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Renee Walden

🎨 Introducing Adventures In Colour

Published 5 months agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

Hi Reader,

Today I'm excited to invite you on a brand new watercolour journey - Adventures in Colour.

Some of my favourite lessons are here, forming a gentle journey through colour, landscapes, buildings, light and atmosphere.

It's fun and relaxing, full of colour and vibrancy. Just how watercolour should be!

The journey:

Adventures in Colour has four structured pathways - each one a mini-course focused on a specific world of watercolour. Each pathway contains 6 deep-dive lessons that build your skills from the ground up.

They are all on my Patreon.

Choose your pathway:

1. Jump Right In! Perfect if you’re just starting or need a refresh. Some of my favourite fundamentals and easy projects are in this pathway. At the end we put it all together in a painting I know you're going to be proud of.

2. The Living Landscape. Gain confidence in painting trees and forests that are vibrant, loose and free, and truly bring your landscapes to life. Some of my most popular skills lessons are in this pathway.

3. Travelling Through Time. Capture the charm of history. We’ll explore how to paint stone, weathered wood, and rustic architecture. There are some beautiful paintings in this pathway.

4. Light, Mood, and Atmosphere. For those ready to push their boundaries and take their landscapes from meh to amazing! Learn the secrets to creating paintings that truly glow.

Adventures in Colour includes:

  • 24 deep-dive video lessons (6 per pathway)
  • Reference photos to paint from
  • Traceable drawings (so you can skip the "worrying about drawing" part!)
  • An invite to our private community to share your work and ask questions

Your Patreon subscription gives you full access to all four pathways and every lesson inside them.

Join me for a watercolour adventure.

Warmly,
Renee

P.S.
Due to a recent cancellation, I now have 3 rooms newly available for our upcoming art retreat in France in May!
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We will spend 10 days sketching architecture, enjoying local markets, and painting our "Adventures in Colour" in person. If you've been waiting for a sign to join us, this is it.

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Renee Walden

Artist. Tutor. Sketchbook traveller

Helping others capture their memories in colour is one of the greatest joys of my artistic journey. On watercolour art retreats and in workshops I've watched people grow braver, laugh louder, make friends, and fill pages with art they never thought possible. I'm right there alongside them β€” and it's magic.

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