Ryan Fox Fine Art- Inspired Watercolor Paintings

Class/Workshop | Watercolor Instruction

Watercolor Demonstrations, Travel Painting Tutorials & Art Reviews on YouTube
Byrfoxphoto December 14, 2024May 14, 2026

Explore watercolor painting demonstrations, travel-inspired watercolor tutorials, paint reviews, watercolor techniques, and step-by-step art instruction on my YouTube channel. As an award-winning watercolor artist and signature member of the American Watercolor Society (AWS), National Watercolor Society (NWS), and Transparent Watercolor Society of America (TWSA), I create watercolor videos focused on atmosphere, dramatic light, expressive color,…

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Class/Workshop | Watercolor Supply Lists

Watercolor Batik Supply List: Rice Paper, Wax, Brushes & Paint
Byrfoxphoto September 26, 2024August 19, 2026

What Is Watercolor Batik? Watercolor batik combines traditional watercolor paint with melted wax on Japanese rice paper to create colorful paintings with distinctive textures, broken edges and wax-resist effects. After teaching this technique in watercolor workshops for years, I’ve found that you don’t need an enormous collection of specialized supplies—but choosing the right rice paper,…

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Watercolor Supply Lists

Watercolor Pouring Supplies | Materials for a Pouring Watercolor Workshop
Byrfoxphoto September 22, 2024August 19, 2026

Watercolor pouring is one of the most exciting and unpredictable techniques I teach. Instead of building a painting stroke by stroke with a brush, students learn how to layer transparent and opaque watercolor, allowing gravity, movement, and chemistry to create effects that are almost impossible to achieve any other way. After teaching this technique in…

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Class/Workshop

Watercolor Brushes- Equipment I use to create my colorful paintings.
Byrfoxphoto September 22, 2024May 14, 2026

I get asked all the time about which brushes I own and use. I own EVERY brush known to man. I have bought them all. Admittedly, I have a brush problem. Buy the Sterling Edwards brushes (I own them), and you can paint just like Sterling Edwards! Well, we know that isn’t true- and I…

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Class/Workshop | Travel

Batik Paintings- Upcoming Watercolor Batik Workshops. Learn a new painting technique
Byrfoxphoto May 10, 2023May 14, 2026

I will be teaching a lot of batik classes this year. Yeah, another chance to blow fuses where I teach (I have learned a lot about electricity though, and rarely trip fuses anymore) :). This technique uses wax, irons, hair dryers, extremely delicate Japanese rice paper (several types), and the audacity to crumble the entire…

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Class/Workshop | Travel

New Watercolor Workshops in February- Watercolor Pouring and Watercolor Batik.
Byrfoxphoto January 9, 2023May 14, 2026

New watercolor classes! I have only offered these once in the Raleigh area since COVID. Join me to learn two exciting watercolor techniques- pouring watercolor and watercolor batik. 2 day art technique workshops at Anchorlight Studios near downtown Raleigh, NC. Watercolor Pouring With an emphasis on design and planning, you will learn the technique of…

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Art Fair/Events

2022 Holiday Art Events- Studio Open House & Boylan Art Walk
Byrfoxphoto November 30, 2022May 14, 2026

Anchorlight Semi-Annual Open House. 1401 and 1407 S. Bloodworth St. near downtown Raleigh. Anchorlight opens it’s doors twice a year to the public (by appointment otherwise). Join my studio in the buildings. Lots of new artwork on the walls and bins. Unframed and framed paintings. There is construction on the surrounding streets- you might have…

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Art Fair/Events | Interior Design | Travel

Award Winner in 2023 Watermedia Competition & Studio Open House
Byrfoxphoto November 18, 2022May 14, 2026

Landed in Raleigh after returning from a wonderful week with the Watercolor Art Society of Houston (WASH) and received this email: Congratulations, Ryan! I’m very pleased to inform you that your painting, Amsterdam Skyline, has won Second Place in this year’s Watermedia Showcase competition. In recognition of this, you’ll receive a prize award of $____ + free Artists Network Membership for 1 year ($__…

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Art Fair/Events | Interior Design

Centerfest 2022- Arts Festival downtown Durham. This weekend. Colorful original artwork and fine art reproductions for your home/office.
Byrfoxphoto September 11, 2022May 14, 2026

Centerfest returns this weekend! Join me at my booth for a (hopefully) beautiful weekend. Lots of new artwork available for sale- original paintings (framed and unframed) as well as a selection of prints and cards from around the world. Come to beautiful downtown Durham this weekend as Centerfest takes over the streets. 100+ vendors. Music….

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Raleigh Night Market- June 16th 5-9pm. Unique Father’s Day shopping. Downtown Raleigh
Byrfoxphoto June 15, 2022November 15, 2024

Raleigh Night Market. Thursday June 16th 5-9pm Join me at booth #10 inside City Market in downtown Raleigh. Pick up some art for your home/office. Prints available in various sizes. Buy 2- get the 3rd FREE. Cards also available. Lots of parking nearby on Moore Square and Davie St. Come out and enjoy all the…

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Interior Design | Travel

Unique artwork for home/office. Original artwork & art prints.
Byrfoxphoto May 22, 2022May 14, 2026

Lots of new artwork available online. Check out my online SHOP. Free shipping (domestic US) for prints and originals. Quarter sheet (11×15″) original watercolor paintings. One of a kind artwork created using the magic of watercolor. These paintings are all watercolors using a variety of techniques- pouring watercolor, dropping pure colors next to each other…

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Class/Workshop | Travel | Watercolor Instruction

Guatapé Colombia Watercolor Painting: Creating Light by Lifting Paint
Byrfoxphoto September 24, 2026September 29, 2026

This watercolor painting of Nuestra Señora del Carmen, the distinctive white-and-red church in the center of Guatapé, Colombia, began as a demonstration during my recent Watercolor Outside the Box workshop in Washington, North Carolina. Watercolor Outside the Box focuses on techniques that move beyond traditional transparent watercolor painting. We experiment with painting on YUPO synthetic…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Turner Natural Rose Madder Watercolor Review: Beautiful but Fugitive
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 21, 2026

Turner Natural Rose Madder Watercolor Review: Beautiful but Fugitive Purchase this paint ONLINE Turner Natural Rose Madder is a genuine single-pigment NR9 watercolor made from Natural Madder Lake. It is a beautifully transparent, low-staining red that lifts easily and, in my tests, produces some absolutely wonderful blossoms. But there is an important catch. Genuine Rose…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Winsor & Newton Cerulean Blue Watercolor Review: The Blue I Didn’t Know I Needed
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 20, 2026

Winsor & Newton Cerulean Blue (PB35) is a granulating, green-leaning blue with noticeable opacity and a moderate value range. I especially like it for charging into dark washes, creating atmospheric fog, adding granulation, and placing cool accents over darker passages. Purchase this paint ONLINE Winsor & Newton Cerulean Blue (PB35) is a color that took…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Holbein Sap Green Watercolor Review: My Favorite Green for Landscapes
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Watercolor Essentials: Finding the Best Green Watercolor Paint Green has traditionally been the color I struggle with the most. I don’t particularly enjoy painting greens, and for years I avoided using many tube greens in my mixtures. Why? Well, I don’t like most tube greens. Then one of my students called me out on my…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Winsor & Newton Ultramarine Blue Watercolor Review: A Palette Essential
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 29, 2026

Winsor & Newton Ultramarine Blue (PB29) is one of the essential colors on my watercolor palette. This affordable blue produces dramatic granulation, lifts easily, and mixes beautiful darks and near-blacks—especially when combined with Burnt Sienna. Watercolor Essentials: Ultramarine Blue (PB29) Purchase this paint ONLINE Ultramarine Blue is one of those colors that simply belongs on…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna Watercolor Review: A Palette Essential
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 29, 2026

Watercolor Essentials: Burnt Sienna Winsor & Newton Burnt Sienna is one of the foundational colors on my watercolor palette. This granulating, low-staining earth color lifts easily and mixes beautiful grays, darks and near-blacks with blues. Purchase this paint ONLINE Burnt Sienna is one of the few colors I have on EVERY single watercolor palette I…

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Class/Workshop | Watercolor Instruction

Winsor & Newton Cobalt Blue Watercolor Review: An Essential Blue
Byrfoxphoto September 17, 2026September 17, 2026

Winsor & Newton Cobalt Blue is one of the foundational colors on my watercolor palette. This classic blue is low staining, easy to lift, and incredibly versatile for skies, water, shadows, and color mixing. It’s also expensive—but Cobalt Blue is one of those pigments I consider worth the price. In this watercolor review, I’ll look…

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North Carolina Watercolor Art | Travel

Raleigh NC Watercolor Paintings: The Stories Behind the Art
Byrfoxphoto September 11, 2026September 11, 2026

Raleigh, North Carolina—or “Rally,” as the Southerners say—is a nice little big city. When I moved here from Portland, Oregon, one of my first thoughts was, “Where is the downtown?” Coming from a larger city, the adjustment took a while, but Raleigh’s charm eventually set in. Downtown itself is fairly compact and very walkable, and…

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Neuschwanstein Castle Art, Watercolor Paintings & Bavaria Travel
Byrfoxphoto September 3, 2026September 4, 2026

Visiting Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria Neuschwanstein Castle—the “Disney Castle”—is probably Germany’s most famous castle. Maybe Europe’s. Rising above the Bavarian countryside, it sits high on a hill surrounded by the foothills of the Alps. It is absolutely beautiful and completely deserving of the hype. Purchase the original painting & fine art prints I first visited…

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Watercolor Design & Composition | Watercolor Instruction

Easy Winter Watercolor Landscape Tutorial for Beginners
Byrfoxphoto August 31, 2026August 31, 2026

One of the biggest challenges I have when teaching watercolor is convincing students to follow the KISS principle: Keep It Simple, Silly. You don’t need 30 colors, expensive brushes, or three days to make a successful watercolor painting. Some of the best exercises use just a couple of colors and a few layers of paint….

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