Rag’n’Bone Man (born Rory Graham) sings “Human“. He’s a British singer-songwriter from Uckfield, near Brighton. At 15, he started he career by testing his rap skills at open-mic hip hop nights. At 19, encouraged by his father, he sang at a blues jam in a local pub and doors started opening for acoustic gigs. His […]
Change. Change is good! So, I’m trying 3 new things out and testing to if they work or not. And if they don’t, well, I sure had fun experimenting with the processes! 3 Fun Flowers : Digital, Watercolours and Monoprint Digital Painting The top image Bright Eyes, is a digital painting […]
Layers and layers of lush crimson, cobalt teal and cerulean decked out with a festive dusting of gold powder pigment. This is a detail, a snippet from one of my large acrylic test strips and samplers. I really love these colors as they unite, mingle together. The Permanent alizarin crimson, which I’ve applied underneath, […]
The “Part II” of Saturday’s Work Excursions Education. When I present skills, concepts and new techniques, I also learn. I learned …. a LOT, from my venture To Queen’s Gardens in Perth. On the job, on going education. Perfect. Ok. Yes. There have been days, of ‘not so’ perfect. And I most definitely will not […]
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. […]
I quite like this image, it really sings for me and connects to my soul. It felt Zen, calm and meditative. I felt that all elements fit together in harmony. Unified and Balanced. Harmony in Design Each of the flowers play a role in the whole design, none take over and hog the limelight completely. […]
Walking around Perth is fantastic with a plethora of pink and red flowers guaranteed to make me stop and become immersed in their beauty. Tea Tree blossoms with their blushing petals and crimson centres, the fire engine red bottlebrush and last the miniature grevillia with its curly stamens. Breathtaking flowers on a perfect and […]