Welcome to Louise De Masi’s Journal, where you’ll find personal reflections, behind-the-scenes stories, and the inspirations that fuel her creative journey. Discover the life of a professional watercolour artist through candid posts that share the highs and lows of the artistic process.
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Read MoreThe one thing that keeps me going every day, and it brings tears to my eyes to talk about it, are my watercolours. Being able to paint with watercolour every day is an absolute joy. Whenever my brush is in my hand, my paints are beside me and that velvety textured watercolour paper is in front of me I am in my happy place. When I paint, I forget about my problems and I forget about the way the world is now. I escape into a beautiful world of water, colour and shapes.
Read MoreI recently tried painting a Chrysanthemum on Ampersand's Aquabord. Aquabord has a textured clay surface. The finished painting is varnished and doesn't need to be displayed behind glass. It's quite different from painting on watercolour paper. It gives you the ability to lift underlying layers off easily to create highlights.
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