Autumn Cow Parsley Watercolour Demonstration

Loose watercolour demonstration depicting autumn Cow Parsley by Adrian Homersham
Details of brushes and equipment used in this demonstration are detailed below:
Hake Brush
This is a goat haired brush that has been used for centuries in both China and Japan. It is very versatile and can be used to apply large washes of pigment and to create loose textured areas; a great for loose wet into wet watercolours. The ones I use are Pro Arte Ron Ranson branded brushes. I find these shed hairs far less than cheaper alternatives. It’s useful to have these in a range of sizes and they can be purchased as a set of 4, please see link below:
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Goat Haired Calligraphy Brushes
These are again oriental brushes used in traditional Chinese ink and watercolour artwork. They are widely available from a variety of sources and are relatively inexpensive. I have a large collection of these however the brushes I use most were purchased from Jackson’s Art. I find these well made, capable of creating a reasonable point and don’t shed hairs. I use the Large and Medium sizes of this brush. Please see link below:
www.jacksonsart.com/jas-chine...
Paint
I use a variety of paint brands including Daniel Smith and Windsor & Newton in both the Cotman and Artist’s range. The Cotman colours are very economic to purchase and are used by both students and professional artists including Sophie Knight RWS.
Colours used Cotman Ultramarine, Burnt Sienna, Alizarin Crimson and Raw Sienna.
Cotman Watercolours
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Paper Bockingford
The paper used for this demonstration was Bockingford 140lb NOT. This is a 50% cotton rag paper with a clean white surface. I find Bockingford is a wonderful paper to use when I wish to create granulated effects in my paintings.
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Palette
Manufactured by Stewart these are very light and strong. The large open mixing area encourages loose expressive colour mixing.
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Music
Ambiment - The Ambient by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-...
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[@MMGARC]

Your demonstration truly blew me away as I watched intensely. I know I'm going to watch this many times over and over. The light you created is nothing I've ever seen done before. You're an amazingly talented Artist and I will continue to follow your art. Thank you for sharing.

[@sharonolsen6579]

You make it look SO easy, when I know from frustrated experience it is NOT !... It was a pleasure watching you paint !

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for your positive feedback, I have many more tutorials on my Patreon group.

[@manonmiron5377]

Wooow ❤vous m’avez donné le goût de faire de l aquarelle… Je vais vous suivre car j adore la lumière,la transparence c est superbe. Bravo

[@lynnefleming5028]

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing the evolution of this wonderful work.

[@actartine]

The sense of light is breathtaking! Love your style and so helpful to watch your process as I push myself to get looser.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much!

[@wendysalter]

Gorgeous. One of my fave plant forms. Thanks for sharing your expertise

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you for viewing

[@lechat8533]

I can`t express how wonderful this painting is. Thank you very much for sharing :)

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for your encouraging feedback.

[@karolfrench5816]

Had to turn the sound down to appreciate this magic Just beautiful thankyou

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you for watching.

[@joanne6408]

This is awesome.

[@irisalton8372]

Just discovered your channel--can't wait for more of this beauty!

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for encouraging comments.

[@arlenemurphy804]

Lovely. So relaxing to watch and listen.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@sylviahenning3236]

Beautiful work Adrian, the demos are soothing and joyful 👏

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for viewing. I will be launching a Patreon group in October with lots of videos exclusive to patreon subscribers. If you feel this may be of interst to you please contact me via my website and I will add you to my contact list for the group. Thank you again for taking the time to view my videos.

[@minalhajare2018]

Beautiful! And it was so soothing to watch you paint this beauty!!

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you very much!

[@marcello.mutti75]

Fantastic Adrian, I hope to see many of your demos...

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you for viewing, I aim to upload further demonstrations over the summer.

[@susanhepburn6040]

Absolutely fascinating to watch - such delicacy of touch. Your brushes seem to dance across the paper like a damselfly above the surface of a stream. Thank you so much, Adrian.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you very much!

[@viviancattaneo1474]

Stunning.

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[@rajpereira7280]

Subtle hidden beauty. Awesome.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

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[@hazeljohnson4951]

Loved it. Thank you

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for viewing and for the positive feedback.

[@debrawalters9746]

Incredibly beautiful 💖

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you for the positive feedback.

[@helenw6243]

beautiful. love your style

[@adrianhomersham8544]

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[@nshihra]

loved the depth

[@adrianhomersham8544]

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[@leahutton5847]

So very beautiful.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you! 😊

[@lise-lottekstrom1568]

Beautiful 🎨

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much 😀

[@LauraS13]

Love it thank you

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for watching

[@danielleleclaire717]

Sobre, délicat et beau!

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[@sarahfarokhi]

I love so muche your work 💞

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[@barrydunkley9613]

Love your style. Just subbed you.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you

[@pesto12601]

a list of paper and supplies would be helpful as well... thx for sharing!

[@marybirder5663]

Paper, paint and brushes used are listed in the description box under the video......

[@joegriffin5851]

Another very lovely painting and demo. Can you tell me where you get your chinese brushes. Thanks.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Hi Joe thanks for the positive feedback. The goat haired Chinese brushes I used for this demonstration were purchased from Jacksons Art in the UK.

[@valeriaskorupa9410]

Super 👍

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you 👍

[@discoverer7175]

Excellent work! Adrain, do you teach online watercolor courses?

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you. I am planning to start a patreon group to teach online in the autumn I will publish further details on KZbin and FaceBook later in the summer. Thanks for viewing

[@sperrins595]

Beautiful, it was a double take thinking it was a photo. The music do complemented your strokes..who is the music by?.. thx I've subscribed

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Thank you so much for viewing, the music is by Seckou Keita.

[@TheZapasnoi]

Очень красиво, благодарю

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огромное спасибо

[@rosaalcantara5918]

Hermoso... ❤️

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Muchas gracias

[@stevegoddard9756]

Im nervous of using paints in that quantity because of the cost.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Hi the paper I used for this work was Bockingford 140lb NOT. This is a 50% cotton rag paper and is relatively inexpensive. It is a wonderful paper to use if you like granulating effects and was used extensively by Edward Wesson and Ron Ranson amongst others. It’s a great paper to use if you feel intimidated by really expensive brands.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

I use the Cotman line of colours a lot and find them very high quality. The Cotman colours are very economic to purchase and are used by both students and professional artists including Sophie Knight RWS. If you are looking for high value paints take a look at Sennelier artists quality paints at an affordable price. Thanks for viewing.

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[@brodouglasop]

Adrian, Your loose style challenges me to the edge of my seat as I watch you paint “effortless,” arresting works. I notice that you use many Asian-style brushes. What’s the benefit? I ask because of my limited experience with them.

[@adrianhomersham8544]

Hi Douglas thanks for the positive feedback. I like using goat haired Chinese brushes as they can create a reasonable point to paint shapes and be manipulated with the fingers to create an irregular fan which is great for creating texture. They are also fairly cheap to purchase.