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Author: Watercolours by Rachel

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My name is Rachel Toll and I am a watercolour artist based in Devon, England. I love painting and gain much inspiration from the landscapes, wildlife and coasts of Devon and Cornwall. Wildlife painting has become a major part of who I am. I strive to capture the essence of the subjects I paint and the eyes of the animal hold a special place in the painting. Once I have the eyes I like to work loosely, leaving much to the viewer’s imagination. If people like what I have painted then that makes me very happy. https://www.watercoloursbyrachel.co.uk/

  • Autumn Hedgerow

    As Autumn takes a firm grasp on the hedgerows and fields of Mid Devon I can see  inspiration everywhere. I am a real lover of warm summer days but there aren’t the depth of colours that are  at this time of year.I walk everyday with my phone in…

  • Painting Autumn Leaves

     Life trundles on , and so do the seasons, the autumn colours are a joy to see so I thought you might like to see how I’ve painted some in the past    So on a much calmer note , I am carrying on painting , and taking solace in the autumn colours…

  • A Limited Palette

    We are definitely getting lots of different weather at the moment, grey and mild one day and sunny and bright the next. Things are changing mornings are misty, webs are appearing everywhere. Autumn is here. The liquid amber in my garden is chang…

  • My Top Ten Watercolour Blunders

    I thought I would have a bit of fun and tell you my top 10 watercolour blunders…regularly done by ,me counting down from 10 to 1…. At 10 ….Not washing my brushes properly before I start painting. At 9 …Beginning with a bad sketch that t…

  • Imposter Syndrome

    I hope as we  grow older we become more confident in our own skin then it’s easier to be ourselves.   Anyway it’s taken time, for me to acknowledge my work is good., and so for anyone starting out, be proud of your work, never tell people your…

  • Skies in watercolour

    Here in the Uk we are blessed with so many kinds of weather probably the reason we are obsessed with it.  Every time I go outside I look up at the skies with artistic interest  No 2 days are ever the same. So I wander around with my head in th…

  • A little foxglove painting to try….

    I don’t know about you but some days my energy levels are at rock bottom. I have been chatting to a few good friends and they too seem to be tired , perhaps it’s the muggy weather or the menopause !! Who knows but we all take a dip in energy fro…

  • Blackberrying

    Each season holds a special place in my heart, and in my paintings. As the year turns then my subjects change too and new delights await every month. This month the hedgerows are filling with ripe blackberries and I love to spend a happy few hou…

  • It’s all about the eyes….

    A shorter blog this week, I thought you might like to see ( again) how I go about painting eyes, and in particular the eye of an eagle owl. Just one eye, but there is so much to see, and the eyes give the creature it’s life , it’s personality ev…

  • Painting a woodpecker, step by step .

    Hi the sun is shining and it’s getting warmer here in Devon, luckily my new studio is North facing so it stays relatively cool. I do hope wherever you are reading this that you’re doing ok. Today I thought I would show you step by step how to pa…