Watercolour EASY Abstract Backgrounds

[@J__C1]

You make it look so easy and achievable! (Easy no, achievable most definitely! ) It’s been about 45 years since I picked up a paint brush - life got in the way!- but during lockdown I started dabbling again and found myself really enjoying it. A sketchbook was such a good buy as it’s just a playful adventure without expectations. It’s just for me, just for fun, experimenting and learning and no one needs see it so it’s helped me get over the anxiety of ruining sheets of expensive paper. I can really recommend it as a good way to get going for anyone else just starting out. Another tip I learned is to just open it at random for each new sketch rather than setting myself up for disappointment by not improving in chronological order!! 😊 I really love your loose style, your paintings are beautiful and I learn so much from watching your tutorials . I look at your gorgeous sketches thinking I could never achieve something like that, but with your clear instructions I can give it my best shot! Some work out ok, some don’t , but every one is a step closer to something I will put a frame around! Thank you so much Karen !

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Jaclin for you amazing comment. Great suggestion about starting out with sketchbooks, especially as a beginner and not painting in chronological order! I am all for taking the pressure off! So pleased you are enjoying the tutorials and you are right, practice really does pay off. Not every painting will be a success but you will be getting closer to the frame!!

[@unamcgurry6875]

So so pretty. Really helpful tips. Thank you Karen.

[@KarenRiceArt]

You are so welcome! Thank you Una 🌸

[@jessiemontgomery5838]

You are such a good watercolorist!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Jessie!

[@catherineadkins2774]

Love this Diane!

[@sharonrose160]

Thank you, I did enjoy this endeavor, from bed with two broken feet 👣 One must paint 🎨

[@KarenRiceArt]

Poor you!! I hope you are not in too much pain and I am so glad you can paint. Get better soon 😊

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Nicely done!

[@carolbradley4845]

That flower looks real! Wow!

[@fuzzydragons]

great staineed glass look to the background 😀

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you!

[@screamingmimi90]

The reflected light around the tulip is gorgeous.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you 😊

[@myrtle4251]

Love tulips and this is so beautiful. Thank-you.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you!

[@IMMA383]

Wow, bold and beautiful!. Thank you Karen

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you 😊

[@maud2rolland348]

Amazing I will try to copy your beautiful tulip but I am afraid it will be very difficult !!! But you are opening my mind

[@KarenRiceArt]

Good luck, have fun 😀

[@patriciadupuis9857]

It looks like abstract stained glass! Another one to add to the sketchbook challenge....many thanks.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you! I hope you enjoy painting this one Patricia 😀

[@louisadurrant7446]

love your work. gorgeous

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you 😊

[@karenk490]

I love your idea for painting background shapes! How fun!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Karen! 😀

[@marialunatorres7581]

Karen is beautiful, it comes out of the screen, it's beautiful. Thank you very much

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Maria!

[@lauriehuber8048]

It looks like stained glass! Awesome Karen...💕💕

[@KarenRiceArt]

I think you are right Laurie! I loved painting the background like this... it was so relaxing!

[@codiuart]

Your watercolor painting of tulips is very beautiful, I rarely see abstract works of art. So I am very surprised with your work, the way you use watercolor is also very simple and skillful. Thank you for your sharing, your video is very helpful for newbies like me.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@danielleleclaire9974]

Very, very inspiring, this background is fantastic! And the tulip is nicer than the photo. Thank you so much Karen.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you!

[@ladonnarode4234]

I absolutely love that you attach a link for the photos you use. Love your tutorials too!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much, really pleased you find the link for the photo helpful :)

[@gayle9977]

Really enjoyed this, thank you for sharing.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you Gayle 😀

[@momomarie]

So pretty! Karen I want to stop and thank you and others who make these KZbin tutorials. You have been a godsend during this pandemic. Your channel has pulled me out of sadness and given me a new purpose in life.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Hi Marie, thank you for sharing that and I am so pleased for you that the tutorials on KZbin have helped you!! 😀

[@triciabennetts6578]

Lovely Karen - thankyou so much for sharing - I feel inspired! 😄

[@KarenRiceArt]

Wonderful!!

[@janetm8902]

Watching you create this, transported me to another world - thank you so much! This is beautiful!!!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stellaball7289]

Such an interesting idea for a background. Thank you

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Stella and so relaxing as well!

[@aliciashackley5830]

Thank you for a useful video. 🥰

[@KarenRiceArt]

You’re welcome 😊

[@Horsewoman-pt2ku]

Beautiful

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you!

[@paulinejohnstone5043]

Sooooooo pretty, Thanks Karen for all your tutorials I’ve got to try this 😁😁😁

[@jessiemontgomery5838]

Really like this one! Will try it out in my new Etchr sketchbook.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Jessie! Have fun!

[@crystalgillis9296]

This is so helpful, thank you! ❤

[@KarenRiceArt]

So pleased! 😀

[@karinrobinshaw7419]

Karen, I love your style (loose and watery) and also your variety of ideas! You are also a good teacher with a pleasa t voice and quiet background music. I wished I could one day be as good as you are. Need to practice more! Keep going. Can we look again at daffodils, maybe with abstract background? Now I am attempting the tulips. Wish me luck. KARIN I

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much for your comment really pleased that you are enjoying the tutorials. Thank you also for your suggestion for daffodils…☺️

[@janetbeavers4222]

gorgeous! you've really caught the velvety shine of the petals. love it.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much!

[@maggiedaly9714]

So beautiful thank you for that lovely informative video 😊

[@KarenRiceArt]

So glad you enjoyed it! hanks Maggie 😊

[@susanbeaumont9478]

This is so pretty --it looks like stained glass and a little like Art Deco. What a gorgeous way to approach a background --I love how the cobalt violet abstract shapes suggest tulips in the background. Thank you, Karen!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much Susan! So pleased you like the stained glass looking background... must do more like this, so relaxing! You are right it really does suggest tulips in the background!

[@berylrose3213]

Absolutely beautiful Thank you

[@mieczyslawapascoe7234]

I love this idea of the abstract, 'fractured' background very much and will try it next time I don't know what to do with the background.

[@KarenRiceArt]

So pleased you liked the background! I hope you have fun trying this type of background :)

[@7409gigi]

This is absolutely brilliant! I love, love, love this painting!

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you so much 😀

[@tammiegrayson3413]

Your paintings are wonderful and I've just moved and I am looking forward to being organized enough in the not to distant future to follow along with your daily challenge.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Wonderful! I hope you get your chance to paint soon 😊

[@tammiegrayson3413]

@@KarenRiceArt ❤

[@ruthherring6035]

Thank you! I’ve been trying to paint a tulip for a friend for weeks but I can’t get it or the background right. This was beautiful and inspiring.

[@KarenRiceArt]

You’re welcome Ruth! I hope you have fun painting this style of background 😀

[@moirab2506]

Karen. I'm impressed with Sennelier half pans as I've been using tubes of colour. Can these be removed and replaced with other colours? Always love your tutorials and suggest maybe to include our Scottish thistle as I don't remember you ever painting one apart from your Grass Thistles in Meadow. Many thanks.

[@KarenRiceArt]

Thank you Moira, they are lovely paints! You can replace them with other half pans, or squeeze in other tube paints. Thank you also for your lovely suggestion 😊

[@susanfisher9751]

Hollyhocks??? 😎

[@KarenRiceArt]

Great suggestion... thanks Susan 😀

[@kimschmidt3959]

Beautiful