juliabarminova This is how I think about water when I paint the Sea.
Working on a studio piece about Antarctica 🇦🇶

#watercolor #seascape #antarctica

juliabarminova Sketching at Cabo da Roca, once believed to be the End of the World.

#portugal #watercolour

juliabarminova Studio we all dream about? ❄️🌊

#watercolor #pleinair #nationalgeographic

juliabarminova The secret combo for realistic watercolour waves:

Wet paper × Dry brush

🌊 Separate light from shadow to build depth and contrast
🌊 Soften the edges to keep the water natural and fluid
🌊 Add tonal shifts and tiny details: this is what brings waves to life

If waves are still challenging, you’re welcome to my next workshops:

MARCH 14–15 • Switzerland, Lausanne @artiloft.ch
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MARCH 21–22 • Spain, Madrid @pinceladasdeespana
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APRIL 23–30 • Italy — A Week in Tuscany · Last places @followtuscany_
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JULY 27–31 • USA, Madeline Island, Wisconsin @madelineartschool

Full details and booking links are available via the link in my profile.

#watercolor #seascape

juliabarminova This is how I paint water 🩵

#watercolour #atlantic #sea

juliabarminova In this lesson, we paint one of the most desirable and challenging subjects in watercolour: Waves breaking on the shore.

I show my step-by-step teaching process, from the first sketch to the foam and movement of the water.
Full lesson on Patreon → Link in bio ⚓️

juliabarminova The Atlantic in Cascais #Portugal during Storm Ingrid today 🤍

juliabarminova I’m happy to announce my 2026 international workshops, taking place across Europe and North America.

MARCH 14–15 • Switzerland, Lausanne @artiloft.ch
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APRIL 23–30 • Italy, A Week in Tuscany · Last places @followtuscany_
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JULY 27–31 • USA, Madeline Island, Wisconsin @madelineartschool
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AUGUST 24–26 • Canada, Calgary @watercolour_calgary_festival
AUGUST 28–29 • Canada, Calgary · SOLD OUT
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NOVEMBER 2–6 • USA, Asilomar, Pacific Grove, California @madelineartschool
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Full details and booking links are available via the link in my profile.
Where shall we meet?

juliabarminova It definitely feels like a second life.
Celebrating my fourth Christmas in Portugal.
Merry Christmas to each one of you! ❤️‍🔥🎄

juliabarminova New Online Lesson is live!
“Foamy Sea”

Sea foam is one of the most complex and expressive elements of the ocean. And I’ll be honest with you: for me, breaking waves and foam are the hardest subjects to paint. But the more I observe the sea, the more questions appear. And that’s exactly why this lesson exists.

In this masterclass, I begin exploring sea foam not as a final answer, but as a shared process, learning how water shapes foam, and how we can translate that into watercolour.

In this lesson, we focus on:
✔️ how to paint sea foam using masking fluid
✔️ how to recognise different foam densities
✔️ how to separate bright foam, soft foam, and deep water tones
✔️ how foam reveals the movement of the sea

This class opens the Breaking Waves series.
4 photo references with different levels of difficulty are included.

This masterclass is available:
via Patreon subscription
or as a one-time purchase, no commitment

Lifetime access.
Click the link in bio to join: patreon.com/juliabarminova 🌊

#seaside #portugal #watercolor #seascape