Sunil Art Studio, Larnaca (2026)

10/09/2026

Three things I want to share with you today.

One — three new online classes are coming between now and December. Small, focused, live sessions where we paint together. I will space them out so everyone gets a chance to join. Details coming soon.

Two — thank you. To everyone who has joined Watercolour Cityscapes for Beginners, I put a lot of work into that course and it means a great deal to see people signing up. If you have not tried it yet and want a feel for how I teach, the free One Day Challenge is still open. No commitment, no cost. Link in bio.

Three — I have started working on my next course. Aiming for December or early January. It is going to be a landscape course — clouds, trees, or a mix of both. That is where you come in.

polls are coming. When they do, take two seconds to vote. It genuinely helps me build exactly what you need rather than what I think you need. Your vote shapes the course.

Thank you for being here. Make time for painting this week.
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09/09/2026

Oval petals ( you can swap this to any shape petals), easiest way to draw and paint them.

Take a simple oval petal and cut across the top. Then place that cut portion in the direction you want it to fold. Connect it with a smooth line and suddenly the petal has depth — it is coming towards you or turning away, depending on which way you angle it.

I do four petals folding towards you and four folding away. Eight petals, every direction covered. Once you have these in your hand you can draw any flower from any angle without guessing.

The coloured pencil helps you see exactly which lines to keep and which ones to drop in the final sketch. That is the part most tutorials skip.
For the painting just two tones of cadmium red. First tone across the whole petal, let it settle, then the second tone to push the shadow in. Simple, fast, and surprisingly effective.

The tutorials I share here are designed to build on each other. The more of them you practice the more they pay off when you sit down to paint something properly.

If you want to get the most out of tutorials like these, my Watercolour Cityscapes for Beginners course goes much deeper. Live now, link in bio.

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08/09/2026

One letter. Every leaf you will ever need.
The letter V.
Change the angle between the two lines and you get a different leaf every time. Widen it and the leaf opens up. Tighten it and it twists. Shift the position and it bends in a completely different direction. Three V shapes, three completely different leaves.

It sounds almost too simple. It is easier to see than to explain — which is exactly why I made the reel.

For the painting just two tones. Lighter on the top of the leaf where the light hits, darker underneath where the shadow sits. Then a couple of veins drawn in while the paint is still damp. That is it. The whole thing.
Practice a few different angles and you will have a whole vocabulary of leaves that you can drop into any painting.

Give it a try and show me what you come up with in the comments.
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07/09/2026

A pig ( or any animal) break it down into sections and assemble it in the end.
That is the whole secret.

Start with the nostrils — simple oval and triangle for nostrils, you out a rectangle behind the nostril and suddenly the face is already there. Front on, three quarter, side profile. The same shapes, just the angle changes.

Then a simple leg. Then the body — front, back, three quarter, side. I break every animal down the same way. Not as one complicated thing but as a collection of simple objects that anyone can draw.

Get the parts right and the whole picture follows.

For the painting I kept the light source on the right and worked in three tones. Light on one side, dark pushing in from the other, and the drawing holding it all together in between. Three tones is all you need to make something feel solid and real.

The result is a pig that actually looks like a pig. Give it a try — you will surprise yourself.

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04/09/2026

Part three of the large painting with kids project.
We did not quite finish before school started. That was the plan — it did not work out. And that is fine. The painting is teaching us the same thing it always does. You make a plan, things shift, you carry on anyway.

Four steps. Every painting, every subject, every size. Drawing, first wash, second wash, highlights. It does not matter if it is a postcard or one and a half metres of paper we cut on a kitchen table. The process stays the same.

First wash is done. Now I am working on the roof, building the second wash, and starting to think about where the shadows want to sit.
There may be a part four. Maybe part five. We will finish it — just not quite on the schedule we planned.

The kids are back at school. Their signatures are still waiting at the bottom of the painting.

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04/09/2026

🎨Exciting news for local artists!

I’m thrilled to be leading a brand-new 10-week Watercolor Course at Cambridge Art Makers in Linton, starting Monday, September 23rd!
Whether you're looking to build confidence with the fundamentals or elevate your painting skills, this course is designed to take you step-by-step through:

✨ Essential techniques, materials, and avoiding common mistakes
✨ Capturing dynamic landscapes, skies, and outdoor elements
✨ Mastering water, reflections, and boats
✨ Painting vibrant, atmospheric cityscapes

Every 3-hour session (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM) will be tailored to the group's strengths so you get personal guidance and practical tips every week.
📍 Where: Cambridge Art Makers, Linton
🗓️ When: Starts September 23rd (Mondays, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
⏳ Duration: 10 Weeks
A few spots are still available! If you're in or around Cambridge, I’d love to have you in class.

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03/09/2026

A sheep is just two spheres and a tapered rectangle with oval nostrils.

Once you see it that way, everything falls into place.

Start with the head — a simple tapered rectangle. The nostrils are two small ovals, and from there the upper lip and lower lip follow naturally. Tilt the rectangle and you change the whole mood of the animal. Four different head positions, four completely different sheep.

Then the body. Two spheres, one behind the other. Shift the back sphere to the left or right and you get a different view every time — straight on, three quarter, side profile. That is all it takes.

For the painting I kept it to three tones. Single tone first across the whole body, light source coming from the left. Second tone builds the form. Third tone — the darkest — goes right into the nostrils and lips where the shadow is deepest.

Then the background. A deep dark green pushed right up against the sheep. That contrast is what makes the white fleece glow. You are not painting the white — you are painting everything around it.
Give it a try and drop your sheep in the comments.
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02/09/2026

Part two of the summer project - large painting with kids.
Last time we got the paper ready — cut, flattened, sorted. This time we stuck it onto a makeshift foldable table and actually started painting.
First thing I showed the boys was the horizon line and the vanishing point. The two ideas that make a flat drawing feel like a real place. Simple concepts but once you see them you cannot unsee them. That is the kind of thing I want them to carry with them — not just for painting, for how they look at the world.

I paint every painting in four steps. Drawing, first wash, second wash, highlights. We are on step two. The first wash is on and the painting is already starting to say something.

Part three is coming — that is where it all comes together.

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31/08/2026

Six brush strokes. That is all a rose takes.

Not petal by petal. Not careful and complicated. Just six marks, placed in the right spots, and the eye does the rest.

The whole thing works in three tones. Light in the centre — and that is where you lift the colour, not add it. Then the mid tones build the shape. Then the darks push the petals forward.

Once you have the blueprint, you have every rose. Change the angle of the strokes and you get a different flower every time. Change the colours and it becomes something else entirely. Same six marks, infinite variations.

Give it a try. You will be surprised how good it looks.
Drop your rose in the comments — I want to see what you paint.
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30/08/2026

I am a watercolour artist.
But before that, I am a dad.
And being a dad is the one thing I would never trade. Not for any painting, not for any course, not for anything.
So just before we went on holiday, we cut three large sheets of watercolour paper and rolled them out on the kitchen table.
Then we slid them under the carpet.

Not sure if there is a better way( comment if you have a better idea) You let the weight of the floor do the work while you are away.
We left them there for three weeks. Four countries. An amazing holiday.

And when we came back, the paper was flat and ready.
Now school starts in a few days. So we have one last push to finish what we started. All of us, together, at the kitchen table.

I spend a lot of time trying to give my kids a bigger perspective. Not to be afraid of big things. Not to be afraid of failing. To try anyway, even when you do not know how it ends.

The whole point of this project was never the painting. It was getting them to feel like artists. Not worried about making a mess, not worried about doing it wrong. Just big paper, big brushes, big ideas.

Kids have no fear about scale. They will paint straight across a metre of paper without hesitating. That is something most adults have to relearn.

Painting is a good teacher, you don't get what you expected but you do it anyway and the lesson is to complete it and do more of it.

And you know what they are most excited about?
Signing the painting when it is finished.
Their name. Next to mine.
That is it. That is all they want.
And honestly — that might be the best thing anyone has ever wanted from one of my paintings.

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