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Pisces is the first in a new series of Zodiac signs which I started in 2013. The original measures 12 x 12" and is done in Watercolour, Acrylic and Collage (with hand-painted tissue paper). For more on this technique, please see my blog, www.katebedell.com The original is sold. Signed copies are available from me.

I first became attracted to watercolour over 30 years ago on a painting holiday in Cornwall. I loved the immediacy and fluidity of the medium. When I painted the old rooftops of the quirky yet beautiful old buildings, colours ran together giving an organic feel to the moss and old slates. I felt like I'd discovered a magic colouring book! The watercolour captured the essence of my subjects in an ethereal way. Enchanted by the possibilities of creating a new, dream-like reality within my paintings, I developed my style with an emphasis on the effects I could achieve with Watercolour, by letting the paint and water form patterns in their own way. I love to break the old fashioned rules of the medium, pushing it to its limits. As...