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Watercolor for the Soul

Learn how to use watercolor to soothe your soul with this beginner’s guide to painting for relaxation.

In this guide for the absolute beginner, artist and teacher Sharone Stevens makes the joy of watercolor accessible to everyone. With simple techniques and exercises, she shows how painting lines, patterns, and shapes can have a powerful meditative effect. Along the way, you will find yourself creating beautiful artwork that you'll be proud to display in your home. 

Watercolor painting can also help you connect with the world around you, finding inspiration in your every-day life and discovering the beautiful textures of nature. You'll learn how to mix a calming color palette and work of projects that range from simple gift tags, bookmarks, cards and small wall pieces to larger artworks that you never thought possible—all done with a focus on relaxation.

Sharone Stevens

Sharone Stevens is a watercolor artist, illustrator and modern calligrapher for whom art is not just a career but a therapeutic process. She is passionate about encouraging and inspiring others to have a regular creative practice that provides them with a way to relax and feel joy, showing how watercolor can be a wonderfully beneficial mindful activity that can be accessible while also being satisfying and rewarding. She started her art business in 2018 following maternity leave, teaching watercolour online on Skillshare. She now has 17 watercolor classes on the platform and became a Skillshare Top Teacher in 2019. She is an Ambassador to Princeton Artist Brush Company, one of the largest brush suppliers in North America. She enjoys engaging with the art community on Instagram, encouraging others to share their work, and has over 100k followers. This is her first book. |Sharone Stevens is a watercolor artist, illustrator and modern calligrapher for whom art is not just a career but a therapeutic process. She started her art business in 2018 following maternity leave, teaching watercolour online on Skillshare. She now has 16 watercolor classes on the platform and became a Skillshare Top Teacher in 2019. She is an Ambassador to Princeton Artist Brush Company, one of the largest brush suppliers in North America. This is her first book.

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