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Hi! I am Anastasia Mily, a watercolour artist based on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.

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often get asked if I have a plan for my paintings often get asked if I have a plan for my paintings when I start. Sometimes I do (especially when I paint real places, like my recent Milford Sound series), but most of the time I have absolutely no idea what to paint when I pick up my brush. And then I just... paint, and see what imagined place my watercolours take me to. In my latest YouTube video, I explain that process of developing a scene from an abstract wash, you can find the link to my channel in my bio 🎨 #watercolor #watercolour #watercolourpainting #aquarelle #watercolorartist
I don’t think l’ll ever run out of inspiration for I don’t think l’ll ever run out of inspiration for painting Milford Sound in watercolour💚🏔️. “Mitre Peak”, 26x36 cm
Wouldn’t it be so lovely to run through that field Wouldn’t it be so lovely to run through that field, towards the tree, and sit in its cool shade to listen to the wind playing through the leaves and the birds singing? A dream… 🌳 Watercolour on cold press cotton paper, 26x36cm #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorlandscape #watercolourart
Have a lovely and creative weekend everyone ✨🌳 #wa Have a lovely and creative weekend everyone ✨🌳 #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #fyp
This place has such a strong emotional pull. I am This place has such a strong emotional pull. I am not sure I can ever do it justice in my attempts to capture its magic in watercolour, but I will keep trying, because painting it brings me back to the moments spent surrounded by some of the most majestic vistas I have seen in my life. “Stirling Falls, Milford Sound”, watercolour on cold press paper, 26x36cm. #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #milfordsound #watercolouring
Floating ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #wa Floating ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolour_gallery #fyp
Inspired by a winter sunrise we watched once, year Inspired by a winter sunrise we watched once, years ago, above Dove Lake. Cradle Mountain was glowing, bright red, illuminated by the warm rays of the rising sun. It was a fleeting and a very lucky moment though, because minutes later the clouds rolled in, enveloped the mountains in their thick blankets, and it rained for the rest of our stay there. Tasmania is one of my absolute favourite places, and my memories and photos I took there have been a constant source of inspiration ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #australianartists
This treescape was inspired by the lush temperate This treescape was inspired by the lush temperate rainforests of Cradle Mountain National Park in Tasmania - the moss-covered myrtles and sassafras, the soft textures of the forest floor, those rich, deep, soothing greens, and the silence.
 
You might have seen a similar landscape in my latest sketchbook flip-though video on my YouTube channel. That scene is actually my favourite spread in that whole book, and painting it again, but in a much larger size, was so lovely. I used a lot of Sap Green and Green Gold here, also Potter’s Pink for rich textures, and Perylene Violet to create a quiet but powerful colour contrast against the greens. The misty background was painted almost exclusively in Daniel Smith’s Rare Green Earth - it is a soft, cool, heavily granulating green that lends itself perfectly to the task. I love combining and getting lost in all kinds of warm and cool greens in my landscapes. Painting in these earthy colours is so calming, and it carries me right back to the precious hours of bushwalking through what felt like a fairy tale.

“Enchanted Walk”, 31x41 cm (12x16 in), 100% cotton cold press paper.
#watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolourlandscape #watercolourart
“Trusting the process” sometimes means staring at “Trusting the process” sometimes means staring at an unfinished painting for six weeks 😁. It took me five minutes to paint that sky, which I immediately fell in love with, which then immediately led to me feeling completely frozen and unable to move forward, as I was afraid I would ruin the pretty sky.
Then came the point (around those six weeks later) when I became incredibly annoyed with this piece of paper and my indecision, which is always a powerful catalyst for moving forward. Suddenly everything clicked, my brush was flying, and this scene appeared. 
So it took six weeks and around an hour to finish this 😁. But throughout those weeks, I never lost confidence that I would be able to finish the painting, I knew it just needed more time to percolate.
So if you have half-complete paintings sitting in your studio, you are not alone. I have counted, and there are at least five unfinished pieces like this (the initial wash looks too nice, and I am kind of scared of covering it up with something ugly) piled up on my desk. Their time will come too, I know. Even if it means something ugly is, indeed, added on top of those pretty, soft washes, and the painting ends up in the scrap paper drawer. All part of the process.
I love finding inspiration for new work in my sket I love finding inspiration for new work in my sketchbooks, and this playful, colourful landscape was developed from a tiny sketch (which you might have seen, as it was part of my
January daily sketch videos). 

And I keep finding hints of New Zealand in my landscapes ever since I came back from our road trip through our favourite places on the South Island back in October. I can definitely feel some Queenstown, Wanaka, and Te Anau vibes here...

You can watch the painting process for this fun landscape on my YouTube channel ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle
Well, this little red boat concludes my 31 days of Well, this little red boat concludes my 31 days of sketching in a tiny sketchbook and posting the results here. Thank you for following along, and I know many of you have been painting these with me as well - knowing that these watercolour vignettes inspired you to pick up  your brushes and have fun with your watercolours fills my heart with so much joy ✨

I am ready to move on to painting larger landscapes now, but I am sure I will be coming back to these sketches whenever I need inspiration, again and again. In these last few weeks, I filled one whole 40-sheet sketchbook and I am almost half-way into another (not every sketch made it on video), and I will definitely keep creating these, because I discover new things about my paints, my process, and myself with every single sketch. 

These 31 videos will keep reminding me about the power of daily practice, and that even a ten-minute painting session can spark something unexpected and wonderful. I hope you, too, keep following your creativity and curiosity, and make exciting new watercolour discoveries. Happy painting! #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorvideo #watercolorlandscape
Day 30 of my January of sketching daily ✨ I wasn’t Day 30 of my January of sketching daily ✨ I wasn’t expecting much from this sketch, as the first couple of brush marks, together with the colours that I picked up off my palette, seemed too messy and disjointed. But a spritz of water softened that mess and made all the colours “talk” to each other. And I quite like the moody result ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #fyp #artistsoninstagram
Day 29 of my Month of sketching daily ✨ I find so Day 29 of my Month of sketching daily ✨ I find so much joy in watching the colours dance on paper 💙 Especially the Phthalo pigments that go absolutely crazy and create little fireworks in the wet wash ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolor_daily #fyp
Day 28: Lunar Black and Quinacridone Bronze are pe Day 28: Lunar Black and Quinacridone Bronze are perfect for semi-abstract washes 🖤💛 Also, some of you may recognize the house this sketch was inspired by 🌙🛢️🇦🇺 #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorartist #watercolorsketching
The darks are what make the light glow in a waterc The darks are what make the light glow in a watercolour painting. I love experimenting with rich, interesting darks in my landscapes, and this one was pure joy to create - the soft, peachy pastel tones and the complex darks created such a peaceful atmosphere. Also, I often find that my favourite paintings are the ones that feel almost effortless to create,the ones that emerge in a few short moments, when I am not overthinking or overworking anything. It is such a beautiful feeling, and that I will forever keep chasing in my painting practice - I think it’s the watercolours’ way of drawing me to my desk and to play with them.

This quiet, meditative landscape was painted as a demonstration for my YouTube channel - you can watch the full process there.

Have a creative day everyone ✨☀️

#watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorpaintingart #watercolouring
Day 27 ✨ Opaque colours often get a bad rap when i Day 27 ✨ Opaque colours often get a bad rap when it comes to watercolour painting, but this little sketch is another example of how useful opaque colours can be when used sparingly. I dropped Cadmium Yellow into the wet wash to create the yellow bushes, and this heavy colour pushed the others away and settled confidently against the relatively dark background. And Lavender, another colour that is rather opaque, is one of my most-used ones as it always adds such a lovely colour burst when I splatter it on top of the darks. (Also, I love adding small dabs of it to the shadows as I find it is a great way to bring the reflected light into them - you might have noticed this in some of my tree paintings). #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorpaintingart #watercolorvideo
Day 26 of my January of sketching daily ✨🌳 #waterc Day 26 of my January of sketching daily ✨🌳 #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #sketching
Day 25 of my January of sketching daily ✨ having f Day 25 of my January of sketching daily ✨ having fun with dramatic sunset skies and one of my most favourite colour combos - Indigo+Quinacridone Sienna 💙🧡
I love it when my watercolours take me somewhere c I love it when my watercolours take me somewhere completely different to what I had in mind. It’s hard to describe what I had envisioned (vaguely) for this sketch, but I can tell you that it was very far from what I ended up with here. The moment when I placed the first mark in Payne’s Grey into the wet wash was when my plans flew out the window. And this element of surprise is one of the biggest driving forces in my watercolour process. Can’t wait for the new watercolour discoveries tomorrow ✨#watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #artistsoninstagram #watercolorlandscape
Day 23 ✨ It is Friday night here, so I am wishing Day 23 ✨ It is Friday night here, so I am wishing everyone a creative weekend ✨ #watercolour #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorvideo #artistsoninstagram
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