The Dress that Made Me Gasp

Watercolor Wednesday: Dress Edition

The Dress That Made Me Gasp
A Watercolor Wednesday Story

There are some dresses that make you pause.

And then there are dresses that make you gasp.

This one did exactly that.

Soft pink. Light as air. Floating effortlessly in the middle of an AMV Weddings editorial, photographed to absolute perfection by Courtney Bowlden.

The fabric didn’t just hang — it moved. It glowed.

And when I saw it, I knew immediately: I had to paint it.

Not because I needed another painting in the studio.
Because I couldn’t not.

It felt like a whisper of a moment — and I wanted to hold onto it.

So I did what I always do when something makes my heart beat faster:
I pulled out my brushes, stretched my paper, and let the watercolor take the lead.

Here’s how I painted it — and how you can try it too: