Welcome! I am a professional artist based in the UK, specialising in painting the British landscape in watercolour. The landscape has always been inspirational to me and you can read more about my experiences in it and why I paint it in the way I do on my blog - www.ourlandscape.co.uk.
I hope that you will find inspiration and instruction through the clips and tutorials that I post, some of which are also available on my Instagram page (watercolour_olly). While I endeavour to keep the channel updated with new material for you, please keep in mind that painting for the galleries that represent me and the clients that commission me will always be my primary activity; if it goes quiet for a while, then that's a good thing........I'm keeping busy!
Please post comments and feel free to share your own tips, suggestions and critques; that way we can keep in touch and keep learning together. I may not be able to reply immediately, but I'll do my best to respond as soon as I can.
But there are rules! A lot of rules that can be gathered in different ways and obtain a method! I enjoy every minute of your videos! More than being a painter,you are a very good teacher! I ve seen the evolution of different amateur painters! In their first years they took lessons,they applied different rules,depending on their skill,knowledge and choises.Their works were so good,so good!!! Then,after five,six years,they tried to be " original". What a disaster! Cause they understood wrong ,what originality is about.Be original,combine the rules that are closer to your taste.Then define your style! Just my advice!
Mr Pyle your technics are amazing, your painting, absolutely beautiful. Thanks for giving the people the chance to enjoy something so warm and admirable. Best all for you.
Thank you once again. For some reason I had it in my head that I had to paint a sky all in one layer, in one go and to never visit it again with a brush or paint. You have given me an enlightening breakthrough moment. Doing sky in stages is like adding a glazing layer with flair and finesse. As a novice watercolour painter (I’m aiming at becoming an artist….) I thoroughly appreciate your RU-vid lessons. 🙏🏼🎨✨💕
Does any of you have an art critic at home? I have one.And for the love of her,I stopped painting in oil ( toxic) and I started my journey into watercolours world.And what a Journey,I may say! Oh,I forgot to say who is my personal critic.MY CAT!! 😂😂😂 It' s not a joke,I wish you could see my videos with her passion for brushes.And to see her mesmerized eyes,following my movements while I m painting.And sometimes,she just come and sit on my fresh paint.I ve told her,if you don' t like it,you should try and paint like Sargent or Van Gogh!!! Sometimes I m tired ,but she sits on my chair,in front of my paint place and cries hard.I tried to full her,painting without colours ,just with a brush.She's not a lady who can be fooled.Sorry for the length of my story,but I had to tell you about my journey in watercolour with Zita,the Callico cat!😊😊😊😊❤
HI M. PYLE, Ten times I tried to find the green between "Artist" raw sienna and Ultramarine without ever getting it, I found a grey ! I confess not to understand.
So inspiring and helpful. I'm taking all of this in ... and to heart. I've just discovered your tutorials, and I see that this one is probably 2 years ago. I'm hoping I can find the video(s?) on trees now. In any case, thank you very much for your wisdom and generosity.
New to your channel. I look forward to watching, learning, and progressing. Began today with these exercises. God bless you and thank you for sharing your expertise with others.
Yep, that one hit me hard. Don’t copy, create. When you are only copying others it limits your creativity, but it does teach some techniques . I have found that it does not turn out the same as there’s anyway it still has my sometimes hidden style in there. This exercise I believe will help my more stiff painting to become freer.
I find all the “curated” sketchbooks, like those you see on Instagram or here on YT, to be so contrived and pretentious. I want to see a real artist’s sketchbook, something created without the main goal or intention being to show it off.
Hi. Goods for this information, after many sheets of cellulose paper tests, I understood, the use of larger brush, allow to deposit the pigments differently, my colors are no longer muddy at will 😬. It is not easy to achieve, but me the brushes size 12, 8 farewell smallest except details, finally I now appreciate my Winsor series 7 stayed in their box almost from the beginning Thank you very much
This is very nice Oliver, one observation thought, you kept saying that reflection into the water should always been vertical and ripples horizontal. But in this painting you placed the reflection of the trees into the sea with all parallel strokes and none vertical, why so ?
I just found this video! Your instruction is beyond any I have watched. Your pace and examples are perfect This video is so full of helpful information. After watching this (several times) I was able to paint my best trees, but more than that, I now 'see' trees differently. What a gift of teaching you have. I LOVED the prompt for practice at minute 48. I did that...with no intention of creating anything...just practice. Once I could be less worried about making a tree, I was able to really experiment and experience the technique, which by a miracle produced several wonderful trees. Thank you so much.
Practicing, practicing and more practicing painting trees, it’s so tricky getting the timing right for the distance trees, but I’m really enjoying learning, thanks Olly!
This is exactly what I was looking for, someone who can explain strategies to practice which will help me know what watercolor will do. I am looking forward to practicing these exercises! Thank you.
