Eleanor Lowden Pidgeon: Courageous Watercolour

Eleanor Lowden Pidgeon uses stiff acrylic brushes to scrub in bright watercolor pigments, then adjusts and mutes her hues with layers of additional color.

She refers to a black and white photo of a mountain road, to free her imagination to create her own exciting color scheme. In addition, Eleanor demonstrates how to "wax" your watercolor, eliminating the need for glass. Her layering of colors, use of materials and unique paint application bring a richness to her work that most watercolorists can only dream of.