Ron Ranson inspired watercolor hake painting, watercolour Patreon Tutorial Misty Forest Stream

[@jeanunderhill3868]

That was magical watching that come together. Thank you.

[@shirleybohr]

I have never had the confidence to try watercolor; however your tutorials inspire me.. I am going to try the very simple quiet ones. I Love the edge of water with simple figures.

[@dianeantonestudiolive]

I have a painting just like that hanging on my studio wall from a workshop I did with Ron Ranson about 15 years ago. He was a clever teacher.

[@robertboyce7016]

I have run out of accolades to say how fantastic your paintings are, The composition colours are just great, Thank you so much for your time. Miss davidson, Bob.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks so much Bob, this one was all down to Ron Ranson's techniques and compositions etc, but he's teaching me a lot! :-)

[@vinayakmindhe9057]

Really good and excellent performance

[@melaniemcconville1405]

Love this thank you Lois. I’m going to give it a go.....

[@benwarren9340]

Thank you Lois. You explain things really clearly - it almost makes it seem possible for us mere mortals when we have a try!

[@dianas514]

Recently discovered your page. I’m just starting to dabble in watercolor. This video is amazing and so inspirational! Thank you!

[@joannekeller8716]

Thanks for sharing!🤗

[@judyrankine1697]

I LOVE this painting! I am truly a beginner having only tried one of your beginner's easy Hake tutorials. I had never even seen a Hake brush before that and found it so exciting to use. I plan to try this one in the next few minutes. Your comments about not worrying if the first try is awful and just keep practicing really hit home. Thank you for sharing your techniques and for your really encouraging and well explained tutorials.

[@brucehawkins6492]

Lois you are right, you do need to keep at it. Finally (apart from some average banks !) I've produced a painting I'm quite proud of and have framed it ready to give to my son later this month. Many thanks again for all your valued tuition.

[@yunzers]

I haven’t been successful yet but I’m still trying. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. I love listening to your voice!

[@paulinewait6575]

This is just how I want to paint but only just beginning thanks you Lois

[@heathermama1410]

Oh Miss Lois this is favorite that you’ve done ! I started watching your videos a few times and then getting the supplies together and doing them “with” you ! Thank you for bringing that joy and confidence to me ! Can’t wait to do this one with you tomorrow morning!

[@carolinesmyth127]

Thanks Lois :) this was actually the first time i painted along with a video. What i learned was that it would have beem a better result had i not used my practice paper. Confidence gained nevertheless. 👍

[@enlighteneduk]

Absolutely LOVE this. I've just taken up painting again after a 30 year gap, Ron was my inspiration back then and its great to see his legacy lives on in your beautiful work. Thanks so much for your tutorials, they are the best! ❤

[@tomhohn5234]

Beautiful work, Lois. You captured the mood perfectly.

[@tbluemel]

Brilliant demo about simplifying, limited palette, atmospheric perspective and composition!! Thanks again, Lois!!!

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks for your feedback Thom, very much appreciated as always! :-)

[@tbluemel]

@@LoisDavidsonArt Very well deserved! Love your humility, too.

[@shirleyping7058]

I LOVE this painting The ethereal feeling it creates is very soothing. Beautiful!

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thank you Shirley!

[@brucehawkins6492]

I adore this painting Lois and look forward to having a go at it. The glassy look of the stream is just beautiful.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks so much, it is still one of my favourites!

[@phillippquenzer7532]

fantastic

[@maureenknight3863]

Awesome!

[@lynnmckibbon9150]

Beautiful. Going to try it. Planning on printing onto coffee mug for a Christmas gift Thank you for the great video

[@fbushphone]

Wonderful brush strokes with the hake, thanks for sharing this

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks Freddy, I'm glad you enjoyed the video :-)

[@amypanddirtytoo1926]

I was scrolling through "watercolor forest tutorial" results and came across this video. It made me check your channel out and I just love your style! You create some beautiful pieces Ms Davidson, thank you for sharing!

[@marianneolofsson1910]

Wonderful, thanks

[@maureenknight3863]

Awesome! I watch several times! So inspiring!

[@MorgaineRoseArt]

Beautiful painting! Thank you for sharing!

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks so much 💕💕💕

[@josephineherrera8508]

This was beautifully done. I can only hope to be this talented.

[@Diana-bn7vc]

This is so captivating. It pulls you in. Thank you so much!

[@eleniphotos]

A cat never really interrupt!Thanks.

[@ckk7747]

Lovely

[@mervwright2611]

Hi again Lois ...........from Canada . Another lovely picture. I also think that you should record your voice reading a book because you have such a lovely soft, calm tone to your speaking, I could just fall asleep to it. Great Job !!!!!!!!!! Merv

[@jennyreed2597]

I watch this over and over Lois it is beautiful 🤗

[@fredbear72ify]

Brilliant thank you again for your very informative tutorial will keep trying my failures due mostly to overworking.

[@karolfrench5816]

Fantastic demonstration. Is there a reason you do not stretch your paper first. Please continue to delight and inspire us. THANKYOU

[@elahorga8185]

Thank you! It's so beautiful! I love your work!

[@1mammalee]

Wonderful! Thank you 🙏 I can't wait to have go at this 🙂

[@begonalusarretaarrizabalag8445]

Amazing

[@kauseressaji876]

Another ethereal painting. Love it.

[@maurachambers3797]

You make this look so easy...but I know it’s not. Thank you for encouraging us to try👍🏼

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

It does get much easier with practice!

[@user-ye1bj8rr4u]

I will have to retrieve my brush my husband uses it to dust off his delicate plants leaves! B Australia

[@toni-tz6bt]

Beautiful painting.

[@chicha44]

Gracias por mostrarnos su habilidad con la acuarela, un placer mirar su trabajo 😊

[@cecileegeorgeson_artist]

Mesmerising 😊🤗💐

[@irmareitz701]

Thanks! I can’t wait to give it a go! I love the way you explain what you’re doing and why.

[@peejaypayney]

Excellent as usual. You have a great way of explaining techniques and encouraging 👍

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks so much, I’m glad you enjoyed it 😊💐

[@rbrunet4755]

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

[@jeannettedsouza1410]

This is a beautiful demonstration video and very helpful for a beginner like me... I learnt so much through this first painting and have subscribed! , your steady and important guidance through the painting makes it not only interesting and engaging to watch but a delightful learning experience, thank you for sharing 🙏🏼🌸🌺🌼

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks so much, I'm so glad it was useful!

[@danielleguy78]

Thank you so much! It is so beautiful! You are a very good teacher! I really appreciate!

[@user-rc6ji4mp3b]

you are amazing! I agree with you that practice makes wonders/ with love from Russia!

[@sbviva]

Wow! Thanks a lot for posting Louis! It’s amazing😊

[@pareshpancholi4251]

Woooow, atmosphere.....

[@janevance1694]

This is lovely Lois, I do enjoy your tutorials in fact I would go as far to say your my favourite!

[@andreagriffiths3512]

So lovely! I should definitely give it a go 💕

[@oceanomare27]

Thank you for this beautiful painting and happy New Year! I had been trying this one for weeks ... and you were absolutely right! It takes time to understand the water, the paint, the light and to get some indications of banks and trees. And today it was the first time, that I was pleased with what I achieved. :-) Thank you, Lois ... I am learning so much from you! You are a great tutor!

[@margretmartin7572]

Love it!!

[@ipekwilliamson2278]

Dear Lois, this is a lovely painting.. I’ve done 4 versions but I find the reflections so difficult, the misty woodland was ok but the river is the stumbling block!

[@rajpereira7280]

Super touch and attractive. From Chattisgarh , India

[@dulcepalmafernandes3099]

Love it!! 😍 Thank you.

[@yogeshsarode320]

Very beautiful 👌👌👌

[@ivypoh893]

I love the way you paint. I would to share what I've learnt from you. However, I'm not sure how to do it.

[@sarahfarokhi]

Thank you so muche 💖💖💕💕😍😍😍

[@jeanholmes4698]

Beautiful. Thanks for demo x

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks Jean, I’m really glad you liked it 😊💐

[@jowolf8]

Your teaching is Phantastic.. I became a fan after seeing only some of your great demos .. I am fascinated from this landscape .. already did three attempts..only low success.. for me the essential topic is about water management .. one of the basic influences on the outcome is the amount of water involved on the paper and on the brush - may be you could explain this in more detail - thank you cheers Jörg

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks! There is a video from a year or so ago here about controlling the water in the hake that you may find useful

[@jowolf8]

Lois Davidson yeah, thanks .. I could find it

[@marybirder5663]

Lovely painting, great techniques! It would be very helpful if, in the future, you could darken your pencil lines so the viewer could see your guidelines. Thank you, Lois!

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Many thanks, sadly I can't do that as then the pencil lines would show too much through the transparent watercolour. I'm afraid the line drawings don't show up well on film, it's just one of those things :-)

[@giudittamilanese5719]

Thank you and Hello the cat 💜

[@barbaragemin5117]

Thanks Lois. Lovely light. I think I'll try and adapt this tutorial (rather than follow it) to a reference photo of mine. Hopefully I might learn something. Just one question: your paper seems to keep its dampness even when you added wide strokes in the sky on the left and as you kept adding trees with the rigger. Do you ever have the nasty surprise that your paper has dried too much? Do you spray it in that case?

[@marynelson1349]

Thank you beautiful

[@mooshibe]

Impressive! You're a great artist. What a gift ! Excellent. I paint acrylics but I'm curious about watercolour and I find your paintings fantastic.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks, i hope to try acrylics at some point soon!

[@parvanehghanbari183]

Excellent..merci 🌹

[@margueriteaye6181]

Hello Lois I liked your painting so much and tried it. You are right, not easy despite how easy it looks in your hands. I found the hardest part was to keep up so the paper did not dry out, despite this I enjoyed doing it with you and just stoped the video as needed. Have a lot to learn managing the hake brush and getting those wonderful white streaks across the water. None the less I like my painting very much and I thank you for it. Do you use several hake brushes each with a different paint and also a clean one? Marguerite Aye

[@leftmono1016]

Another fantastic painting! Thanks so much for sharing your talent :-)

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks for your lovely comment :-)

[@valeriegirvin7939]

Hi Lois, thank you for sharing this painting, mine turned not too bad but my paper kept drying out very quickly even though I was using Saunders Waterford, and really wet paint, would you suggest wetting the back of the paper as well, thank you 😃 I love all of your paintings, I’ve just discovered your channel recently 😃

[@iteeshollow]

enjoyed watching you paint this, love the cat interruption. Do you always have your trees tilted instead of vertical? The trees in the back ground the scratched in ones? at the end i wanted that to be the light side of the trees you were painting in darker, lol. My head kept trying to get your brush to follow the lighter scratched in ones with the dark paint. funny how we see things.

[@esling77]

Ty.

[@sylvettedimino-em4vy]

J'adorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrre

[@nattyw495]

Interesting...

[@carolricciardello5741]

Thank you. How do I keep my paper so wet throughout the process. Seems mine dries to quickly and then I get hard edges.

[@juliesheetz1]

wow so pretty, how would you put a little boat in the painting, after it was dry? or would you plan that ahead of time? I watched the beach scene one you did, also very pretty, same question lol, thanks in advance

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Julie Sheetz thanks, in both cases I’d plan for the boat before painting and sketch it out roughly first 😊

[@avaliveradio]

Which rigger are you using? I like the firmness of your brush. Mine are a bit too loose and they don’t seem to hold enough paint.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

I think it’s a Daler Rowney Graduate rigger size 2 or 3, I’ve lost it recently and need to get a new one

[@susanwilson1276]

Hello Lois, can I ask which paper you generally use? Love your tutorials, learning a lot, thank you...😊

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks! I use Saunders Waterford cold pressed most of the time, and sometimes their hot press paper, and Millford cold pressed

[@susanwilson1276]

@@LoisDavidsonArt thanks for that Lois...

[@Pepper4545]

Question: You seem to use water to begin with but I see no blooms and that’s what happens when I try. How do I keep it from blooming?

[@jvallury]

Lovely painting! May I ask which brush you used for the branches?

[@johannaholmberg6151]

Thank you so much for a fantastic tutorial! What brand of payne’s are you using?

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thanks, I'm using Cotman paints

[@katzsteel]

Really like your work! I find your accent and voice very soothing. You mention a Facebook group. What is the group called?

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Katz Steel many thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m sorry but the Facebook group is only for Patreon members

[@ianmcfadden5450]

Love your work, are you sure you are not Ron reincarnated?

[@batiasenft347]

Enjoyed it very much, wat paper do you use? Wat is the size of the paper?

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Thank you. This is on Saunders Waterford hot pressed paper I think, 11" x 15"/28 cm x 38 cm

[@batiasenft347]

Way don’t you use a cold press paper?

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

@@batiasenft347 I do most of the time, but sometimes use hot press to make a change. You can use cold press for this!

[@samnotlinda8597]

Lois: I wasnt sure how to leave a message and I left one in the wrong place. Im wondering what rigger brush you used in this video . I have a couple of riggers but dont much care for them.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Hi Sam, I'm using a Daler Rowney Graduate rigger here, I think its a size 2 or 3, the numbers have rubbed off

[@jacquilyndrake3081]

How do you keep the paper wet for so long. Do you wet both sides.

[@LoisDavidsonArt]

Jacquilyn Drake I use cotton paper that stays wet for at least 10 minutes or more, I just wet one side thoroughly 😊🖼

[@chicha44]

Hecho d menos no ver los colores q utiliza escritos en su página

[@belindahall5220]

Lovely piece. But who's Ron Ranson? He's got nothing on you, Lois!!

[@G3N13_M4N]

This one was to difficult for me, wasted 3 sheets of paper and it's knocked my confidence 😔 hard to see where it goes wrong. painting is irritating 🙄

[@donnaweintraub8769]

A little bit dark for me

[@chrisjohnston896]

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[@leobluesy]

Love this !

[@carolinafernandezoro733]

Awesome!

[@samnotlinda8597]

Lois: I have a couple of rigors that Im not fond of. What is the rigor you are using in this painting. appreicate your help