Watercolours With Life: Jean Haines USA Watercolour Tour

Monday, 28 October 2013

USA Watercolour Tour 2013: I love America!

Long Island, New York

2013

Today I had a break between teaching workshops and enjoyed a tour of Long Island. The weather is fantastic with vibrant sunshine adding brilliance to the fall colours of beautiful trees. I have seen reds and golds that are stunningly gorgeous. My first stop was Sag Harbour which is such a pretty place to visit.

Sag Harbour

Long Island 2013

I have never seen so many pumpkins in my life! As Halloween is this week many stalls, garden centres and shops are selling huge varieties of pumpkins. I couldn't resist stopping at this stall.

Pumpkins for sale

Long Island 2013

Restaurants,hotels and shops are all beautifully decorated in Autumn colours making the season look so inviting. I love that there are so many smiling happy faces greeting me each day where ever I visit. I loved being in USA last year and was thrilled to return. Before I left home I wondered if I would love it here as much as on my last visit in 2012. And the answer is that I love it even more. So much so that I am seriously considering adding new destinations to explore here with future workshops!

I love America!

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My current USA book signing and workshop tour includes New York, Texas and Mexico. All my workshops are fully booked but I am working on my USA next tour so will be sharing news as soon as I can!

The Artist Magazine : Book Review

Jean Haines' Atmospheric Watercolours

"The book is nothing less than a paean to the wet in wet technique. If that's your thing, prepare to be amazed. Jean Haines credits Jean Louis Morelle, and in many ways this book is the sequel to Morelle's remarkable, but very technical work, showing the wealth of creative possibilities the technique offers. A lot of the images are barely recognisable and yet you instinctively know what they are. I wish I knew how, because this is impressionism taken to its logical conclusion and reminiscent of some of the later work by JMW Turner. You will have to take it from me that "First signs of a face appearing magically from a first wash of watercolour" is pure alchemy. This is an extraordinary book."

"Amazing Ways With Watercolour:" Fastest Selling DVD!

"Amazing Ways With Watercolour" from Town House Films is the fastest selling DVD with the company to date! Record breaking pre-orders for this much awaited film saw requests for copies flooding in from all over the world. A wonderful introduction into working with watercolour minus the use of a preliminary sketch this DVD removes the fear, stress or pressure from worry about how to use watercolour. Instead the focus is on having fun, enjoying vibrant colour combinations and allowing the medium to create the subjects with just a little help from the artist. A really exciting new DVD to own. Whilst the DVD sold out in the first few months since its' release due to popularity it is now in stock and available directly from Town House Films.

http://www.townhousefilms.co.uk

How To Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour

"How to Paint Colour and Light in Watercolour" Jeans first book was launched at the Mall Galleries in 2010 at the SWA Society for Women Artists Annual Exhibition. Many copies have been sold world wide. It is available on Amazon.com, Search Press, SAA Society for All Artists and Ken Bromley.

"This book is a wonderful introduction into Jeans' way of working and gives an insight into her way of thinking and approach to a large variety of subjects. All painted minus the use of a preliminary sketch."