From November 23 to December 4, 2024, I had the pleasure of once again showcasing my latest watercolors at Mollbrinks. This is a recurring exhibition I’ve had the privilege of holding every other year since its debut in 2017. Each time has been an incredible experience, with large crowds and…
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Love for Watercolor
“With a background in teaching, Stefan Gadnell has brought pedagogy beyond the school gates, teaching watercolor painting in Portugal, at home in Norrtälje, and on YouTube.”
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Zangarelli Workshop – day 3
Here, I am instructing Roberto Zangarelli on how to use the palette when painting with watercolors :-).
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Zangarelli Workshop – day 2
Roberto’s watercolor of boats in Venice. The reference is on the previous page.
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Roberto Zangarelli in Cascais-day 1
In February 2024, we participated in an exciting workshop with Roberto Zangarelli in Cascais, Portugal. Roberto Zangarelli is a distinguished Italian watercolor artist and graphic illustrator from Rome, born in 1970. He has a distinct vision for watercolor painting based on three fundamental principles: atmosphere (representing the painting’s story), magic…
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Loose painting
Are you spending hours on a painting, but still unhappy with the result? Many painters, including myself, chase that elusive loose style that looks free and easy. In these four articles, I’ll share my approach to achieving it. First, let’s define loose painting. It’s like a patchwork of shapes, washes,…
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ALVARO CASTAGNET In JÖNKÖPING
This summer we were invited to participate in a workshop in Jönköping with Alvaro Castagnet, fantastic, isn’t it, in Jönköping!! At first we thought it was a joke, but, no, he was going to hold a workshop there for two days. Julie Karlsson had arranged this in Folkuniversitet’s premises. My…
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Online Workshop with Alvaro Castagnet
At the beginning of November 2022 I found a notice about an online workshop with Alvaro Castagnet. It cost only $99 and you would get to paint online with Alvaro for four hours. He would start at 5 in the afternoon in Australia which meant starting at nine for me,…
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COLORS AND BRUSHES
Hello watercolor friends,One question I often get before a workshop is what colors and brushes I use. Of course, it is personal which ones you prefer, but it can be good to know if you are going to participate in a workshop and want to try to do exercises fully….
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Joseph Zbukvic, day 5
Today we painted Girona. Joseph chose a bit up the river with the Eiffel red bridge and a church in the background. He worked for a long time with the many sunlit roofs. Here it is important not to make it monotonous, to vary all the time, both colors, strength…