30 Minute Artist: Painting Water in Watercolour

Terry Harrison grew up in Norfolk, UK. His early art education was basic and he never dreamed that he would one day become an artist. At fifteen, Terry moved to Hampshire and, inspired by his brilliant art teacher, won a place at Farnham Art School at the age of sixteen. After graduating he became a graphic artist but continued to paint in his spare time. In 1984 Terry gave up his job to paint full time and never looked back, teaching and demonstrating his watercolour techniques throughout the world, developing his own range of brushes and paints and writing over 20 best-selling books that have been translated into many languages. Sadly, Terry passed away in 2017 but his legacy lives on. His gift for explaining his methods in an easy and accessible way has encouraged countless people to take up painting, and his beautiful works of art, inspired by the English countryside that he loved, will continue to be enjoyed by people all over the world.

Introduction 6



How to use this book 8



Materials 10



Colour 14



Quick techniques 16

Painting ripples 16

Lifting out ripples 16

Reflections in still water 18

Wet on dry reflections 18

Puddles 20

Rippled reflections 22

Waterfall 24

Fast-flowing stream 26

The sea from the beach 28

Breaking waves 30

Painting choppy water 32

Lifting out choppy water 32

Crashing wave 34

Wave breaking on rock 36

Beach with surf 38

Masking the horizon 40

Sunset on the sea 42

Bridge 44

Building and reflection 46

Riverbed 48

Marsh 50

Boat 52

Sky reflections 54



Projects 56

Track with Puddles 56

Ford 60

Wooded Waterfall 64

Lazy River 68

Stormy Sea 72

Cliffs 76

Fisherman 80

Misty Lake 84

Fishing Boat 88

Sunset Estuary 92



Index 96