In this latest film Joseph travels to “la bella Roma” and shows us the importance of planning your painting, concentrating on the fundamentals of selecting a subject and composition. He suggests that we avoid the obvious and emphasises the value of observation and drawing. He then uses these ide...

PART 1 - Alvaro Castagnet’s passion for watercolour is matched here by the vibrancy and colours of Havana. We follow Alvaro as he discovers and paints the broad boulevards, narrow cobbled streets, flaking Spanish colonial buildings and the 1950s American cars which are such a feature of Havana..

MY OBSESSION WITH WATERCOLOUR traces the fascinating life of Australian artist Robert A Wade and his journey to become one of the finest watercolour artists of our time. Told in Robert’s own words and featuring interviews with art luminaries such as Alvaro Castagnet, Tony Couch, Amanda Hyatt, Her...

Ann is a popular painter with a very individual style. In this film she shows us the many opportunities for flower painting all the year round and her techniques for capturing them in watercolour. Primroses and irises in the spring are followed by the rich profusion of wild and garden flowers in ...

Ann Blockley paints a variety of different flower subjects. These include ox-eye daisies, wild roses, elderflower blossom, dandelion clocks and sunflowers in the countryside; clematis, roses and foxgloves in more formal gardens and teasels in her studio. She produces a series of sketches and wate...

Alvaro Castagnet is an inspirational and expressive watercolour painter who is passionate about the medium. His strong and colourful style captures the soul and mood of the places he paints. In this film he paints the streets, squares and cafes of the historic town of Girona in Catalonia, norther...

Alvaro Castagnet es un acuarelista muy respetado a nivel mundial. Sus obras contienen una gran fuerza expresiva. Interpretan en forma impresionista los efectos de la luz y el color, captando la esencia y el alma de los lugares que pinta. En este film, pinta las calles, plazas y cafés de la histór...

Alvaro Castagnet is a highly respected watercolour artist with an international reputation. His paintings capture the essence of his subjects with passion, boldness and elegance. In this film he travels to Antwerp and selects a range of subjects which include street views, a café interior, inside...

Alvaro Castagnet es un acuarelista muy respetado a nivel mundial. Sus pinturas captan la esencia de sus temas con pasión, audacia y elegancia. En esta película viaja a Amberes y selecciona una serie de temas que incluyen una vista urbana, el interior de una cafetería, el hall principal de la esta...

Alvaro is one of the world’s most respected watercolour artists with a passion for his medium. He is an expressive painter with a strong and colourful style. Here he chooses to paint in Paris with its historic buildings and busy boulevards. His subjects include glistening wet pavements, bustling ...

The Passionate Painter in the North of England with Alvaro Castagnet
Alvaro is one of the world’s most respected watercolour artists with a passion for his medium. He is an expressive painter with a strong and colourful style. In this film he explores the cities of Liverpool and Manchester, choos...

PART 2: Enjoy all the colour and excitement as Alvaro paints the flamboyant characters that abound in the beautiful city of Havana. Learn as he shows how to convey the colour and character of backlit musicians, the city's bicycle taxi riders hanging round on street corners, the music and ambience...

For Alvaro Castagnet's final film in his Cuban series, he paints a street scene bathed in evening sunlight in the heart of Havana’s Old Town. Watch as he masterfully captures this scene, using the sunlight on the buildings and the bold shadows sweeping across the road to lead the eye toward the f...

Andy Evansen paints in a loose and impressionistic style and in this film the emphasis is on painting en plein air. Working in the Cotswolds in the UK, he stresses the importance of doing a value study before embarking on a full painting and shows us how to simplify and connect shapes. He emphasi...

Amanda has been a professional artist for twenty-five years and is recognised as an outstanding watercolourist and oil painter. In this film, she paints watercolours in the beautiful scenery of Lake Como in Italy. Inspired by the views of the lake and surrounding snow-clad mountains she paints in...

Amanda has been a professional artists for more than 30 years. She is a tonal impressionistic painter, more interested in light and mood than colour. Using her “five steps” as demonstrated in her previous film, this time she places more emphasis on tone in her paintings. Working in the south east...

Aubrey takes his pastels to the breathtaking scenery of Wales. He paints lakes and mountains, studying aerial perspective and reflections. He paints moving water, a typical Welsh barn and captures the mood of an estuary at low tide. Finally, he produces a painting in the studio from sketches made...

With his fresh and enthusiastic approach, Barry shows how to succeed with pastels in this thoroughly comprehensive guide. Filmed in the stunning scenery of Somerset, all aspects of the landscape are covered from skies to water reflections.

Barry tackles four different subjects: a village scene, a seascape with breaking waves, an Exmoor view and flowers in a conservatory. Using his 4 key points to producing a better painting he takes us through from composition to finished painting.

Barry explores the many different ways of using pastel, producing vibrant paintings with rich colours, strong tones and interesting textures. He applies pastel over watercolour and over ink, mixes water with pastel, uses linear and broken colour techniques and applies pastel in layers. A wealth o...

Barry selects his subjects with care, showing us how to produce wonderfully atmospheric paintings. Working out of doors, he paints a building and meadow bathed in warm evening light and a panoramic view over the Quantocks on a hazy summer's day. In his studio and working from sketches, he paints ...

Charles Reid is an American artist with a worldwide reputation. His precise use of clean and vibrant colour creates a loose style of painting with a fresh and spontaneous look. The film centres around figures painted in the studio and gives the viewer an insight into Charles’s philosophy as well ...

Charles is a professional watercolour artist from Australia. His work has been described as creative, brilliant and evocative and in this film the emphasis is on variety. His approach is to use a subject as a catalyst to design and produce a painting. He simplifies the complex to produce painting...

Filmed along the stunning coastline of Pembrokeshire, David combines the basics of watercolour with techniques for the more difficult subjects such as skies, boats, rocks, buildings and figures. Painting and sketching a variety of subjects both on shore and afloat, he shows us how to capture the ...

Filmed in the spectacular scenery of Andalucia in Southern Spain, David gives practical advice for those painting away from home. He moves off the beaten track, travelling from the magnificent Alpujarras mountains to the stunning gorge at Ronda and the coast, where he sketches and paints mountain...

David is in his element, sketching in the Lake District in the summer and the peaks of Snowdonia in the snows of winter. In this dynamic scenery, he paints and sketches bridges, streams, summer and winter trees, cottages and of course, mountains. The film is crammed with techniques and advice on ...

David is in his element, sketching in the Lake District in the summer and the peaks of Snowdonia in the snows of winter. In this dynamic scenery, he paints and sketches bridges, streams, summer and winter trees, cottages and of course, mountains. The film is crammed with techniques and advice on ...

In this film, David shows us how to get mood, atmosphere and light into our paintings. He sketches in Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire and the Cotswolds, painting a summer sunlit farm, a splashing mountain waterfall, a bridge, an early morning misty lake and a rocky cove. He then produces two finished pa...

Working in the wilds of Yorkshire David draws and sketches waterfalls, bridges, barns and cottages in the wet, windswept dales. He then travels to the French Pyrenees to paint the rugged scenery of the high mountain peaks covered in snow and ice –even a few mountaineers. Finally, he chooses one o...

After initial hints in his studio on colour mixing, David heads out to paint the English countryside. As well as showing how to tackle the preponderance of summer greens, he gives advice on painting trees in leaf, massed foliage and hedgerow plants, using colour to suggest distance. Many other as...

David is a great exponent of painting winter landscapes, particularly under snow. Filmed in the Brecon Beacons and North Staffordshire, we see him on a winter’s day as he sketches alongside a canal and paints a cascading waterfall. He then finds some snow and paints a variety of subjects includin...

David's unique approach to oil painting enables him to capture the mood and atmosphere of his subjects. Working in his native Yorkshire, he paints Staithes harbour with boats moored in the river, a colourful beach scene and an autumnal view of bridge and stream painted 'contre jour'.

Painting in Cornwall, David illustrates his approach to watercolour. Boats in an estuary and the village of Cadgwith viewed from the beach are painted on site. A further scene of a wooded bay with boats is painted in the studio, using an oil painting as source material.

David has a wonderful eye for choosing subjects and here he concentrates mainly on interiors. Firstly an old forgotten corner of a barn with farm implements and light streaming through the door, then the interior of a boat builders yard with work in progress. As a slightly simpler subject he pain...

The effect of light is all important in David’s work and in this film he once again paints in oils, choosing a variety of different subjects to illustrate his way of painting. He captures sparkling water, shining roofs and reflections, painting views of the harbour, streets and boats of Staithes....

Painting outdoors in all weather conditions is very important to David. Working in pure watercolour in a loose and immediate way he is able to capture the light and mood of a place. Here he chooses to paint the pastural scenery of his native Yorkshire in the early spring as well as the city stree...

David paints on a glorious day in the Peak District with the last of the winter snow still lying on the ground. He then travels in early spring to the spectacular scenery of Cinque Terre in Italy, five little villages built into the rocks between the sea and the steeply terraced hillsides. Here h...

David takes his oil paints to the lovely island of Mallorca, where he selects a range of different subjects. These include wonderfully ramshackle buildings on Deia beach, a view looking across to Valdemossa, a sunlit garden with building and a beach scene. Returning to his studio, he works up a s...

Essentially a “plein air” painter, David Curtis is inspired by the landscape and the ever changing light. Here we see him painting in the dramatic scenery of the Lake District and on the north coast of Cornwall. Selecting his subjects carefully he achieves drama and a wonderful feeling of light a...

David's approach to painting is very much concerned with capturing atmosphere and a sense of time and place. He works as much as possible outdoors, starting with an initial sketch using pencil and coloured crayons. His watercolours are then painted without pencil drawing, resulting in fresh and l...

David Taylor paints with passion, producing wonderfully atmospheric watercolours filled with light and colour. In this video, filmed in and around his home near Melbourne, Australia he paints a variety of different subjects. Practical tuition in his studio is combined with outdoor paintings of wa...

Light is all important to David’s work. In this film he goes in search of the wonderful light of Italy along the Amalfi coast. Arriving in a new area, he emphasises the benefit of sketching before starting to paint. He then goes on to complete paintings of a variety of subjects including scenes o...

In this film we see Elizabeth working in her studios in Edinburgh on a series of paintings that illustrate her intuitive approach to her subjects, her originality and her acute sense of composition. Firstly she paints a large watercolour of tulips and irises. This is followed by paintings of buil...

Painting in oils, Fred's wonderfully subtle use of colour and tone is portrayed to the full. He sketches and paints in Rye Harbour and on Camber Sands, two of his favourite haunts along the south coast of England. Then, working from this material, he produces several paintings in his studio, port...

Fred is one of Britain’s most respected oil painters who responds to mood and atmosphere generated by the landscape. His usual method of working involves making a collection of drawings, sketches and paintings which he then uses as inspiration to produce larger paintings in his studio. In this fi...

Greg’s response to the world around him is not confined to any one subject matter. He has developed a technique using three types of washes that apply to all his subjects, whether landscape, portrait or seascape. The key is to see where these washes appear in the world around us. Working in Austr...

Greg paints in a strong, loose and colourful way and his paintings contain elements of sound design and draftmanship and a crisp, direct technique. In this film he starts off with an initial session of techniques in his studio in Melbourne. He them demonstrates his method of painting, choosing vi...

Georgia loves to paint outdoors and her work is a reflection of her emotional response to the world around her, painting subjects in an expressive manner. Starting in the studio, she shows us a variety of techniques which she then uses in her paintings en plein air. Her subjects include a lovely...

Haidee-Jo is a professional artist who specialises in painting in oils. She works as much as possible ‘en plein air’, has excellent drawing skills and produces fresh and vibrant paintings which glow with light and colour. In this film Haidee-Jo chooses to paint on the Roseland Peninsula, one of h...

Haidee-Jo is a professional artist who specialises in painting in oils. She paints as much as possible ‘en plein air’ capturing the effect of the light in her subjects with the use of tone and colour. Her excitement upon finding a new subject is palpable and she shows us how to simplify complicat...

Herman has a real passion for paint which is clearly illustrated in his work. He mixes traditional impressionistic values with versatility and his paintings reflect a deep insight into his subjects. Working in oils, Herman goes into the countryside around Melbourne, selecting two different views ...

Herman is a very fine watercolourist, producing paintings full of atmosphere and light. Painting ’en plein air’ he mixes traditional impressionistic values with versatility, with a strong emphasis on technique. In this film Herman paints in London, firstly beside the river Thames near Tower Bridg...

Herman is a painter of light who works outdoors whenever possible. He encourages us to identify a focal point, to exaggerate the light effect and the shadows and, if necessary, borrow elements from the surrounding area to improve the composition. In this film he selects street views in his home t...

Herman’s love of the landscape is reflected in almost everything he paints and he produces paintings of strong design and powerful impact. In this new film, he visits China where he paints watercolours of some fascinating Chinese scenes. With unfamiliar subject matter and challenging conditions, ...

Jane has a wonderful sense of colour and composition that she uses with great subtlety to describe the very essence and character of her subjects, uncovering the hidden shapes and patterns. In this film we see her working in Brittany, Northern France where she paints views of Mont St Michel at lo...

Jane’s wonderful sense of colour and composition are once again displayed as she paints in watercolour on the Pembrokeshire coast. She paints a series of watercolours on site, which she takes back to the studio to finish, or uses to work up new paintings, often returning to the same place for mor...

James is one of the leading landscape watercolour artists in the UK who is passionate about pure watercolour. Here he paints in the Cotswolds at different times of the year, from a simple view of a tree and hedgerow to autumn trees, a barn and an old mill. He also includes studio demonstrations i...

James shows us the versatality of watercolour and how to capture the freshness and immediacy of a scene by painting out of doors in some of his favourite scenery. Starting with a painting of the wide open skies and flat landscape of Norfolk he travels to the mountains and valleys of the Lake Dist...

James always carries a sketchbook in his pocket and has amassed a wonderful collection of sketches over the years. Working in his studio, James shows us how to paint watercolour landscapes from them. He selects views of the Lake District and the Windrush river and gives detailed instruction on ho...

Pure Watercolour - A celebration of his life and work with James Fletcher-Watson

This film has been produced to celebrate the centenary of James Fletcher-Watson, who died in 2004. It gives an insight into James and his life and includes interviews with his painting friends and family, along with...

John Hammond paints wonderfully vibrant paintings using acrylic paints and in this film he shows us his technique. Painting on the Devon coast, he covers a wide variety of subject matter including the marshland and waters of the river Otter, the Exe estuary, and the surrounding landscape. He also...

John likes to draw and paint outdoors as much as possible, gathering information and capturing the atmosphere of the day. He then either finishes the resulting work in his studio or uses it to produce studio paintings. In this film we follow him as he selects a variety of subjects including a gar...

Working in his studio over four days, we see John painting a large canvas of fellow artist and friend Gerald Norden, together with a student painter. We then follow him to Rome where he sketches and draws in watercolour amongst the wonderful architecture of the city. From his conversations with G...

John is a master of modern impressionism, simplifying the most complex scenes into shapes of subtle colour. The use of strong sunlight is an all important feature of his work and in this film John uses it to great effect. He paints figures and interiors in the UK before travelling to Northern Fra...

In this film John takes us to Venice which for many years has been a source of inspiration for his painting. He chooses three contrasting subjects: a stunning pink palace seen across the Grand Canal, a quiet canal and bridge and a view of the colourful stalls by the fish market. The film finishes...

Once again John shows us how to simplify and convey an impression of a scene, bringing light and life to his paintings. He paints a variety of his favourite subjects in watercolour – interiors in a beautiful stately home and coastal scenes in Constable country, which include boats, buildings, fig...

John is a master of pure watercolour, producing paintings bathed in light and atmosphere. Working in the Cotswolds, he paints in the garden of Worcester College in Oxford and a view looking down Burford High Street. Painting in his studio, he then produces two wonderful Oxford scenes. He also sho...

Joseph is a highly regarded Australian watercolour artist who has the ability to create a magical atmosphere and mood in his paintings. In this film we follow him as he paints in Australia and Venice. He paints a busy Melbourne street full of movement and life as well as the marina at Williamstow...

Joseph is a highly accomplished watercolour artist who believes that it is important to work outdoors, on location, as much as possible. Painting in Australia he creates a magical mood in his watercolours as he paints a Melbourne street in the evening light and captures the atmosphere of coastal ...

Joseph is a true master of the watercolour medium whose magical touch produces wonderfully loose, atmospheric paintings. On a summer’s day in Melbourne he paints sailing boats in Albert Park before travelling to France where we catch up with him in Paris in cold but sunny winter weather. Here he ...

Joseph is one of the leading masters of watercolour with an ability to transform any subject into visual poetic language. Painting in the heart of the Dordogne region of France he selects a wide range of subjects. These include a local market, an early morning view with strong shadows, the houses...

Joseph is one of the leading watercolour painters of today, with his atmospheric paintings of rural life and strong urban scenes. Here he selects a range of subjects to illustrate working life. Painting in and around Melbourne, he captures the noise and heat of a road gang at work on the street, ...

Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel work together by the side of the Yarra river in Melbourne, painting a very large watercolour of Princes Bridge. There is a great deal of banter and light hearted conversation but a wonderful painting is the end result.

Once again Joseph Zbukvic and Herman Pekel get together to paint another giant watercolour. This time the venue is a great view looking down over the Yarra Valley near Mebourne. With a certain amount of clowning around they produce a fantastic result.

Ken's work has a very special quality and with his strong sense of tone and use of light we see him paint some of his favourite subjects. Working with models, he paints figures in his studio in Cornwall, using the light shining in through the window to stunning effect. Working outdoors, he paints...

Venice, with its architecture, earth colours, figures and atmospheric light has had a great effect on Ken's work for over 30 years. Painting 'contre jour' with the intense light reflecting off water, roof tops or piazza, Ken builds up his watercolours with wash upon wash of transparent colour. Of...

In this most recent film, Ken once again is inspired by the light, architecture and atmosphere of Venice, this time to paint in oils. We see him painting three views of the Salute, showing the difference in tonal values as the light changes from early morning "contre jour" to late afternoon. He a...

Ken Howard's painting is essentially about light. He believes that as a subject changes so much throughout the day, it is not possible to work on the same painting for much longer than an hour. In this film he paints in oils in London. He paints a series of boards as the light changes, firstly of...

In this enthralling film Karen demonstrates her unique method of portrait painting. Using oils she takes us through a complete portrait from posing the model to signing the canvas. In addition, she illustrates individual features and different faces of both children and adults, using charcoal and...

Karen paints a variety of popular garden subjects at different times of the year: the landscaped gardens at Blenheim Palace, an herbaceous border full of colour and shapes, a formal garden with a beautiful lily pond, flowers in pots on the garden steps and finishes with an autumnal bonfire. Skies...

Karen paints a variety of popular garden subjects at different times of the year: the landscaped gardens at Blenheim Palace, an herbaceous border full of colour and shapes, a formal garden with a beautiful lily pond, flowers in pots on the garden steps and finishes with an autumnal bonfire. Skies...

In this film, Karen concentrates on being comfortable with the medium and choosing and painting everyday subjects. Following an initial studio session of watercolour techniques, Karen suggests the many different subjects to be found in and around the house. These range from breakfast dishes on th...

Mitch Waite ran an extremely successful art school near Nice in the south of France. For this film he devised a complete course covering all areas of painting in acrylics. We follow him as he works both in his art school and in the surrounding village streets, harbours and rural countryside. In p...

Mary only ever paints in her studio in London, where she produces paintings from her numerous sketchbooks and from many objects she has collected. Here we see her sketching in her garden by the Thames, completing two paintings in gouache and working in oils. We also see her producing one of her d...

Margaret is renowned for her pastel painting and in this film she explores the difference in light between France and Scotland. Working in south west France, she paints boats along the Canal du Midi and a windmill and buildings in the surrounding countryside. Returning to her native Scotland, she...

Maxwell Wilks is an exciting painter with a strong emotional response to the effects of light, colour, atmosphere and form. He works in brilliant colour and uses the pastel strokes rather than blending to achieve stunning results. In this film he paints on the north east coast of England at Whitb...

Max has a strong emotional response to the effects of light, colour, atmosphere and form. He clarifies his subjects to a simple set of tonal shapes and, combined with good draughtsmanship and bright colour, captures the mood of his subject, producing fresh and lively paintings with an impressioni...

Peter “Pete the Street” Brown is best known for his oil paintings of street scenes as well as landscapes. He paints outdoors in all weathers, working directly onto oil boards or canvases. In this film he paints in London where, braving the rain and cold, he paints a market scene and a view of Lam...

In this film Peter “Pete the Street” Brown takes his oils to southern France. He is happiest painting en plein air, whatever the weather and in Arles he finds plenty of sunshine and some great subjects. In the narrow streets and squares surrounding the Arles amphitheatre, Pete captures the hustle...

In this film we follow Paul to Majorca, an island in which he spent much of his life. Here he produces three fascinating watercolours, drawn on the spot and painted in his studio on the island. He also introduces us to some of the many places he has painted in the past. Back in England we see him...

Richard has a great love and awareness of the landscape and the effects of light and weather. This understanding has established him as a great painter of light and in this film his inspiration comes from the coastline around his home in Dorset. Working outdoors with a small pochade, he draws and...

Paul’s style is characterised by freedom of expression, colour and vitality complemented by a deep understanding of draughtsmanship and form. In his studio he discusses his materials and shows us how he works, producing two paintings of flowers with still life objects. He then goes outdoors to pa...

Filmed amongst the captivating scenery of the Exe estuary, Ray demonstrates his unique approach to painting, using watercolour and pastel combined. He takes us to some of his favourite haunts including Exmouth, the harbour at Lympstone and the picturesque Otter estuary at Budleigh Salterton. He a...

Ray takes us to some of his favourite haunts on the spectacular coastline of Cornwall and demonstrates his unique approach to painting using watercolour and pastel combined. Stunning locations include Porthleven Harbour, the estuary at Gweek and the rugged cliffs of Mullion Cove. He is a strong a...

Roger Dellar loves to paint en plein air and is fascinated by the play of light on a scene, always looking for the big shapes to simplify his paintings. He likes to work with a limited palette and has a lightness of touch when painting. In this film we see him working in oils, choosing a wonderfu...

Ross Paterson is a renowned Australian painter who has a love of the landscape and a unique ability to interpret the distinctive character, light and atmosphere of his subject. Painting around his home in northern Victoria, he travels into the Australian bush to paint views of the dry, hot countr...

Ron's painting locations range from the Windrush valley in the Cotswolds to the Severn Estuary and Gloucester docks, interspersed with studio demonstrations. His painting style is fast, direct and exciting and the film covers every aspect of watercolour, opening our eyes to a new way of looking a...

With infectious enthusiasm, Ron gets down to the basic techniques of painting in watercolour with his big hake brush. With outdoor locations in the autumn colouring of the Forest of Dean, much of the work is done in the studio and Ron concentrates on painting skies, trees, foregrounds, water and ...

Ron takes us a step further in the art of watercolour by concentrating on the design of a painting. Working in the studio, he demonstrates the principles of design, showing us the pitfalls to avoid and the tips to follow. Illustrating these points in three paintings tackled outdoors in the countr...

Capturing the mood of a sky in watercolour brings a painting to life. Working mainly in the studio, Ron shows us how to paint the many effects caused by cloud formations and weather conditions. He paints a variety of skies from cumulus clouds to sunsets working quickly and boldly with his hake br...

Ron shows us how to use photographs in a creative manner, emphasising that they should not be slavishly copied. Using a selection of photographs as a guide, he paints a snow scene, a misty atmospheric creek, a river valley with a bridge, a town centre and combines two separate photographs to prod...

Robert Wade concentrates on three main areas of watercolour painting: the all important use of tonal values, the use of colour, and the way to approach figures in a painting. With exercises to practice, clear instruction and several finished paintings, Robert's exciting and creative demonstration...

In this film Bob takes us through many of the elements of watercolour painting, working on simple studio demonstrations that are then fully explained in on-site paintings. Tonal values, colour mixing, glazes, wet into wet, skies, figures and more are all covered in a fun, simple manner. Filmed in...

This second film with Robert Wade concentrates on simplification. Painting in and around the town of Leuven in Belgium he selects four different subjects; a lake with reflected trees and building, an old mill, a group of houses seen from a distance and a very fine old university building. In addi...

In this film Bob searches for clues to help us produce better paintings. Working in his Melbourne studio, he investigates soft and hard edges, brushwork, water to paint ratio, drawing style, wet-in-wet and many other techniques. Using these clues he paints a variety of different subjects in the s...

Filmed in his studio in Melbourne, Bob takes us through a series of exercises in watercolour, encouraging us to experiment with the medium and understand what watercolour can do. Using a variety of techniques such as wet into wet and dry brush, he begins by producing abstract shapes, progresses t...

Tom is a master of figurative painting and drawing. In this, the first in a trilogy of films, he works in pastel and paints a portrait of a local town crier, dressed in full regalia. He produces a series of pastels of models, taken from drawings in his sketchbook and he also paints that most diff...

In this second in a trilogy of films, Tom paints in oils, producing wonderfully observed landscapes in a loose, impressionist manner. He takes his paints to the Somme Estuary in Northern France, where he explores a wealth of subject matter. These include weekend crowds promenading by a river, est...

Tom has a loose, impressionist approach to painting and in this film he shows us how to simplify and capture the essence of a subject, painting in watercolour. He starts by painting an English meadow in the evening light and then travels to Brittany in Northern France where he paints a series of ...

This is Amanda Hyatt's first film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Amanda Hyatt paints a wonderful vista looking down the Moorabool Valley in Victoria, illustrating her five steps to producing a better painting.

This is Amanda Hyatt’s second film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. She paints beside a shady creek surrounded by gum trees, with an emphasis on portraying shadows and reflections in the water.

This is David Taylor’s first film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. David paints and draws landscape scenes, using a variety of techniques including wet-in-wet and dry brush, encouraging us to simplify and create magical moments in our paintings.

This is David Taylor’s second film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Using the lessons learned in his other download, David goes into the Australian bush and paints a lovely view with an emphasis on aerial perspective.

This is Max Wilks’ second film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Working once again in pastel, Max selects a beautiful vista which perfectly illustrates the three important stages of a painting – background, middle distance and distance.

This is Max Wilks' first film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Working in pastel, Maxwell Wilks takes a simple subject of trees and pastureland and shows us how to achieve a feeling of recession in your painting

This is Ross Paterson’s first film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Ross Paterson takes us to the farming town of Dookie in the Goulburn Vallery, Victoria. Here he paints a view looking along the main street, producing a striking watercolour with plenty of shadows to brin...

This is Ross Paterson’s second film in the APV FILMS MASTERCLASS series, filmed in Australia. Working in oils, he paints a street scene in the old town of Devenish in Victoria, showing us how to simplify a subject.