I want to tell you something I haven’t said out loud very often: I never planned for any of this.

When I picked up a watercolour brush for the first time in 2018, I wasn’t looking to build a career or a community or anything resembling what I have today. I was just someone who had fallen completely, inexplicably in love with a medium that refused to do what I told it to.

That’s the thing about watercolour that no one warns you about. It has a mind of its own. You lay down a wash and walk away, and when you come back, the paint has bloomed and feathered and done something you never intended — and somehow, impossibly, it’s more beautiful than what you planned. I was hooked from the very first happy accident.

Seven Years of Chasing Happy Accidents

From 2018 onwards, I painted. A lot. I filled sketchbooks, ruined good paper, discovered favourite pigments and slowly — very slowly — started to understand the logic beneath watercolour’s beautiful chaos.

I learned that unpredictability isn’t something you fight. It’s something you learn to dance with. You set up the conditions and then you let the water and the pigment do what they do. Your job is to know when to step in and when to walk away.

"Unpredictability isn’t something you fight. It’s something you learn to dance with."

That understanding didn’t come from a single breakthrough moment. It came from years of practice, patience and an embarrassing number of paintings that ended up in the bin. And somewhere along the way, I realised I wanted to share what I’d figured out.

The Part I Didn’t See Coming

In 2021, I started teaching. Not because someone told me I should, or because I had a business plan. Simply because I had learned things that felt worth passing on, and I believed that more people deserved to experience the particular joy of watching watercolour do its thing.

What I did not expect was how much teaching would give back to me.

Watching a complete beginner pick up a brush for the first time — the hesitation, the first mark, the slow realisation that they made something they love — that never gets old. And working with more experienced artists who were stuck, helping them see their work differently, finding the thing that unlocks their next level… honestly, those moments are some of the most rewarding of my life.

Four years later, I’ve had the privilege of teaching hundreds of students — in person and online, beginners and seasoned hobbyists and everything in between. That community is something I treasure more than I can properly say.

So. About This Book.

I’m writing a book.

It’s my first, and it’s the book I wish had existed when I started — and also the book I wish I’d had at every stage since. It’s for the complete beginner who doesn’t know where to start. It’s for the hobbyist who’s been painting for a while and wants to go deeper. And it’s for the more experienced artist who knows the basics but is still searching for that next click of understanding.

I’ll share more as I go. For now, it’s enough to say: it’s coming, I’m excited and I think you’re going to love it.

What This Blog Will Be

In the meantime, I’m going to be here — writing, teaching, sharing. This blog and my YouTube channel are going to be home to everything I love talking about most:

  • Deep dives into technique — the real why behind what works and what doesn’t
  • Honest reviews of papers, paints, and brushes — so you don’t waste money finding out the hard way
  • Step-by-step tutorials for every level — because no one should feel left out

Think of this as the free, ongoing conversation that lives alongside the book. Come for the tutorials, stay for the community.

If you’d like to follow along — including getting first access to book news and free resources as I create them — join my email list below. No spam, ever. Just paint, honest conversation and occasional happy accidents.

I’m really glad you’re here.

Warmly, Celine