What does 'Loose' Watercolour Painting actually mean?

Have you heard people talk of painting in a ‘loose’ style and wondered what that actually means?

Like a lot of things in art, it is rather subjective so perhaps the better question is to ask what loose watercolour painting means to you.

I want to paint with ease - with a glad heart and a confident brush.

That to me, is loose painting.

Let me explain…