Rehann Vazid
Rehann Vazid is Melbourne-based watercolour artist & Educator whose practice explores the dynamic and expressive potential of watercolour. He draws inspiration from his time in nature - hiking, snorkeling, kayaking and his love of literature and poetry, and finds a way to channel that into his art. He uses his art and teaching to share a message - to get out of the chair, the studio and to go outside into nature. It works wonders for the art, but also for the artist. After a 15-year career in product and user experience design, Rehann made a deliberate transition into painting full-time. Along the way, he adopted several personal principles that profoundly shape his artistic life: he does not do competitions, exhibitions or commission work. He essentially has no social media presence, as he believes that public performance and digital visibility often disrupt an artist’s growth and ability to discover who they truly are as an artist. In both his art and his teaching, immediacy is central. Rehann paints wet-into-wet, typically completing a work within 20–30 minutes while the paper is still wet. He teaches only in person, rejecting online classes and recorded tutorials in favour of real, embodied learning where attention, intuition and physical engagement shape the outcome. His teaching focuses on developing intuitive skills, painting fearlessly, building confidence and understanding how to create luminosity and movement in watercolour. After living in India and Australia for 2 decades each, he now mostly spends his time travelling, painting & teaching.
