Kristin van leuven watercolor

I’m a watercolor artist from Arizona and I have a passion for education and helping everyone feel like they can paint beautiful paintings at home. Join me as...

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor | 5 steps and only 2 colors to paint these watercolor French tulips. Sometimes we OVER complicate watercolor when it can be as simple and... | Instagram

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor (@hellolovelypeople_) • Instagram photos and videos

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "Having so much fun painting in Croatia! What a beautiful country and culture. Every single thing we looked at we wanted to “paint later”. Also, what a blessing to have a wonderful local guide and the most beautiful lovely people in our group 💕"

Did you catch the “happy little accident”? 😂 I got this new book of flower photographs for painting reference and I’m over the moon pleased with it!...

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor (@hellolovelypeople_) • Instagram photos and videos

I am definitely an autumn 🍂🍁🎃.

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor | I know this little landscape might seem intimidating, but if you follow the process one step at a time I KNOW you can do this one! A... | Instagram

Have you tried shadow tracing? It’s a fun way to get an organic free flowing sketch that you can turn into a painting. Today has been so sunny, but right during class the clouds came out! I showed...

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "I know this was the speedy cliff notes version 😅 BUT my latest YouTube video goes into a lot more depth about this concept. The point of this reel is to show the application of the light/shadow concepts I discuss in the YT video, on a different subject. The subject you all voted for most was “bodies of water”. I loved that, but I wondered if I could simplify the concept enough for a reel 😂. I did my best! Let me know…

Today’s holiday card has pinecones in it, so here’s a more detailed reel on how I paint loose watercolor pinecones! Also, Karen Carpenter is my favorite singer of all time. Their Christmas album is...

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "This might not be the “easiest” flower I’ve done in this series, but I wanted to break down a more complicated looking flower to show you how it’s not that complicated at all! Breaking things down into parts and shapes is so helpful, especially with loose watercolor flowers. We don’t have to be detailed to know exactly what it is. The shapes give the illusion of everything connecting. My biggest tips: Keep your pressure…

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "Lavender, but make it french 💜 This is the lavender that I have in my garden, but I’ve never seen it painted in watercolor before, so I thought I would remedy that! It’s so cute and fun to paint. I think you’ll love this one after the tricky anemones yesterday 😂. Today is day 12 of our 30 day watercolor flower series Comment LAVENDER and I’ll send the YouTube video to your DMs"

I guess I didn’t use the filbert brush for the greenery like I meant to 😂 but the filbert is SO helpful for that long tear drop shape making beautiful...

45K views · 3.1K likes | Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "Does your brain feel all the chaos after the holidays? It usually takes me a few days to come back to real life and feel grounded. Watercolor helps me a lot with that! I hope you find time to paint this week 💕 Paint: @lettersparrow watercolors Paper: arches 140lb coldpress watercolor paper Brush: @polina.bright mop size 1 (I have a code Hellolovelypeople for a discount on her site)"

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor on Instagram: "Italy 😍 Are you ready for tomorrow?! I always get so much nervous excited energy before a trip launches 😆 If you want to come paint watercolor with me in Italy in April 2025, check out the highlight “Italy 2025” on my profile. I break down exactly what we’ll be doing, the price, the time the trip launches and more! I’ll probably get zero sleep tonight haha! Let me know what questions you have 💕"

Kristin Van Leuven | Watercolor artist and instructor | I know this little landscape might seem intimidating, but if you follow the process one step at a time I KNOW you can do this one! A... | Instagram

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