How to Paint an Abstract Using Watercolors | Intuitive and Mindful Painting Process

In this video, I challenged myself to create a painting using a color I love but struggle to use in paintings. My process is intuitive and you'll see me work through the uncertainty of the outcome. Painting intuitively is a great way to relieve stress and increase mindfulness.

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Here’s a list of the materials I used for this painting:

Watercolor paper (Strathmore, 400 series, cold pressed paper)
Artist tape (my favorite is from Dick Blick's)
Water
Paper towel
Kremer Pigmente watercolor in Star Gold
Daniel Smith watercolors in Quinacridone Deep Gold and Neutral Tint
Winsor and Newton Cotman watercolor in Intense Blue/Phtalo Blue and Van Dyke Brown
Permanent Violet by Mungyo
Round brush in size 14
Micro mini brush
Black fine tip pen by Pentel Slicci (0.25mm)
White pen (Uniball Signo)
Fountain pen with black ink, by Pilot

The music for this video was provided by the You Tube Audio library.

My thumbnail was created using Canva.com. Most of it is free and easy to use!

I recorded my video using my iPhone 12 and edited my video using iMovie.

Please don’t hesitate to ask questions or post comments. I'd love to hear from you!

Thank you for watching! Have a great week and happy creating!

Gabrielle :)