Painting Moments (A Mindful Approach to Travel Watercolour)

Connect to your travel  memories and appreciate your journey and surroundings through the mindful medium of  watercolour.  

In Painting Moments, beloved artist and author of Painting Calm and Painting Landscapes, Inga Buividavice, guides you on another creative journey that blends artistic practice with a deeper connection to the world around you. Travel painting and documenting your experiences off-screen is a popular activity appealing to an emerging analog movement, and Inga’s warm, encouraging approach makes this accessible whether you’re new to watercolour or deepening your artistic practice. 

Inga introduces all the basics you’ll need to get started, including materials, colour theory and beginner’s techniques. She then leads you through a range of inspiring ideas and projects, including:

Locations: capture the beauty of the/natural landscape, cityscapes and architectural details of different destinations  
Food: celebrate/commerorate the dishes and flavours you experience whilst travelling  
Souvenirs: practice painting delicate tiles, decorative details and intricate local ceramics  
Nature: discover how shifting palettes and moods can bring the atmosphere of each climate to life on paper. 
Travel sketches: try portable, playful approaches to quickly documenting your journeys and everyday surroundings. 

Along the way, you’ll also find advice on composition, drawing and developing your creative practice, so that your painting becomes not just a skill, but a joyful and mindful habit. 

Illustrated throughout with Inga’s signature gentle style, Painting Moments is more than a how-to: it’s an invitation to reconnect with your experiences, nurture your creativity and discover the mindful practice of watercolour. Perfect for anyone drawn to the joy of experiencing different cultures beauty, this is a guide to return to again and again.