National Cat Day inspired a bit of digital creativity.
Walk in the Light, please!
Her name is Jewel….of the Nile.
A 2 pat cat.
All sweet, snuggly, lovey dovey. Purring and ‘smiling.’
And without blinking. Hisses.
I had fun on National Cat Day creating this apt, portrait of her uniqueness.
The beautiful girl who enjoys most, her walks on the dark side.
Simple designs often work out better than an elaborately constructed composition. This simple watercolour in a limited palette works well with the stark white of the paper as the background. The watercolour paints used were terre verte, indigo and burnt sienna. The branch has adequate tonal value shading, being lighter on the top and […]
When words of a poet long passed, stir the artist’s soul to create… Create! Paint the Hills Inspired with visions created within my mind, of granite layers and colors everywhere. I’ve interpreted the poet’s words that paint. In my own way, impulsively and without thought, this time. Let go […]
Color – What fun! Slathering Prussian and Cobalt Teal blues paints across the rough textured cotton canvas. Acrylic Colors Used Prussian Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Cobalt Teal Blue, Light Red, Naples Yellow, White I used Golden, Matisse and Winsor and Newton acrylics. The Indanthrone Blue was by Golden. This is a magnificent rich blue of great depth. […]
Crash! My Christmas tree takes a nosedive scattering ornaments from one end of the living room to the other. Widespread mayhem via kitty helpers. A Lady and The Tramp and siamese cats …replay. I wasn’t smiling. No video recorded the scowling and howling that went on. However, I cleaned up the mess, sorted the […]
Landscape Foliage Greens. Most paintings generally will have 3 divisions of space: background, middle ground and foreground.They will also typically need one single, Focal Point. This Focal Point will have the Most contrast and the Most details of my entire painting. Everything I do in my paintings – hinges on the techniques and the knowledge […]
Morning kiss, sun’s golden warm light upon the widening, wakening rose petals I imagine myself sitting beneath the rose trellises of Monet’s Giverny as these colours splash onto the paper before me. Creative Processes of “Morning Kiss, for Monet” Beginnings Morning Kiss, for […]