I love painting in watercolours – it’s definitely my favourite medium. My watercolours are a bit unusual compared to many I’ve seen, as many of them are abstract or naive in style. I love making abstract watercolours because it gives me a chance to let the paint have a ‘mind of its own’.
Many of my favourite abstract watercolours are inspired by science, like my ‘Moons of Jupiter’ series:
![](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/moons_of_jupiter___callisto_by_klbailey.jpg)
![](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/moons_of_jupiter___europa_by_klbailey.jpg)
Some more ‘space’ inspired works:
![](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/imagination_encircling_by_klbailey.jpg)
![](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/persistent_illusion_by_klbailey.jpg)
![Red Planet - abstract watercolour painting of Mars by KL Bailey Art](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Red_Planet_by_klbailey.jpg)
From the very big to the very small – some of my other abstract watercolours are inspired by microscopic images:
!["Filtered" red and blue abstract watercolour painting by kirsten bailey](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/filtered_web.jpg)
!["Needle" - original abstract watercolour painting by kirsten bailey](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/work.4786434.1.flat800x800070f.jpg)
But I think my favourite overall is this one – it’s only a tiny painting, but it has a lot of detail:
![Subterranean - original abstract watercolour painting by Kirsten Bailey](https://www.klbaileyart.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/work.4810317.1.flat800x800070f.jpg)