Watercolor Peonies - Hot Pressed 300lb - Painting Demonstration

[@mariamorjane]

Hi friends 💕☺For those of you that are interested, I offer weekly voiceover tutorials on Patreon www.patreon.com/mariamorjane If you would like to learn more about painting 'wet on wet, 'lifting colors, join a private artist group outside of Patreon (for my students only) etc please join me there💕🙋🏻‍♀To see available classes/tutorials with voiceover/real-time videos, please see this index: www.mariamorjane.com/patreon.html

[@teresamitchell-banks2286]

I think this is your most beautiful painting yet!🇨🇦

[@mariamorjane]

🌸Thank you so much 😀

[@madelinegrudens]

All I can say is WOW!!! This came up in my feed and it made me click so fast! Gorgeous work, beautiful composition!!! Thanks for sharing your talent and process! I just love peonies 😍

[@doraevatt8320]

Maria, I hope you realize the impact you have on people, when you share your talent just beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you so much Dora, it's my pleasure💕🤗🌸

[@mercedeslopezcharro967]

My goodness, that is mesmersing. You are so talented, such beautiful painting. Thanks for sharing xx

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Mercedes :)) xx

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Mercedes :)) xx

[@cklew8999]

good day Maria! hope you realize how good your tutorials are for us that are trying. always pleasure to watch colour,blending, composition. your replies to comments interesting. hoping your weekend was good. take care.

[@mariamorjane]

that's really awesome! thank you so much! I'm still working on getting my videos better in terms of showing more my palette etc soon I will have couple of real time videos :)

[@rainbowfox1934]

Beautifully graduated wet into wet. Your process was very clear. Lovely results.

[@mariamorjane]

Happy to hear this Elizabeth :) Thank you so much!

[@sarahcheung686]

I finished this one today, it is my no.100 painting learned from you. thank you so much for sharing the wonderful demonstration with us.

[@mariamorjane]

awwwww myyyy Sarah!! wow! I am sooo impressed and so happy to be part of your watercolor journey!! that's so incredible! congratulations on finishing a 100th piece :) Thank you so much Sarah xx

[@teresawebster3498]

Thank you beautiful flowers, and 300 lb paper is great even for beginners. It makes working with water a lot easier to me.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Teresa, that's what I was thinking when I was painting it.. that it was so much easier with this paper. the paint just spreads and creates these lines, i loved it :) thank you so much!!

[@lmlafromboys]

Absolutely a masterpiece! I love your work and the way you apply your brush strokes and the amount of paint on your brush. Absolutely, breath taking!

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you so much, Lisa 😀🌸✨

[@silviasunesen7649]

Beautiful painting with just 2 colours,perfect value placement and a lovely composition. Thank you

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for this lovely comment Silvia :))

[@effiepeperides3141]

So realistic. Stunning. Love it!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Effie :) thank you!!!

[@carolbuckalew4518]

Another beauty! I have tried hot press paper but never 300 lb. hot press. On my to do list. I'm interested in botanical painting and I think the hot press helps with capturing more detail. At least that's what I've been told. Thank you for sharing your talent!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Carol :) thank you so much :) and yes, that's what I believe in too.. hot pressed is better for details because of its smoothness :)

[@sherrigittel4623]

Incredible velvety petals.

[@veronicamolina6351]

W O W 😍 Gorgeous job, Maria. Wonderfully beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us!

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much Veronica 🌺💕🌹💐Have a wonderful Sunday!!🤗

[@BonVoyageKitty]

My favorite flower!😍 Your work is so lovely and inspiring, thank you for sharing.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for watching 🤗❤️😍😘

[@carynregan8319]

Incredibly beautiful Maria! Thank you so much for sharing!!

[@dishadhingra6687]

Very beautifully painted. In love with the colors and the painting

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much 😀🌸

[@KonaSitkaRose]

Incredible. I love the layers and layers and layers of subtle shades of colors and your patience ♥

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for appreciating this piece :)❤️

[@lindamullahy5752]

Very very beautiful and amazing skills and thank for video.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Linda :))

[@anandvolvoikar1217]

Nice painting natural lovely,

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Anand☺️🌷

[@ar3125]

god has given you such a great talent Maria......god bless you

[@mariamorjane]

awww thank you Aarohi :) that's so kind of you... God bless You!

[@isalawton6239]

Stunning.... Thanks Maria

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Isa :))

[@Bandaloherdez]

Hi!!! very pretty!!!! have a nice sunday!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much! have a wonderful Sunday as well :)

[@manjeetsaini8067]

wow that's amazing....I just love your paintings ...great talent dear.God bless you.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Manjeet :) That's very kind of you.. God bless you!

[@joannabatherson6783]

Your work is so beautiful 🌹, and your technique is so helpful. Thank you.

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much Joanna😘❤️

[@elizium1958]

Beautiful flowers and painting.... Greetings Alan.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Alan :) Have a nice evening!

[@alkasinghal9497]

very very very beautiful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Alka :)

[@barbjohn7987]

Gorgeous thank you Maria

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you for watching Barb :)

[@gaylelyons3150]

Hi there maria just want thank you again from watching u all the time even my oils have improved drastically 💐

[@mariamorjane]

Aww I’m so happy Gayle!! I appreciate that a lot! Your comment makes me very happy!! Happy new year 😍🌸💕🎈

[@lauriehuber8048]

Not only do you have amazing talent but the skill is out of this world! So beautiful...😍😍

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Laurie🌸🌸🌸 😀

[@patricialowrey6562]

BEAUTIFUL!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Patricia :)

[@musiea]

very beautiful details! makes my heart feel so peaceful watching it.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Raffaella :)))

[@artwork6051]

Wonderful art, n wonderful hand n control. 👌👌👌

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Ayan🌸🤗

[@beaubrummell11]

excellent tutorial from a great artista Its the best so farar this year

[@mariamorjane]

Wow! Thank you so much Victor! :))

[@sandrapowers6099]

Absolutely mesmerizing 🌹

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you🌹☺️

[@anadiaz-viana9525]

Thank you! Very instructive

[@LivePaintCreate]

Ah, so beautiful. Makes me ready for spring. ❤️🌸

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much!! I forgot how awesome Hot Pressed 300lb is for flowers lol☺️🌸

[@sallyburke4018]

Absolutely stunning!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Sally :)

[@blushingcat2767]

It's so amazingly detailed! 😍 👍🏻

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Calista 😀😍🌺🌹💕

[@nishtha_art7286]

Love this... the details are just fabulous!! Keep up the good work

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)))

[@pollymacleod4411]

Absolutely gorgeous Maria, you are a truly brilliant gifted artist :-)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much for your kind words🤗🌸

[@wolfgangflink8546]

Wonderful. I love it.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :)

[@marycaton2509]

Beautiful 😊

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Mary🤗

[@vitordias8777]

Hi Maria, Lovely, You make it look so easy ... Well done.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Vitor :) what would be the most characteristic colorful place you can think of in Portugal? like when I painted Santorini in Greece.... something that would be vibrant in colors and express the feel of Portugal :)...?

[@vitordias8777]

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[@mariamorjane]

thank you Vitor!!! and all pictures are stunning!!! now i gotta pick something :)

[@jagannathkrantikar3517]

nice work ,and beautiful.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Jagannath :)

[@josianeholbe]

bonsoir Maria , ho ! quelle belle fleurs, j aime bien les couleurs pastels , c est vraiment sublime ! (vous avez de bon pinceaux , ils sont tres souples,) c est superbes!!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

HI Josiane, à l'époque j'utilisais des pinceaux de la compagnie d'Utrecht🌸☺️

[@carronmackinnon4875]

Stunning

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you! 😊

[@meeraahuja1594]

Amazing talent. I use watercolor pencils with watercolor paints but you have created awesome works with minimum number of paints

[@mariamorjane]

aww thank you so much for your kind words ☺️🤗

[@김채영-z9h]

beautiful!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much!

[@Sooz-gh7fb]

Your lightness of touch is amazing. I'm way too heavy handed, no wonder my paper always warps lol. Stunning painting, so delicate and beautiful. Su xx

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Su ;) if your paper warps.. this 300lb may be a good option for you :) it's thick.. I think it's like 1mm.. it won't warp :)

[@lindasimpson814]

beautiful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Linda 😃

[@orlisabag9753]

Another great tutorial,.. ❤ it

[@mariamorjane]

🌹Thank you! 😊

[@magalipietrini8233]

Grazie mille Maria!

[@mariamorjane]

Grazie Magali 🤗😃

[@luiginacaporello5700]

Wonderful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Luigina :)

[@qeswamaryamzulfiqar3423]

this is truly amazing tutorial.. thank you so mucchh for sharing.. it helped..

[@mariamorjane]

your very welcome, happy to hear that :)) thank you!

[@Am-1111x]

WOW WATERCOLOUR ! COLOURS ! THIS IS SO ! SIMPLE ! .

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you :)

[@Am-1111x]

YOUR WELCOM ! .

[@8schopra]

This isss sooo soo SUPER ....stunnning ...!!!! i dont hv wordsss!

[@mariamorjane]

thank you very much 😀🌺

[@susanreastman]

So perfect...

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Susan :)

[@debil.5910]

Stunning! Thank you! :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Debi :)

[@pcgrasse5784]

this is outstanding 😱😱👏👏👏

[@mariamorjane]

hi Priscilla 😃Thank you!!!🌹💕

[@darknesswoman8913]

Hi ,Maria😊 I really enjoy watching this video.🌸💟 The colour I lovvvvve and the flowers are beautiful so beautiful.🌸💟 love it so hard. Thanks Maria for showing and sharing your wonderful work also really helpful🌸💟🌸💟🌸💟🌸👍am sure am the 1st like😉also I can see this paper excellent. . .

[@mariamorjane]

That's awesome 💕😀🌸thank you so much for liking, watching and all your kindness 💕💕I am also glad that you said you were able to see this paper very clearly, that's what I want to make sure the difference in papers is visible enough 🤗😀🌸💕🌸Have a wonderful Sunday!!😍

[@erins.5420]

Stunning work as always! Isn't working on 300lb a dream! It's an expensive preference but worth it.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Erin ;) yes... but I bought mine in a sheet 22X33 which I cut up in small pieces... it was about $11, so maybe not too bad :) thank you!!

[@annygarbot7927]

Good day; i am,french, I love all your paintings ! It is wonderful🥰thank you very much ( sorry i don’ t speak english very well) you havé much talent I love !!Anny

[@mariamorjane]

🌹Merci, Thank you so much 😀

[@AmyliaFaizal]

gorgeous.. thank you for demostrating this :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you for watching my new video Amylia :)

[@sowmyaav1366]

so beautiful to watch😍

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much!!😀💕

[@quiltedwithlove]

WOW. I just fell in love with Caput Mortum after trying your tutorial. My peony came out looking like one big red mess, but Caput Mortum color sets everything off. My Quin Red looks different than yours, so I tried Carmine. Another beautiful color for flowers. Every manufacturer uses different pigments with the same name, so it can get overwhelming. I was jus surprised to see Caput Mortum in my Sennelier set and had to try it out.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Bethany, thank you so much for your comment. Caput mortum violet is one of my favorite pigments right now and I use it/abuse it haha but yes, different companies create different shades of quin red etc but you don't have to match any of my colors, as long as you like the ones you have.. you can use here any pink or red, and caput m.v. is a great addition to those no matter how pink or red your pigment is :)

[@itsellyssa8010]

Next magical painting again 😍

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Ellie 😍😍

[@kellyong3199]

Thank you so so much for this! I have my art exam coming this Thursday on painting flowers and butterfly. This really is perfect!

[@mariamorjane]

that's awesome :) what a great timing!! good luck on your exam!

[@CreateSomethingNewEveryDay]

This is perfection!

[@mariamorjane]

thank you🤗

[@rachel.h_1760]

So pretty

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Rachel!

[@Ladymay58]

Beautiful. !!!!! Thank you for sharing your wonderful talent with us all. :)

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much and your very welcome :)))) xx

[@ismaeelcsd8082]

Beautiful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you :)

[@TMTM-hh3wh]

wow, I love your videos. Thanks to them, now I can understand some techniques which I couldn't acquire in my class before :(

[@mariamorjane]

awww👩🏻‍🌾I am so happy I could help 😀

[@AlisonFennell]

Absolutely divine petals Maria! Wow

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Alison :))

[@ChrisInk.Fineart]

This is mindblowing beautiful! I would love this as a tattoo on my arm! I will try to make this happen.

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :) and good luck 🍀👍 🤗

[@gulshanjahan6501]

Wao so great

[@mariamorjane]

thank you🌸

[@nefisecan1065]

you're awesome😍😊

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Nefise 😃🌹🌺💐

[@altheadias2876]

hey Maria amazing work ... absolutely loved it ... I tried out the night sky paintings and it's not as good as yours but I can always dream 😅.....lots of love xo

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much Althea ☺️lots of practice, few more months of painting and you will get there 😀💕

[@altheadias2876]

Maria Raczynska 🖤😊

[@mariamorjane]

😍🌺🌸

[@RayysNails]

That would be absolutely amazing as a feature wall in your home omg I seriously love this you are so talented☺️☺️

[@mariamorjane]

thank you so much Rachael ☺️🌸🤗

[@catiemus]

May I ask what you use for reference, you are fantastic, I love everything you 🎨 paint, water color is my favorite medium, I have tried oil, acrylic and pencils, but always return to water color. Thank you for sharing your talent 🌹

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Anne-Marie Thank you so much🌊😊💕🤗It really depends on what I am painting, sometimes I don't use anything just my imagination and sometimes photos I took myself etc

[@marion2363]

👌🏻👌🏻 beautiful

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Marion🌸

[@aliaajafeer560]

Hello maria , I love your drawing right now ,by the way in this moment I also draw roses ,but your drawing is much beautiful than mine 😍😍😍😍😍.and I love it so much.

[@mariamorjane]

I'm sure your roses are beautiful 😍🌺thank you so much!!!!!

[@ewat.3330]

Przepięknie!

[@mariamorjane]

Dziekuje🌸🤗

[@margaritasilva708]

amazing

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you! 🥰

[@annewatman677]

I’m hoping your Patreon site provides some information on painting on hot press. You make it look easy, but it’s very different from cold press, and frustrating for a lot of people. I’m pretty good at cold press, but hot press has been disappointing. I’m definitely interested in joining, but I’ll wait until the start of the month because I know Patreon charges that way. As everyone has already said, your work is beautiful.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Anne, thank you for inquiring about my classes. Just fyi, Patreon charges you on the date you join, and then 30 days from the day you joined. If you join March 15th, next month you will be charged is on April 15th (not on the 1st) Each Patreon creator has it set up differently. Also, these peonies are a very old video of mine. This would a real time video from maybe 2017. Today, I have detailed classes on Patreon, and VoiceOver tutorials. Here's an index to Patreon's tutorials and classes. Www.mariamorjane.com/patreon.html I started painting with watercolors on Hot Pressed - then in 2017 I started painting on Cold Pressed and Rough. In my humble opinion, Hot pressed is not good for beginners because there's no texture. You are forced to work on details. Cold Pressed, or rough are the forgiving papers. Much easier to learn how to paint on. Hot pressed dries 10X faster than CP or Rough. And to be honest, in my opinion, watercolors look much better on Cold pressed or rough, with texture.

[@annewatman677]

@@mariamorjane Thank you for responding so quickly. I was taking a course on Domestika, and that particular one used Hot Press. I found myself really disliking my results, and quickly lost interest. Now, unfortunately, I have a block of Fabriano hot press that I’ll probably never use. Oh well. I paint with watercolor as a hobby, and because it’s fun, and the colors are beautiful. If it’s not fun, then what’s the point. I happen to have plenty of cold press! Thanks for letting me know about Patreon. I thought they had changed to the starting date being the date a customer signs up, but it’s not clearly stated anywhere. I don’t do as much painting during the summer because I don’t have the time, so I’m going to sign up now, while I can get in at least a month or two.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Anne, you are very welcome. Patreon offers this option to some Patron creators only, so that's why with some other creators - you may still see that everyone no matter when they join - get charged on the 1st. Yes, I totally understand about Hot Pressed... It was my first watercolor paper ever. But, after years and years of teaching how to paint with watercolors, I know that this is NOT the right paper for the beginners. I was just mentioning this to a friend who's my student too, you have to be careful out there. There's a lot of unexperienced watercolor teachers out there, and even tho their works may attract someone, that person doesn't necessarily understand watercolors, techniques, and it's not only easy to pick up on their bad habits, but also, it may be hard to get honest opinions about papers and what's best for a beginner. It was during the pandemic, 2020-2021, when the most creators ever joined Patreon. There's a lot of articles about this on the internet. Anyways, I hope to see you there, if not, I wish you all the best and I hope you will enjoy painting on Cold Pressed 🤗🌹

[@annewatman677]

@@mariamorjane I’ve joined, and the tutorials are lovely.

[@AlwaysBelieve777]

New subscriber. Love your work! 🌸

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Karen🌺😃Thank you for joining me here!

[@thongnguyen342]

best :O i like it

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Thong :)

[@GodBlessUtoo]

Hi Maria, it's Pam 😊. I have watched this video several times! It's one of my all time favorites 💕. Do you think you could sketch it again and put it on Patreon? I would really love to attempt to paint it. I know that's a lot to ask but even if you could do even one of those flowers it would be awesome 💞 Thanks

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Pam 🤗for you.. yes 😍! what I'm going to do is try to retrieve a pencil sketch from a video and see what I can do in Photoshop. Back then I wasn't saving my pencil sketches but I figured out a way to do it 🌸😀💕

[@GodBlessUtoo]

Maria Thanks so much! But please don't go to that much trouble! I didn't think about doing that with the video. I can try to do that and you won't have to do it. Please if you haven't already done it, let me have a go at it first💕 I'm just going to try the big bloom on the left. Does that sound ok with you 😊

[@mariamorjane]

Pam my dear ☺️🌹I just finished reconstructing the pencil sketch 😉💕don't worry please, I'm happy to do this for you!☺️❤️

[@GodBlessUtoo]

Thank you Maria 💞 I appreciate that so much 💕. Bless you

[@edy.w.3364]

love it!!!!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you 🌸😀

[@TheMichaelRoseGroup]

Maria, is there a brand of watercolor paint you prefer over another? and if so why?. I cannot belive you are self taught and only been painting watercolor since 2012. beautiful work. If I can suggest something to think about and experiment with. I thought to myself what would happen if I painted a watercolor using the old flemish technique of doing a grisaille first, I did it using sepia and paynes grey as a underpainting color. The results will amaze you.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Michael, thank you so much!! that's really flattering :) I prefer using watercolors out of tubes, that really makes a difference in my opinion. I'm still testing out different watercolor brands but will be sharing some more of that soon on my channel :) I don't think I have ever seen the old flemish technique, it sounds really interesting. I am going to have to check it out as I like exploring new things :) thank you so much!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Michael, thank you so much, I did look up the painter and I couldn't figure out how he does the background but then I thought to myself.. this is actually similar to my style of painting... because when I paint animals, I always create dark background first and then work with white gouache to bring out the light, I often mix white gouache with other colors so I have these opaque lighter colors over darks.. instead of creating a background: sepia, payne's gray, I do that on the actual animal .I looked up the grisaille technique and it works when painting with opaque watercolors (gouache) thank you so much for your comments. Btw whenever theres a link or names mentioned in comments, it gets flagged so these comments don't get posted but I still saw and read it. thank you!

[@2007Lachesis]

Like it very much！ PS. Do you have a reference photo of this flower?

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you Yunxiao, what I did was I googled peonies, found two pictures i liked and put together three flowers. If you put in your search "peonies" there will be plenty of photos to paint from :)

[@2007Lachesis]

Thank you Maria! Actually peony is the flower of my hometown and I have a special attachment to this delicate flower ;) Thanks again for your share!

[@mariamorjane]

That's wonderful Yunxiao, what is your hometown? these flowers are so pretty!!! thank you!!

[@2007Lachesis]

My hometown is Luoyang in China and every year we have Peony Festival when the flowers blossom in early May:)People are so glad because of seeing these gorgeous pretty flowers, but their flowering is quite brief only lasts about 20 days... So nice that we can capture this beauty in watercolor:)

[@mariamorjane]

thank you for sharing :) how awesome it would be to attend a festival like that! wow! I visited China last year and I was there in May but probably far from where your town is. I felt in love with black sesame seed dumplings yum!!

[@sempriniromina518]

wwwwwwwOooooowwwwwww!!!OMG😵😵 I really heve to try paint this too!!!!

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Romina 😀thank youuuu!!

[@leviroblox6913]

In-freaking-credible! And peonies happen to be my favorite flower! Amazing work, Maria! How do you feel about the paper's drying time? Thanks! By the way, I know I comment a lot and I hope you do not think I am a weirdo! lol : )

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Korin, haha I enjoy reading your comments! they motivate me to upload more and be engaged more in my channel. I really appreciate all your support and love for my art :)) This 300lb hot pressed paper seemed to dry pretty quick, it's one of the advantages of hot pressed. They dry much quicker. thank you :)

[@drishtisinha354]

Hi Maria mam really it's amazing 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@mariamorjane]

Thank you so much :))) xx

[@rekhamav]

Thanks so much! Such a wonderful tutorial. I have never used gouache before. Instead of gouche could I just use the lifting up technique or masking for the white? One other question I had is does gouache white make the colours duller or the painting dull overall? Can we retain the transparancy of water colours even after using gouache over it?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi :) In this video I haven't used any gouache, it's just transparent watercolors: quinacridone red and caput mortum violet. But in general I do use sometimes designer's gouache - color permanent white which is an opaque watercolor. It depends on a video you are refering to. In some like "Watercolor jellyfish" you don't have to use an opaque white like I do but just like you said, you can lift up the colors or use regular transparent watercolor white. I don't think the opaque watercolor white I use (designer's gouache) would make colors dull. It's definitely creamy, cloudy like watercolor. If you paint one of my night scenes with Milky Ways or "Watercolor Northern Lights" you may need an opaque watercolor for the Milky Way part but I have a video where I just lift up the sky and didn't use it. There's ways around it. You can still have the transparency of watercolors even after using designers gouache white, it all depends on how much you are using. And basically yes, if you don't have it you can lift up the colors, the effects are going to be different but you will get your result either way :)

[@rekhamav]

Maria Raczynska Thanks ever so much for taking the time to clear my doubts on gauche. I love your videos and the way you teach. I'm going to try the peonies but using whatever colours I have. will let you know the results!

[@mariamorjane]

That's wonderful and your very welcome :) happy to help! You can definitely use different colors :) !

[@patriziaravani828]

Meraviglia...

[@mariamorjane]

Grazie :)

[@laurenmarsee3547]

I was just wondering what the difference was between water color colored pencils and regular water colors. Thank you.

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Lauren, with watercolors (in tubes or pans) you need a brush to paint with. And watercolor pencils - imagine regular pencils/crayons but you can use water with them, so once you draw with these watercolor pencils you can use a brush to go over the areas. I have painted with watercolor pencils before, I will try to make a tutorial on that :)

[@tonyjonetw]

I'm wondering there was a garden in the painter's heart... otherwise, how could the flower be drawn so smoothly?

[@mariamorjane]

Hi Tony, that is so sweet of you!!! Thank you so much for your kind words 🌸😋🌸🌸🌸

[@danielarv9107]

amazing I love you

[@mariamorjane]

💕💕💕💕Daniela, thank you!!!!😃💐🌸😍

[@danielarv9107]

You're welcome