Watercolour painting
Watercolour Painting

Watercolour painting lets me explore fantasy worlds and atmospheric landscapes through color, light, and a little unpredictability.

About My Painting

Watercolour painting is one of my quieter creative outlets, but it connects closely to the way I think about design, composition, and visual problem-solving. It asks for a balance of planning and flexibility: understanding where the piece is going, while still leaving room for the medium to behave in unexpected ways.

A lot of my paintings are rooted in natural landscapes, but they are rarely just about the landscape itself. I’m often drawn to the place where nature overlaps with science fiction, fantasy, space, and science — imagined skies, strange atmospheres, distant worlds, and familiar places made slightly unreal. For me, it’s another way of exploring light, colour, texture, and mood: the same visual instincts that show up in my photography and design work, just through a slower and more tactile process.

Materials I Use

Paper

300 gsm Cold/Hot Press

Heavy enough to handle wet washes without warping

Paints

Professional Watercolours

High pigment concentration for vibrant, layered color

Brushes

Synthetic & Natural Hair

Rounds for detail, flats for washes

Palette

Ceramic Mixing Palette

Easy to clean and great for blending

Masking Fluid/Acrylic Inks/Goache

For Preserving Whites

Protects highlights and fine details

Reference Inspiration

SciFi, Fantasy, Nature

Breath of the Wild, Journey, and the forests of Ontario

Interested in originals or prints?

Selected paintings are available via LUMEN/lore, my personal art and photography project. Originals and high-quality prints shipped with care.

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