From time to time I try to paint a local motif from my hometown Essen and I was thinking about painting the moated castle called Schloss Borbeck, that is not far away from my apartment. It is popular spot in our town with a beautiful park in the back and one of the favorite places to get married. I tried to paint it from my memory to make it more challenging and to avoid to get lost in details. And comparing my watercolor with photos of the spot I find that my visual memory works pretty good – I wish it would work the same way with names and numbers! LOL! I added a few step-by-step pictures from my painting process.Instant Download extended pdf of this tutorial

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