Watercolour Art Retreats in France, Italy & Morocco

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Start your creative journey with an Adventure in Colour. My online library is for all skill levels. Paint with more confidence, master essential techniques, and fall in love with the process.

• Deep dive paintings, speedy sketchbook sessions, bite-sized exercises
• Fun, creative challenges
• Filmed in real-time (no timelapse)
• Step-by-step guides

Over 200 posts! and every month I add a fresh mix.

All lessons are in English, with auto-subtitles in French, German, and Spanish.

I'm Renee Walden

A passionate plein air painter.

I sketch the world around me in watercolours, capturing stories of places, journeys, and everyday beauty. Painting outdoors allows me to form a deep connection with the landscapes and people I encounter.

Each year I fill a pile of sketchbooks - these are my most treasured possessions.

A studio painter.

I take the vivid memories from my outside adventures into my studio to create larger watercolours or mixed media works.

Whether representational or abstract, my work reflects my love of wild places, quiet moments, and the passage of time.

A creative enabler.

Helping others capture their memories in colour is one of the greatest joys of my artistic journey. On watercolor art retreats and in workshops I've watched people grow braver, laugh louder, make friends, and fill pages with art they never thought possible. I'm right there alongside them — and it's magic.