Watercolor painting is a very exciting and sometimes unpredictable technique. It is possible to paint with great precision and detail with watercolors, but they can also be used to produce spontaneous color sequences that are pleasingly imperfect. Depending on how much water you use, the water-soluble paint will run rapidly in different directions over the paper, producing totally unplanned and unique splashes of color. This is precisely what is so fascinating for me with my watercolor work — the interaction of the random patterns of color and small detailed touches, from which a finished picture emerges.
When you make your initial sketches, never copy your reference picture in exact detail. It’s much more about creating small new worlds of color, allowing the interaction of water and color to take its course and seeing what comes out of it.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a bear wearing a hat or a sloth hanging in the vines — the main thing is that we’re plunging into a world of form and color that makes us happy and enriches our everyday lives with creative inspiration.