The Golden Pheasant at Perth zoo was bold. Brazenly showing off and walking right up into the cameras. Obviously, he loved the paparazzi. Colors in The Bird Indian Yellow. Cobalt Teal Blue. Indanthrone Blue. Scarlet Red. Black. Ginger Color As we walked just out of his enclosure, I saw the ginger. With […]
Say it, like you mean it. Art that speaks a message stays longer with us than ‘pretty.’ Creating art rich in symbolic meaning, in content, in depth has always intrigued me. Layering textures, colors, brushstrokes, with meaning that will remain with the viewer has always been my driving purpose. Its like a little siren call. […]
Child’s play. Wouldn’t we All, like a small slice of that? The times on the swings at the local park in summer. Waiting for mom to call you for dinner. Enjoying those last moments of pure freedom of child’s play. Not realising, the reality of those words. Child’s Play BW Moods Child’s Play […]
Just for fun. A quick bit of mixing and matching. Testing the colors out, seeing who looks good together. Watercolor Play I created a 6 set chart in watercolors. Then found a few sets that appealed to me the most. This triad with the Daniel Smith Moonglow, the cobalt teal (green blue) […]
Breaking the rules. With decisive, powerful brushstrokes. Colorful brushstrokes. A Bridge of Prussian Blue These two big sweeping strokes of Prussian blue unite the image. The background was quite jarring, overly full of lively textures. And, it was so warm. This is generally not in keeping with a balanced sense of harmony […]
To master color, what I do…. is Experiment. Master Color, Watercolors Alot of it. But, it is so fun. It Can be super fast, like this one! 5 Minutes. And you learn so much from every practice you do. I find that setting aside the 5 minutes, instead […]
Pretty things, these pea blossoms. They weren’t mine. Once again, I’ve taken the shots from my neighbor’s garden while on a zen stroll. Pretty Does the Garden Grow Its fabulous to go round the neighborhood and see what pretty things grow. I meet some really lovely people. As I ….edge closer […]
The Zoo. A place to go for “lions, tigers and bears.” Ok, snakes, zebras, penguins and kangaroos, too. Busy Perth Zoo The crowds are large. Jostling. Pushing. Tapping. Tailgaters every where. Its not just the roads they’re on anymore. I wonder, at their big rush… at the zoo. Of all places. […]
Fast. Fun. Free. Images of the ocean. Creating the pulse of sea salt, grit, sand and surf. Its a rapid beat, surf spraying and ‘wave riders’ at one with the sea. Sea Salt and Sand The surfers are on the edge, riding each wave…… with a seemingly careless […]
promises…with her gorgeous sea greens, as they flash into deep near violet ultramarine. Oil paints in cobalt teal and ultramarine blue sing, as only sea sirens can.