22 real masterpieces of watercolor

Watercolor is often called the most naughty, the most capricious paint. It is difficult to work with, it is difficult to store, it is unpredictable and requires maximum concentration from the artist. But those who managed to conquer and tame her know the secret of creating truly amazing works, looking at which you ask the only question: "Who did they sell their soul to paint like that?"

We invite you to the gallery of truly atmospheric, bright and talented works. This is exactly the kind of modern art that is not ashamed to confess love.

1. The faces of the people in most of the artist's paintings are darkened or turned to the side. This is done in order to express emotions and for the body to "speak". "I have always tried to show the world only the positive aspects of life. I hope that my works bring joy, peace and comfort to the viewer's life," says Hanks.

2. The emotional realism of Steve Hanks

3. Rainy watercolor by Lin Ching Che

4. Talented artist Lin Ching Che (Lin Ching-Che) is 27 years old. He is inspired by the autumn rain. Cloudy city streets cause a guy not to be sad and despondent, but a desire to pick up a brush. Lin Ching Che paints in watercolor. With multicolored water, he praises the rainy beauty of megacities.

5. The boiling fantasy of Arusha Votsmusha

6. Alexander Shumtsov, a talented artist from Sevastopol, is hiding under the pseudonym Arush Votsmush. About his paintings, the artist says: "I'm not trying to prove anything to anyone with my works. I get pleasure first of all. It is a pure drug of creativity. Or a clean life — without doping. It's just a miracle."

7. The charm of Paris in the works of Thierry Duval

8. Born in In Paris, the artist Thierry Duval traveled a lot. Hence the presence of whole series of paintings on a "geographical basis". Nevertheless, Paris was and remains the author's favorite place. The lion's share of the works is dedicated to the city of lovers. He has his own technique of multi-layered application of watercolors, which allows you to create paintings with almost hyperrealistic detail.

9. The evening calm of Joseph Zbukwicz

10. Today, an Australian of Croatian origin, Joseph Zbukvic, is considered one of the pillars of watercolor drawing all over the world. The artist fell in love with watercolor literally from the first stroke, he was struck by the untamed and individuality of this technique.

11. Secrets of the East through the eyes of Mie Wing Ong

12. The artist Myoe Win Ong (Myoe Win Aung) devoted all his work to his native Burma, its weekdays and holidays, laypeople and monks, towns and cities. This world is calm, clothed in gentle tones, mysterious and slightly thoughtful, like a Buddha's smile.

13. Incredible watercolor by Joe Francis Dowden

14. English artist Joe Francis Dowden paints hyperrealistic watercolors. And he believes that everyone can do it, you just need to know the secrets of technology. The secret of his inspiration is extremely simple: "Throw away your watercolor textbooks and get lost in a real forest."

15. The magic of ballet by Liu Yi

16. Watercolors by this Chinese artist can be safely called art about art. After all, his favorite theme is the images of people who are directly related to him — for example, ballerinas or classical musicians. The way they are presented in the paintings is peculiar: people seem to emerge from a thin haze, emotional and very characteristic. To some extent, they echo the images of ballerinas by the French artist Edgar Degas.

17. Abe Toshiyuki's solar painting

18. Abe Toshiyuki received an art education and devoted 20 years to teaching, never for a minute abandoning the dream of becoming an artist. In 2008, he finally abandoned the teaching profession and devoted himself entirely to creative self-realization.

19. Christian Granyu's Village Morning

20. Frenchman Christian Graniou often depicts provincial landscapes in his paintings. Despite the fact that detailed drawing does not attract him, and the light is distributed throughout the space, the artist's works evoke feelings of spaciousness and fullness of air.

21. Maya Vronskaya's watercolor cities

22. Traveler's notes can be different: photos, notes, tourist postcards. But the young Polish artist Maja Wronska brings watercolor sketches from her travels. She paints a "portrait" for each city where she happened to visit, depicting in watercolor not only what can be seen with her eyes, but also feelings, emotions, impressions of what she saw and experienced.