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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 18/09/2026

A little (a6) gouache painting 🌿💞

Sketchbook open on a wooden desk surrounded by paint supplies. The book is open to a page that shows a landscape painting of trees and surrounding foliage on a summer day with lots of green. The painting was made from opaque watercolors (gouache.)

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 29/08/2026

Gouache painting of the Bath Stone Bridge at Halswell House, 26x36cm. 💖🌿 ref photo by Livvi Grant on Unsplash

Photo shows a gouache painting on a desk surrounded by painting supplies. The painting is of a sunny summer day with a bridge over water surrounded by foliage.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 22/07/2026

Some detail zooms ✨ Thank you to jacco_jj on Unsplash for the photo I used for reference!

Detail of a gouache painting of a mountain landscape

Detail zoom in of a gouache painting of a mountain landscape

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 22/07/2026

More mountain painting in gouache 🌿💖

Photo shows a traditional painting made with gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting is of a mountain landscape with grasses and wildflowers in the foreground, and a mountain reaching into the clouds in the background.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 05/07/2026

Some close-ups and earlier wip shots 💞

detail of the above painting showing foliage in sunlight

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 05/07/2026

Summer and gouache, two of my favorite things! 😊🌿💖

Photo of a sketchbook open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies. The page shows a gouache painting of a pathway through green foliage, with light shining down on the path and illuminating some of the plants on either side.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 02/07/2026

Some triad experiments using a method from James Gurney's Triads video (on left.) I chose the bottom triad for this study because of the vibrant greens.😊💚 On right are some screenshots of the digital process from my livestream. You can see the Coolorus gamut mask tool on the top left of my screen!

Page showing color experiments, gouache color mixing and testing.

Screenshots from a digital painting livestream showing the tools used to create the study shared above.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 02/07/2026

Painting the same image with the same limited palette in 2 mediums: Gouache on left (using holbein spring green, ultramarine, and orange yellow) and digital on right (using coolorus gamut mask in ps with 3 colors)😊🌿🧡💙💚

A photo of a painting on a desk surrounded by paint supplies. It is a gouache painting of an outdoor stairway in warm light surrounded by foliage with a large tree and blue sky in the background.

Image shows a digital painting of an outdoor stairway in warm light surrounded by foliage with a large tree and blue sky in the background.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 14/06/2026

One of my favorite subjects to paint ☺️🌿💖

Photo shows a traditional painting made with gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting shows lush foliage next to a walking path. The white flowers of cow’s parsley reach out into dappled sunlight. (detail shot)

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 29/04/2026

My second time painting in a more upright position with gouache, I've been enjoying it 💙 For certain techniques I still prefer a lower angle but its fun to mix it up! 😊 Ref photo credit: Daniel Sessler on Unsplash

Photo shows a gouache painting sitting on a desk easel. The painting is of a mountain, with green grass and some rock exposed. There is a blue sky with clouds and some distant mountains in the background. It is a happy sunny day!

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 08/04/2026

some extra shots including wip 😊

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 08/04/2026

It finally feels like spring in the Netherlands! 😊🌿

Photo shows a gouache painting depicting a house in the Netherlands with a thatched roof. Warm sunlight hits the house which is surrounded by foliage.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 04/04/2026

Prussian Blue, Ultramarine Deep, Dark Green, Primary Magenta, Cobalt Turquoise, Lemon Yellow, Permanent Yellow Deep & White 😊

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 03/04/2026

gouache painting & color tests 💙 photo ref by Armands Brants on unsplash 🌿✨

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The page on the sketchbook shows a painting made using gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. It is a summertime landscape painting of a large tree at dusk in a grassy field with white wildflowers.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 10/03/2026

Color experiments with gouache! 🌿✨ Testing out a new palette with this study. Painted from a beautiful photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk easel. The sketchbook shows a painting created with gouache paint, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting depicts a nature scene of a pathway between large redwood trees on a sunny day with bright light shining through green leaves.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween!! 🎃 Here's a little witchy personal painting in digital 💚✨

A digital painting depicting a moody nighttime scene of a witch's house deep in the forest. The house is half-timbered with stone and a thatched roof. There is a blue, misty glow in the air. The windows of the house glow with orange and green light, and bioluminescent mushrooms glow in the surrounding landscape.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 17/10/2025

Pumpkin studies page!🧡✨ Gouache and a little bit of colored pencil in this one

Photo shows a sketchbook painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The page shows paintings of pumpkins and gourds sitting in grass, and the color of the artwork is primary orange and green.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 07/10/2025

Autumn painting in gouache 🍂✨ (thanks tyrannosara on Unsplash for the ref pic! 😊)

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts a

Photo shows a sketchbook painting sittong on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a palette. The painting depicts an autumn scene with a pathway through nature and trees with orange leaves on the right side of the path.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 30/09/2025

I made a ✨FREE photo ref pack for artists!✨🎃🍂 250 Pumpkin & Gourd photos for use in your Autumn paintings and studies. Hope you enjoy! 🧡💞 maddybellwoar.gumroad.com/l/pumpkinpack

Text on Image reads, “Pumpkin & Gourds: Free Photo Refrence Pack for Artists” and displays example images of Pumpkins and Gourds arranged in still life compositions both indoors and outdoors.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 21/09/2025

Another mushroom studies page in gouache 🌿🍄✨

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as paint tubes, brushes, and a palette. The page displays 5 gouache painting studies of different types of mushrooms growing locally in the Netherlands.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 12/09/2025

✨The book is available here for pre-order! store.3dtotal.com/products/pai...

Image shows the cover of a book titled, "Painting Fantasy with Gouache: Tutorials, tips and tricks from professional painters"

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 12/09/2025

I created this painting for my chapter of an upcoming book, Painting Fantasy with Gouache by @3dtotal.bsky.social 💖🌿✨ So honored to be featured there among some of my favorite gouache painters! 🥰

Photo of gouache painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies including paint tubes, brushes and a paint palette. The painting is a fantasy scene in a forest that depicts a tall tree growing on top of a large boulder. The boulder is broken open to display a giant, glowing ammonite fossil. The tree is surrounded by lush foliage and rhododendron plants in bloom.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 17/08/2025

Summer sunset in gouache 💖🌿✨ I love this location and its my second time painting it. I want to try it in Autumn, too! ☺️

A painting sits on a wooden desk surrounded by art supplies such as paint tubes, brushes and a messy palette. The painting is made from gouache, an opaque watercolor medium. The painting depicts a summer sunset over a field with light rays in the sky. The foreground of the painting has lush foliage and wildflowers. The scene is framed by trees on either side.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 13/08/2025

a couple of close-ups! ☺️✨

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 13/08/2025

🎉Today is the day!!✨So excited to share that my custom Gouache and Watercolor brushes are finally available today starting at 2:30pm CEST (8:30am EST) with free launch day shipping! 🥰🖌️🎨 craftamo.com/products/mad...

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 13/08/2025

Free launch day shipping today!🥰 Join us on Twitch for a special livestream at 2pm CEST (8am EST) and get an extra 5% off discount code: www.twitch.tv/maddy

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 09/08/2025

a happy summer day gouache painting 😊🌿✨

Gouache painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint supplies such as brushes, a palette, and paint tubes. The painting is of a pathway through trees on a sunny summer day, with foliage on either side of the path. The pathway is in partial shade, with dappled light illuminating some areas.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 26/07/2025

A study from a Twitch livestream last month. I started with watercolor and then switched to gouache for some opaque layering later on. It was fun! 😊💚💕

Photo shows a sketchbook open on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint supplies such as brushes, paint tubes and palette. The sketchbook page displays a still life painting of carrots and radishes. The painting was made from gouache and watercolor.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 23/05/2025

New YT video is up! 🥰 Sharing my experience completing a ✨mini✨ 5 minute a day painting challenge for #pleinairpril youtu.be/YXdp5HK3LVc

The Image is a Youtube thumbnail showing an artist (me!) sitting outdoors on the grass on a nice sunny day. Text on the image reads, "5 minutes a day" and there are images of small square landscape paintings overlayed on top of the photo.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 07/05/2025

All 30 of my 5 min. thumbnails from PleinAirpril!✨ I really enjoyed the experience, and I'm working on a video to share my thoughts about it! I definitely recommend this little mini challenge 😊💞

Photo of 30 small, square, landscape paintings laid on a white background in a grid of 5 columns and 6 rows. The paintings show outdoor scenes painted in the Netherlands, including trees, windmills, water, and tulip fields.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 05/05/2025

The painting process is up on YouTube! 😊🌿✨ youtu.be/Fs6O-gBu23s

Photo shows a gouache painting with a pathway through lush foliage on a sunny summer day. In the photo, you can see the hand of the artist holding a brush close to the artwork, ready to make a brushstroke.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 07/04/2025

This painting will be the box cover art for the gouache and watercolor brushes I'm designing with Craftamo! 😊🌿 I love these brushes and wanted to paint something that showcases what they can do, from wet-in-wet to grassy textures, tiny leaves, and precise details. 💞✨ Process video coming soon!

Photo of a painting sitting on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies such as brushes, paints and palette. The gouache (opaque watercolor) painting depicts a happy sunny summer day. There is a dirt pathway leading away from the viewer through a grassy field with foliage and wildflowers on either side.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 31/03/2025

I want to try #pleinairpril this year, but I don't want to end up in burnout, so I'm giving myself 5 minutes a day to make a small thumbnail painting. Good luck to everyone doing the challenge, let's have fun and also look out for our health! ❤️

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 08/03/2025

I can't wait to see these flowers again! 😊🌿✨

A photo of a gouache painting in a watercolor sketchbook. The painting is in a sketchbook lays open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies. The painting is of a tree surrounded by foliage. Out of the grasses and bushes, a cow parsley plant grows tall and its white flowers reach above the surrounding leaves. Light bounces off of the flowers and onto the bark of the tree, creating a glow.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 20/02/2025

A new tutorial on how to paint this tree with gouache is up on my Youtube channel! 😊🌳 youtu.be/lvXJHavOb1k

The photo shows gouache paintings of trees laid out on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies, including tubes and brushes. The trees have bright green foliage.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 15/02/2025

here to share some happy colors ✨🌿💜

A photo of a sketchbook open on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint supplies. The page displays a gouache painting of a nature scene with trees, bushes, foliage and lots of colorful flowers. White and yellow flowers can be seen in the midground and the foreground has tall pink and purple flowers.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 13/02/2025

longing for summer and painting green things 🌿✨

Image is a digital painting of a road passing through trees in a forest with sunlight shining down on the foliage.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 03/02/2025

More rock painting in gouache, this time with some cozy moss! 😊💚

Photo shows a sketchbook open on a table, surrounded by painting supplies. The book is open to a page that shows a painting of a mossy rock, surrounded by grasses and plants. The painting is made from gouache, an opaque watercolor medium.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 27/01/2025

Looking forward to spring! 😊🌿✨

Photo shows a sketchbook sitting open on a wooden desk, surrounded by painting supplies. The sketchbook and a painting is displayed. The painting depicts a springtime scene with trees and lush green foliage and white wildflowers.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 20/12/2024

Personal painting, likely the last of the year! 😊

Photo shows a watercolor sketchbook open on a wooden desk. The sketchbook is open to a page displaying a gouache painting of 3 tree stumps surrounded by foliage next to a canal of water. The sketchbook is surrounded by painting supplies.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 16/12/2024

A painting I made to test out the Holbein Irodori summer gouache paint set. The Spring Green and Evergreen from that set have became two of my favorites! 💙🌿

A small watercolor sketchbook sits open on a wooden desk, surrounded by paint tubes, brushes and a paint palette. The sketchbook displays a nature scene, with plants and trees in front of a shallow river, with foliage on the opposite side of the water.

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Maddy Bellwoar @maddybellwoar.com · 12/12/2024

Where the forest meets the dunes 😊🌿💜

Photo shows a sketchbook open on a wooden desk. The sketchbook is open to a page, displaying a gouache painting of pine trees and heather atop a sandy hill. Paint tubes, brushes and a palette surround the book.

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