On the first day we will focus on planning a watercolour by developing value sketches where we will work out the compositional details paying attention to shape making, linking of shapes, simplification of the subject, and clarification of the artists intent (quality of light, mood, etc). After the planning is complete, we will be free to use expressive colour and brushwork in the painting process as all the other details will have been worked out. This part will focus on colour harmony and temperature dominance, using a variety of edges, and 'puddling' of paint to achieve luminous and loose colour areas. In my opinion, the key to 'loosening up' in watercolour while still assuring a good outcome stems from careful advance planning and then spontaneous paint application. I will hope to demonstrate how to get there. Artists at different abilities will benefit greatly, but at their own levels. I have been teaching this approach for the past several years with the greatest success I have ever had in l0 years of teaching watercolours! It will be a packed workshop, so come prepared to work hard. I can do a paint-along if that is what the participants would like.