Pat San Soucie explains how she painted Bright Landscape (above; watermedia and crayon on paper, 30x22):

"I wetted the entire surface before pouring red, yellow and blue acrylic mixes, then used aquarelle crayons to create circle and oval shapes. I also played with small dots of complementary colors, adding metallic pigments and scrubbing to accentuate tree shapes and field forms. Additional contrasts of smoky grays added the final touches."

You'll find the artist's 10-step paint pouring demo in the December 2009 issue of Watercolor Artist.

Create a rich, textural underpainting using San Soucie’s pouring and tissue paper blotting techniques. From there, build up an exciting abstract design using her methods or your own experimental techniques; or, for a more realistic approach, use the poured underpainting as the start to a rich landscape, figure or still life painting. Send a JPEG (with a resolution of 72 dpi) of your painting to wcamag@fwmedia.com with Creativity Workshop in the subject line, and tell us about your process. We’ll choose our favorite paintings and publish them on our website. One entrant will receive a six-month subscription to ArtistsNetwork.tv online video work-shops, plus $50 worth of North Light fine art books. The deadline for entry is December 15, 2009.