Watercolor Meditations

Watercolor Meditations

Guided creative meditations to unwind and increase self-awareness

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Watercolor Meditations
  • Peaceful Bars - Relieve Stress

    Create an artwork by doing a simple mindful exercise. Just focus on the placement of your strokes and be mindful by looking at how the pigment reacts on the paper.

    Turn on your sound, have your watercolor supplies ready and wind down.

    Colors used:
    Blue
    Green
    Yellow
    You can choose any colors you...

  • Geometric Shapes - Calm Mind

    Calm down by letting paint flow on your paper and using different values, shapes and techniques. You'll create an artwork by doing a mindful exercise while letting go of the end result.

    Turn on your sound, have your watercolor supplies ready and wind down.

    Colors used:
    Payne's grey
    Phthalo Turq...

  • Beach View - Calm Mind

    Learn how to paint an abstract beach view using just 2 colors, this tutorial will bring a sense of calmness as you enjoy and relaxe while watching beach inspired colors just flow on the paper. (and enjoy a little bit of splatter too).

    Colors used:
    Turquoise,
    Yellow Ochre
    White Gouache
    You can ch...

  • Palm Leaf - Relaxation

    Learn how to create a palm leaf while painting mindfully without thinking about anything else and slow down and be in the present with a breathing exercise.

    Turn on your sound, have your watercolor supplies ready and wind down.

    Colors used:
    Green
    Brown
    Yellow
    You can choose any colors you like ...

  • Color Swatches - Gratitude

    Calm your mind by creating color swatches while practicing gratitude. Choose any colors you like for this exercise. You can repeat this anytime you would like to practice gratitude and use different colors that connects to your mood every time.

    Turn on your sound, have your watercolor supplies r...

  • Mindful Mountains - Body Scan Meditation

    Do a breathing exercise and body scan meditation while waiting for a mountain layer to dry and really calm down. Let go of everything else and enjoy the painting process!

    Turn on your sound, have your watercolor supplies ready and wind down.

    Colors used:
    Cobalt Green Turquoise
    You can choose an...

  • Flower Marks - Playfulness

    This watercolor exercise is something you can do anytime you want to let go of stress, forget about your need for perfectionism and just have fun!⁠

    It's perfect for you especially if you feel like you’ve neglected your inner child for a while. And at the same time, you'll be creating a mindful p...

  • Feather of Joy - Happiness

    Creator: Jezzreen Faife

    In this creative meditation, you will learn to paint feathers with different combinations. With each stroke, you will be reminded to think of little joys and happy moments in your day or week and be thankful for them.

    Materials Used:
    Watercolor paper - cold pressed
    Water...

  • Buttercup Flowers - Childlike Freedom

    Unwind and paint buttercup flowers using the wet-on-wet technique. Learn to be gentle with yourself and find joy in even the smallest things. You’d be surprised to find out that it doesn’t take much to be happy and have fun freely. This is a great painting exercise if you're a watercolor beginner...

  • Hearts - Self-Love

    This guided self-love meditation will focus on your worthiness of love while showing you the healing power of art. Allow the ambient music to help you center into your self-awareness and find the way towards endless self-love.

    You are worthy of love and you are worthy of loving yourself in every...

  • Balancing Stones - Balance

    Creator: Petra van Dreumel

    Paint a pile of stacked stones using watercolors. This creative meditation will not only calm your mind but also support you along your journey to self-discovery. Your painting can represent your own balance in life. Is the stack well balanced, or could it easily fall ...

  • Tree of Love - Loving-Kindness

    Welcome to a 20-minute loving-kindness meditation that will help you feel calmer and connected through wishing yourself and others well. ❤

    You often think of others when you practice kindness, but how often do you wish the same compassionate things to yourself? By enjoying a moment of creative &...

  • Puddle of Thought - Positive Thinking

    Immerse yourself in creating colorful puddles while thinking about all the positive things in your life. This creative meditation is helpful when you're feeling anxious or stressed about anything, to just let go of your current thoughts.

  • Self-Confidence Tree - Self-confidence

    Unwind with me by painting a beautiful self-confidence tree on a colorful sky as its background. With each brushstroke remind yourself how special you are and that you're worthy of everything you want and wish for. This mindful art exercise is meant to make you aware of your strength, beauty, and...

  • Colorful Fish - Dare taking risks

    Create an artwork of fish with basic brush strokes without any pressure or expectations and experiment with colors and shapes, taking 'creative risks'.

    Colors used:
    Payne's Grey
    Purple
    Permanent Rose You can choose any colors you like for these colorful fish (tip: try colors you rarely use for t...