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Watercolors and workshops

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As a member, you’re warmly welcome to paint from these photos for your own artistic inspiration.
Browse through the galleries and discover details, colors, and scenes that may spark ideas for your next watercolor. Feel free to bookmark this page – the password can be found in a members-only post on my YouTube channel.

Streets & Shadows
Explore the light and shadows of the city through the lens of watercolor. This gallery features streets, squares, buildings, and small urban details. Be inspired by the play of light on facades, reflections in windows, and the city’s atmosphere.
Ideal as reference for your own paintings and to develop your understanding of light and form.

People & Stories
Capture moments of people and street life. This gallery features everyday scenes, human expressions, and small stories told through posture, faces, and surroundings.
Ideal for figure studies and practicing capturing life and movement in watercolor.

Boats & Water
Explore harbors, canals, and waterways where boats are moored or gliding along. Study water reflections, colors, and movements that capture the mood of marine settings.
These images are perfect for watercolor practice and creating your own scenes.

Landscape & Animals
Discover the beauty of nature in landscapes and wildlife.
This gallery features views of forests, meadows, distant horizons, and animals in their environments. These images serve as references and inspiration for watercolor paintings and studies of natural shapes and colors.

 

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Past Issues / Archive:

Take a look at some of the previous newsletters — each one packed with tips, demos, and inspiration to help you grow your watercolor skills:

Issue #11 - April 2026 - Workshop with Marc Folly
From dark to light

Issue #10 - March 2026 - When a Watercolor Doesn’t Work
Knowing When to Stop

Issue #8 - December 2025 - When the Watercolor Ends Up in the Shower
see with different eyes

Issue #7 - November 2025 - Sugar Packets
Don’t try to force a style

Issue #6 – October 2025 - The Camera
And this is where watercolor becomes a relief

Issue #5 – A thousand brushstrokes
But when I paint watercolor, it’s different.

Issue #4 – Keeping the Inspiration Alive
Sometimes I lose the desire to paint.

Issue #3 – Embrace the Imperfect
Capturing a scene on paper is always a challenge

Issue #2 – Exiting winter
Despite a warm and beautiful autumn

Issue #1 – Autumn is here
watercolor course in Northern Norway

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  • Day 3, Marc Folly Workshop
  • Marc Folly, day 2
  • Workshop with Marc Folly, day 1
  • My New Image Library – A Resource for Watercolor Artists
  • Vernissage at Galleri Carl, Stockholm

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Blog

  • Day 3, Marc Folly Workshop
  • Marc Folly, day 2
  • Workshop with Marc Folly, day 1
  • My New Image Library – A Resource for Watercolor Artists
  • Vernissage at Galleri Carl, Stockholm
  • My YouTube channel 
  • Advanced Watercolor Workshop – May 2025
  • Spray – the Swedish Watercolor Society
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