How to Paint Bluebell Woods - No.2 in Watercolour - A Step-by-step Guide 

Dearest Paul and Margot, I am a 65 years young, New subscriber. Since having found your site, it seems I can't get enough of watching your magical and magnificent tutorials. In only just a few days, I have learned more than I could possibly have imagined. Your tutorials on proper paper, quality paint brands and your best brush recommendations are invaluable. Having taken your tutorials to heart, I swiftly made some adjustments to the tools in my playbox and am looking forward to trying my hand at some of my favorite s. My greatest problem is that I have loved watching each and every one of your amazing creations and I want to try them all. You are truly an artist whose talent displays such a mastery of his craft that the viewer is drawn in from beginning to end on a sort of mystical, magical and mesmerizing journey. Thanks, ever so much, for being, not only a fabulously talented artist, but an absolutely hilarious character with a fabulous sense of humor. Cudoes to Margot...it would seem you have found your perfect mate, as you seem to be two peas in a pod. I look forward to each and every one of your tutorials and know that my own artwork has been immensely improved since having found you. If I could only wish for one thing, it would be for a bit more of your work done in'real time'. It definitely helps to give me a much better sense of the true timing of your thoughtful brush strokes vs the time lapse portions which tend to make me feel as though I must be painting at a snail's pace. I do realize that this might be a futile request due to the time constraints you are under. Now that I have gathered the proper tools, I am ready to get right at it! *My first project is going to be the very first that I feel so fortunate to have viewed, the window with the blue shutters. From there, my list of favorites is endless! Thank you, thank you, thank you....for taking the time to teach and share your blessed talent. A hearty toast to both you and Margot from this little old aspiring artist in New Hampshire, US.

Wow! This painting is gorgeous. I love watching you paint in real time, your brush barely touches the paper. It’s like watching your mind think about where to put paint. So amazing. You are definitely the best watercolor teacher on RU-vid! Thank you for sharing your talent! God bless you!

Happy days, I love watching you draw and paint

Nino from Australia. I follow as much as possible your watercolours and I enjoy it heaps. I have tried and enjoyed doing a few of yours. I watch as often as I can! And i like your humour 🤣this Bluebells one I loved, and will give it a shot. Regards

You were spot on about the book; Watercolor Plus ! I found a copy and I wanted to thank you for sharing the info. Excellent resource.

Wow you are a star here! Thanks for your time and help. Please never stop posting these lovely tutorials.

You’re a genius Paul! Absolutely love your brush strokes, which create the illusion of your vision.

Such a pretty scene. I want to sit on that bench and take it all in. I really enjoyed the real time painting.

Simply a delight to watch this come to life.

This is my third time watching this, and it’s one of my favorites. I absolutely love the heavier pencil drawing and in this case more than if it were an ink and wash. Your colors are vibrant and well placed, as is your lovely style. So full of life! Love your instructions and, of as always listening to you talk. ❤

I just tried this and it was so fun painting along with you! I love how you painted the bluebells before adding the grass and didn’t use any masking fluid! I’m going to apply this technique to other wildflowers. Thanks so much, Paul!!!

So beautiful. I just love watching you paint. I don't pick up a brush very often, I just enjoy your expertise.

Thank you again for your time to share with all of us. Always inspiring on Wednesdays.

I love these colors together. Its such a pretty painting. Thank you.

Lovely as always! I love this time of year when all the trees and flowers seem to be springing to life. Your loose painting captures the essence of spring brilliantly!

Beautiful Paul! I saw some blue bells this morning and thought of you, and - voila! Thank you.

Fantastic!!! Watching you paint is always a pleasure. You have an amazing talent. So happy you have decided to share it with us.

thanks again paul for an informative class. ill give it a go! keep up the good work, we all are so grateful for your generosity.

Those woodland scenes are beautiful and refreshing. You actually teach about nature through your paintings. Many thanks for your lovely woodland painting of bluebells. Really enjoyed this video. According to John Clare, 'All nature has a feeling: woods, fields, brooks, Are life eternal; and in silence they speak happiness beyond the reach of books.'

ABSOLUTELY MOUTHWATERING!!! Spring is heeeeeeere!!!! 💪❤

Great spring time painting, so refreshing and fun. Watercolor should be all about the fun.

The little white high lights look like white anemones that grow with bluebells, first class touch. A very helpful tutorial, thankyou.

I have just begun learning to paint in watercolor with no previous art experience, and I find your videos very helpful. And, my husband and I just like to watch your paintings come to life! We appreciate the soft background music that doesn't drown out your comments and get a smile out of your intros and mid-point breaks. Thank you!!!

always love a bluebell composition….nice transitional sky colour

Thank you, as always you never disappoint. Beautiful.

Just made this for a birthday present for my Grandma!! I hope she likes it! You're an incredible artist!

Channels like yours are the reason I love social media ❤️

I loved painting this with you Paul. Thank you for all of your tips - very enjoyable and relaxing.

Wonderful! Always the best and practical lesson! Thank you, Paul!

Thank you for the demonstration and the lovely walk with Molly! Warms my heart!

I finally finished my rendition this painting! Thanks for your great videos!

Thanks Paul. You never stop mesmerising me with your watercolour magic!

Each week is a new favourite... and this one really is my new favourite!!! I just hope I can do it justice 💜💜💜

Thank you so much Paul🙏🏻🙏🏻. So glad I stumbled across your video. I am an absolute novice, sat down 4 1/2 hours today and followed your video pausing, rewinding trying to follow each steps you explained... & low and behold was surprised with the outcome .... Eager to watch the videos you have already posted and can't wait for new ones... 🙏🏻🙏🏻Massive thanks form a new subscriber.

I love it, love it, love it! "Keep it simple." Best quote ever. 😊 I thoroughly enjoyed this tutorial. Thankyou

Just wonderful ! My fav flower too. You make it look so very easy. Thank you Paul

Beautiful painting; I love purple. It looks so beautiful where you live. I'm learning how to mix colors by watching your videos every week, and it's really helping me; thank you for that. Love the bluebell cup and your shirt, of course.

Love the addition of the real time sections. The trees are phenomenal.

As always fun to watch and inspirational. Thank you. I really do look forward to Wednesdays.

Had a great time painting along with you. I've been out of town and missing my painting. This was a great loose one to warm up. I knew when I saw it posted that this was the first I'd try. That's again Paul

This was so much fun to do - loved it - thank you Paul

I have enjoyed watching this tutorial and will begin tonight-we are 5 hrs behind you. You have all the things I'm working on-the sketching(tonal values and proper proportions) and painting with the looseness I so admire of yours. I appreciate that we have to sketch this one as I can be lazy and have been using your templates when provided. Thanks, Barbara

Just love this painting. Paul, even in real time you are so fast. Amazing 💖

I really like how you show the finished image up in the top left during the process, so you can see the steps that make the whole, almost like a puzzle. It was a small detail that i never realised how insanely helpful it is when trying to learn about landscapes.

I love the way you do your traces free! I have to do it! I'm so rigid . Wonderful Paul thankyou!

I just loved your surroundings. You are so blessed. Thank you for another amazing tutorial

Gorgeous painting thankyou for this. I was always told to erase the pencil lines what a great eye opener, I can finally put my pencil lines to good use. Really appreciate your tutorials.

Thank you as always. I love how the strong pencil lines show through the washes. It gives the painting that extra level of confidence!

Beautiful! You are an amazing artist. I am new at watercolor painting. I love your painting tutorials including the tips, subject, humor and the music that you choose. I always learn something new with each tutorial. Thank you for being the absolute best teacher! You are truly gifted as an artist and teacher. You inspire me.

Love all the color Paul. Also liked the real time segment as a reference to your skill. Love it!🙃

Love this . Great fun watching you paint in real time. Thanks so much for another great video.

You brightened my day in Michigan, USA! I love everything about your technique.

I love watching you paint. I wish I lived closer so I could take some of your classes. I'm from Toronto Ontario. Every time I watch one of your utube videos, I am in awe. You are incredible. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much, Paul, what an inspiring tutorial, I’ll have a go at that this afternoon… thank you, again.

your tutorials are inspirational and fun.I love the composition and cant wait to have a go . thank you

Bonjour Paul. Il est magnifique. Quel plaisir de vous suivre. Merci.

WOW! Have never seen these flowers in person, but want to. Very pretty and thank you for painting exercise☘️🏄‍♂️

Thank you for teaching us with this beautiful painting. I appreciate learning the pencil work.

Marvellous, marvellous painting

Your painting is More than Beautiful 🥰 Paul. Lovely tutorial - thank you very much. 🎨🖌️💙

Thanks so much Paul! I really enjoyed this beautiful Bluebell Woods painting!

Wonderful, wonderful, Paul and thank you for sharing the beauty of the bluebell woods!

Thank you so much, Mr. Clark for this tutorial, music is perfect and I like that you take the time to explain everything.

Had a go at this Paul. I’m very new to watercolour painting. I love the way you explain everything and am sort of happy with my result apart from the bench which in my painting looks like it’s stuck on?! I wish I could show you so that you could advise how to rectify. Thank you again for your tutorials.

Paul, simple yet beautiful painting. Really enjoyed watching you paint this. Thanks for the video.

Absolutely gorgeous!

Good morning, Teacher! Lovely place to live :) Thank you for the inspiration

This is gorgeous - and so fun to watch! I am definitely a kindergarten student when it comes to watercolor painting!

I tried it out Paul and I think it's come out okay. Thankyou for the brilliant tutorial. Will post it on the FB group. On our side of the world there are no bluebells.

Oh, dear. What a piece of art! I love it, and am so grateful to watch it being made. Thank you for bringing this to us. Love!😃

Liked! Bluebells...Gorgeous! Very good teaching videos. Thank you.

So beautiful--I especially like your technique of painting the shadows on the trees. Love all of your bluebell paintings--you live in a lovely place for painting inspiration. Thank you.

GORGEOUSLY GORGEOUS!!! Loved the color of your T-shirt too!

Absolutely smashing tutorial. Now I need to muster some courage to give it a go. Landscape painting is my waterloo

Bellissima l'unione matita acquarello, come sempre grazie. spiegazioni fantastiche in un inglese perfettamente capibile anche da un'italiana!

Thanks. I'm looking forward to giving this one a go! From Idaho, USA!

Outstanding! I love that beautiful purple. Love it love it love it! Love quin magenta plus viridian too. Then there's perm rose plus almost any blue you want to try. I said almost. THAT purple in the painting is beautiful.

Looks like it sparkles ✨ after an early morning spring shower 🌦. Love it 🥰. Well done as always Mr. Clark. 😉

Thank you for sharing it.... I love to see your tutorials...

I am learning that I often stop a painting before I have put in enough shadows to finish the composition. I enjoy landscapes. I am a Canadian living in the Andes mountains of Central Ecuador.. I would appreciate a landscape of rugged old mountains and browny mountain meadows and lakes..Scotish highlands come to mind. Having difficulty with the tonal values. Love your tutorials, learning so much.

Always knew you were young at heart Paul........... ;)

Che dire caro Clark? Sei spettacolare!!!!!!!!!!😊😊😊

Your art always inspires me

So beautiful Paul . Thank you so much 😊

Thank you! Loved watching you paint in real time. If this painting took an hour and a half, I can only imagine the amount of time you take to edit, add music-always love your music, time lapse and so many other details that make your painting tutorials so pleasant to watch from start to finish.

Lovely! Bluebell woods are so beautiful. Nice to see you use hot press. I have some but have not really tried it much so this will be a good exercise! Thanks, Paul.

Again thank you. I painted lupine in a forest in Idaho. I liked your looseness and will try the lupine again.

Thank you! I had great fun painting along. :)

Good morning! What a lovely video. I love this happy place!! 😊 🤗

Always greatly enjoy watching your videos! Thank you for sharing!

I’m not sure if I can do this, but just watching the video gave me some moments of calm at a time I am feeling the need for it! I am so grateful for the time and expertise you and Margot so generously share with all of us.

Hi Paul, your 'Bluebell Woods Part 1' is one of my all-time favourite tutorials. I can't wait to try 'Part 2' - it looks fantastic! Really love the vibrant Spring palette and loose style. Thanks for another wonderful tutorial.

So beautiful. Awesome painting. Love your videos!

As usual a great painting. Love watching.

Bluebells are a favorite of mine. There is a large patch every spring in a wood near where we live. Seeing you paint them was awesome. I look forward to being able to paint like that one day.

Juste magnifique ! Tout en finesse. Vous avez un talent fou.

Paul that's amazing painting! It is so charming! Thank you 💞

Thank you Paul, this makes me believe that spring will come someday soon. I really like how you narrate your videos.

Another great tutorial Paul. Thank you

you are a great teacher ....thank you