Rehann Vazid is a Melbourne-based watercolour artist and instructor known for his bold, light-filled landscapes and his immediate, expressive approach to the medium. At the heart of his philosophy is a belief that painting is an act of memory-making, a counterbalance to an age where technology increasingly replaces our ability to see and think. Through his work, Rehann invites us back into presence, perception and the joy of experiencing the world directly.
After a 15-year career in product and user experience design, Rehann made a deliberate transition into full-time painting. Along the way, he adopted several personal principles that profoundly shape his artistic life: he does not do competitions, awards or exhibitions. He has no social media presence, as he believes that public performance and digital visibility often dilute an artist’s ability to discover who they truly are.
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.
He regularly leads workshops and multi-day retreats across Australia and internationally. His teaching focuses on developing intuitive skills, painting fearlessly, building confidence and understanding how to create luminosity and movement in watercolour.
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live and work, the Bunurong and Wadawurrung Peoples, and pay my respects to Elders past, present and emerging. The Wadawurrung and Bunurong Peoples have and always will belong to the Werribee Yalook (river), creeks, stars, hills and red clay of this Country.
“Natural forces - wild energies - often have the capacity to frustrate representation.”
— ROBERT MACFARLANE, The Wild Places
