wait to try this!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Cathy, so happy that you love this! Good luck trying this :)

[@jackiemclarnon37]

That was so cool to watch unfold...thank you for the inspiration!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Jackie, glad you found it inspiring :)

[@lizbethk]

Thanks for introducing us to this new technique with the palette knife! Love it!!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! It's such an exciting technique! :)

[@christineharris1090]

Thank you so much for sharing these techniques, I absolutely love your paintings they are awesome!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Christine so pleased that you liked this abstract tutorial! Happy painting :-)

[@yanaatori4914]

ULTIMATELY LOVELY! 😍

[@brigittebenson6166]

Thank You. That was loads of fun to watch can't wait to try it myself.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Brigitte, so glad you like the video, it was so much fun to do! Enjoy :)

[@kindle7191]

This lesson really speaks to me! I want to try it today! I am obsessed with the mustard yellow colour.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! that's brilliant! The colour is gorgeous!!:)

[@liaknijnik1330]

Wonderful!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you 😊

[@sabrinalarson1526]

You are opening a whole new world to me....amazing.

[@joecool8005]

Just want to thank you for this I gave it a try and I couldn't be happier

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Joe :-)

[@viviancattaneo1474]

Stunning. For me, this is an invitation to try it. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@KarenRiceArt]

So glad you like the video! :)

[@christinelucas7709]

Another beautiful painting. I can't wait to attempt it.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Have fun Christine :-)

[@celestekat-hy6101]

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, you sharing is so appreciated.... 🙏🏻 🕊 😇 💕

[@KarenRiceArt]

So glad you like it! It's so much fun to paint x

[@IsleofWightBushcraft]

I’m definitely leaning toward semi abstract landscapes in my watercolour painting. Love what you did here

[@KarenRiceArt]

They are so much fun! :)

[@mariborgquist6265]

I love this. So beautiful. I had to try it myself and for the first time I really liked my landscape painting. Thank you for sharing. Need to do more like this. Awesome.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Mari, so glad that you like this tutorial! So glad that you liked your landscape painting as well, that’s wonderful! Happy painting :-)

[@arlenemurphy804]

How exciting! Need to try...thank you

[@KarenRiceArt]

Have fun!

[@anniegotakindlee]

How fun. Gorgeous.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! yes such great fun! :)

[@lindahelliar7021]

Really love your abstract style , I must try it, thanks Karen.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thanks so much Linda, I love painting in this style! :)

[@fiaanton6115]

Really enjoyed the demonstration and of course my own creative use of the pallet knife and the colors. Lots of fun and energy watching you create and doing it myself. Thanks!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thats wonderful! Thank you for sharing :)

[@lauradarcy5684]

A very fun, interesting, and instructional video! Thank you so much.... really loved the outcome, too.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Laura, glad you found it interesting and liked the final outcome :)

[@SuzetteG316]

I tried this technique today following this tutorial and I LOVED the process and the result! This is going to be so much fun to play around with. Thanks so much Karen!!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Wonderful! Have fun! :)

[@elainevking1]

Fantastic. Can’t wait to try it!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Elaine I am delighted that you like this style of painting and inspires you to try it! Happy painting :-)

[@IsabelCurdes_photos]

I love painting like this - with all the "accidents" - and your image is really beautiful, a perfect demonstration :-) Thank you for sharing! Great idea with the pipette, I used different size spray bottles and brushes until now but will definitely give that a try!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Isabel, so glad you liked the "accidents"! I think its the colours that make it! I love using the pipette, only just started can't believe it after all these years! :)

[@nadeacheung1715]

Now I have to go buy a palette knife! This is so gorgeous, I can't wait to try.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much, I’m so glad that you like this style of painting! Good luck with finding your palette knife and enjoy… Happy painting :-)

[@HeikeX]

Wow! I love this way of using watercolors! So inspiring! I definitely have to give it a try! Thanks for showing, Karen! Greeting from Germany!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Greetings Heike, lovely to hear from you! So glad you found it inspiring! :)

[@pamgravett3758]

Excellent, can’t wait to try! Thank you!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Have fun!

[@sigrunsveinbjornsdottir685]

Omg Love this

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! :)

[@meeraahuja1594]

Fantastic

[@LeonaFraser1]

Love your art its very inspirational - thanks for taking the time to share for free its really appreciated and enjoyed :)

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Leona, so glad you find the videos inspiring :)

[@danielleguy78]

Magnifique! Thank you so much!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! :)

[@ChrisStephenArt]

Can’t believe I’ve only just seen your channel, it’s a game changer. Fantastic

[@KarenRiceArt]

That's so sweet of you to say! Glad you have found me, should be uploading more videos soon...:)

[@jennyreed2597]

Ooh loving it Karen just my cup of tea, locve the excitement!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Glad you liked it Jenny!

[@rentedtux1883]

Karen, you are a Godsend. Thank you for showing videos and lessons that are right in my wheelhouse. I'm so happy to have found your channel.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much! Really love this free loose and creative style of painting! :)

[@rentedtux1883]

@@KarenRiceArt Me too! I hope you continue to post more of these lessons 😊

[@KarenRiceArt]

I will definitely be posting more! Watch this space!! :)

[@Rita-jz3ri]

Karen, Du malst wunderschön 🤗🙏🎨👏ich könnte Dir stundenlang zusehen👏Gruss aus Hamburg🎨

[@KarenRiceArt]

Rita, Ich danke dir sehr! Wie schön von dir zu sagen! Viel Spaß beim Malen :)

[@gitimotevalian8717]

Thank u so much Karen master.

[@chrisbories8600]

I don't understand very well English, but I like very much your method Sorry for the mistakes. I am 72 and don't have speak English for a long time !!!thank you for this video.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Hi Chris, your English seems very good to me! Bravo!! So glad you like the video! :)

[@gillianmason4198]

Beautiful

[@parinafernandes3357]

Fabulous

[@sheilaswan1650]

Can we please have more of these abstract demos - I love 'em!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Working on it!

[@RE-xv9fp]

Gorgeous work! Your whole gallery is!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much!

[@johangiljamgiljam27]

This is so good!!! Youre very good with the abstract! Love it ❤️

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much!!

[@totaqatar4978]

wow, really fantastic

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! Glad you like it :)

[@octopusdreams7305]

Lovely

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thanks!

[@carolanneconnolly-brown6781]

Love this, thank you for sharing. I have subscribed

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Carolanne, so pleased that you like this video and for subscribing! :)

[@2010LaMarisa]

VERY interesting! Thank you...

[@KarenRiceArt]

Glad you found it interesting! Thank you for watching :)

[@summersun5753]

Hi. Thank you so much for a great interesting, exciting, and informative video which I thoroughly enjoyed watching. A beautiful finished result. :)

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much!

[@SteSeed]

I've tried for years to get even slightly good at watercolour and have tried this technique too in desperation, it hasn't worked I'm afraid. I've gracefully excepted the fact that art is a talent and cannot be taught. But your art is amazing.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much. I know it can be a cliche but practice really does make perfect 🎨

[@SteSeed]

@@KarenRiceArt Not in my case I'm afraid.

[@lkv2021]

Beautiful painting. It's not as easy as it seems, to create an abstract painting.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much! I agree, but it's more fun! :)

[@salinas3d495]

Love

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you :)

[@pebble2pearl]

I love this technique. I especially like the resulting contrast between the dark, almost straight, pigment, and the light sky and water. I can' wait to try it. Thank you for sharing. Have you tried a squeeze/wash bottle in place of a pipet? It might be fun to try.

[@KarenRiceArt]

So glad you like the video and the contrast of light and dark! Do you mean a spritzer bottle? Thanks :)

[@cmw7916]

If I have a nice effect going and want to keep it from mixing too much, - hair dryer! Fun video, Karen

[@KarenRiceArt]

Great tip! Thank you! :)

[@decea9380]

Karen, This is truly beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing your techniques. I have now limited myself to using just a strip of credit card, spray bottle and an old pastry brush, after my hake brush died. xx

[@KarenRiceArt]

That’s wonderful, so glad that you like this style of painting! Happy painting :-)

[@ellenkropp-rogers4808]

I really enjoyed this style/technique Karen. Thanks for sharing!

[@marijadika6444]

I could watch this time and time again! Gorgeous!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Wow, thank you!

[@duchong4570]

You’re an amazing teacher! I really like this technique. Thank you❗️

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Duc :)

[@philippesoenen4695]

Every bad painting starts when jou says : I am just gone do this or that. Less is so much more !

[@KarenRiceArt]

Very wise words! Thank you Philippe, I really appreciate your comment! :)

[@IdaWinter]

fine for letting go' happy new year !

[@KarenRiceArt]

Happy new year!

[@arlenemurphy804]

I can see some metallic gold watercolor introduced into this type of technique

[@KarenRiceArt]

Great idea! :)

[@michaelwilton4545]

I can see metallic gold introduced into almost any technique -- but, that just be my own manias coming through.

[@sbr3987]

Thank you so much

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you for watching :)

[@glowallos]

I was horrified when I saw you pick up the paint with the palette knife like that but wow you made absolutely stunning art! You inspired me to try things I would have never thought to do

[@KarenRiceArt]

I know it's so completely different to the traditional way to paint in watercolours! Just goes to show how versatile they are! Thank you for watching! :)

[@anne-mariekeller209]

Wow ! So gorgeous ! Just incredible ! You are a magician Karen. I love all your paintings. Thank you so much 🙏🏼🥰🧡👏🏼🌸

[@VinodhiniDinesh]

Can you do monochromatic forest in your method. This is absolutely intuitive to see your painting. Thank you soo much for sharing

[@KarenRiceArt]

I will see what I can do...I love the fact that you have said it is intuitive, because it absolutely is! Thank you :)

[@barbarameetze1457]

Karen. Loving your lessons and beauty of your results, especially the depth. I’ve recently begun watercolor painting. One teacher whose YT I watched and tried some suggested cold press paper. I notice you frequently use hot press. I assume it is more textured which I would like. Is it because you’re doing so much wet on wet? How do I chose?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Barbara for your great comment and question. I use all of the different surfaces of watercolour painting. I find in the abstract plastic card paintings, hot pressed helps the paint flow more, but you could use cold pressed as well. Maybe have a little dabble and see what suits you best! Good luck & happy painting! :)

[@arunapendse6296]

Thank you for this beautiful and inspiring demo. Wonderful technique. I have a query. Can we use cold pressed paper for such work?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Aruna for your question, you could do, just do a little test before, sometimes, the paint gets stuck in the texture of certain papers, if it's not hot pressed :)

[@arunapendse6296]

@@KarenRiceArt thank you so much.

[@kascialelonek8757]

👍

[@KarenRiceArt]

❤️

[@imahermit]

So gorgeous! I have a question, if you don't mind - do you let this dry between sections, or do you keep the entire thing wet the whole time?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Yes I keep the painting wet the whole time by spraying, wetting with the large brush or adding more paint... hope this helps? It takes practice and is great fun! :)

[@NormaRodriguez-nz3om]

THanks for the demo! what do you attach the paper to, and how?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! I am using a watercolour block, it helps to stop the paper warping 😄

[@Marilyns888]

Hey, would you pls paint something with several trees and different flowers growing around, like wildflowers?

[@KarenRiceArt]

I will give it a try... watch this space!:)

[@FannaTurano]

Your final results are very reminiscent of the California artist, Birgit O'Connor. She has a marvelous atmospheric landscape class, and one of her paintings is very much like yours. I really loved your approach, very brave! (but, it's only paper as they say, right?). I'm curious what you did with the thicker paint part that was drier on the left in the middle? I think it was a bank, or mid-ground camping area? (pardon me, can't think of the word I want). What a unique and lovely way to work! I'm going to try this tomorrow! Did you find it worked very differently on the hot press vs cold/rough paper? Love your 2 colors!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Hi Frances, thank you for your message, I shall check Brigit out...Really glad you like the video and I think the thicker part you mean, was a result of spraying, tilting and adding more paint with a knife, pure experimentation :)

[@gabrielladragffy3603]

Hi Karen, thank you so much for sharing. Gold Ochre does not exist in the Mijello range, doyou mean Gold Brown per chance? Thanks again.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Gabby... The only place that seems to have Gold Ochre is Great Art, if you like it, here is the link: www.greatart.co.uk/mijello-mission-gold-watercolour-paints.html, otherwise you could use Quinacridone Gold. Happy painting :)

[@empeoen]

I tend to buy cold pressed paper, will it work with that?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you for your comments, it should do, only one way of finding out… Enjoy! :-)

[@maireadharkin5124]

AS im new to watercolour, whats the diffrence betwee hot press and cold press please

[@KarenRiceArt]

Hi Mairead, great question, Hot pressed is smooth (good for botanical and the abstract work). Cold pressed has texture, great all rounder. Hope this was helpful :)

[@maireadharkin5124]

@@KarenRiceArt yes thank you so much

[@maireadharkin5124]

@@KarenRiceArt yes thank you

[@foreverjoy9334]

Can I ask how you held the paper down.The paper always buckles, even holding the paper down with masking tape doesn't stop the paper buckling. How do you combat that?

[@KarenRiceArt]

Great question... If you buy heavier paper that will help but it is expensive. I use blocks which seem to help with the buckling. I have updated the listing to give links to the paper I have used. Thanks :)

[@foreverjoy9334]

@@KarenRiceArt Thank you, I was just researching these blocks. I will try this soon, its one thing that has really put me off watercolour painting because I want a quality end product and even slight buckling annoys me. I noticed you didn't have it taped down and that intrigued me. I'm used to working in oils, had watercolour materials for years that i need to put to use and experiment with, this problem has literally been holding me back because i didn't know how to overcome it properly.

[@EvaNichols28]

Love your paintings and your Channel - I just found you. Thanks for sharing your wonderful work! The method you are using with the palette knife and spray bottle reminds me of another of my favorite watercolor painters Lena Gemzøe from Denmark. You should check her out, she’s fun to watch.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Eva! So glad you like my work! Lena’s work is beautiful! it’s so freeing up not to use brushes in watercolour! :)

[@EvaNichols28]

Karen Rice Art Channel yes it’s fun, but actually not quite as easy as it looks!

[@SuryaKKrish]

Am i the only one who is tilting the phone when tilts the canvas?

[@arianebesse618]

Ho

[@shirleydehaas7312]

P.

[@dianeantonestudiolive]

When I go to the sea of grass link all their products are sold out. Disappointing. Lovely painting you did though.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Hi Diane, thank you! And yes you are right they have sold out of their watercolours...that's just recent... maybe contact them to ask whether they will be making any more? :)

[@dianeantonestudiolive]

Karen Rice I thought maybe your link might bother people as it basically achieves nothing! They look like they are going out of production as all their products are OOS - do you have any connection with them or did you just find them in a shop in Cornwall?

[@KarenRiceArt]

@@dianeantonestudiolive Thanks I will update my video. I found Sea Of Grass on Google... I have no other connection than that :)

[@dianeantonestudiolive]

Karen Rice Sounds good. I have been a subscriber to your channel for a while and appreciate what you do for inspiration to us laggards who don’t paint often enough! Keep up the good work - KZbin is a bit of a jungle isn’t it!

[@KarenRiceArt]

I really appreciate that Diane, thank you for your continued support! It spurs me on when I know people are inspired by my work/vidoes! Keep in touch, happy painting! Karen :)

[@teacakelake5098]

curious as to why this is called 'fun'. it is far more painterly and intelligent, and way less conservative and chocolate box than typical watercolour landscapes.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Eloise! I had so much "fun" painting this picture! It's exciting because you never know quite what is going to happen! I hope you give it a go! 😀