Do I create to copy a thing seen? Or do I create to answer the call of my hidden artist I’ve secreted away in a safe place? Hidden Artist There lies buried deep within a spark that will not die an ember that never slumbers a mere breath of fresh air fans […]
Secrets… I don’t have any I won’t share! I’m quite happy to pass along the art tips, techniques and shortcuts I’ve learned over the years….with a little ‘mini’ Watercolour Guide. Art Materials for Watercolour Beginners What should I buy? Where do I find them? Start Slow and Build Up Should I get all […]
Jump in and have some fun! Why do you think kids are always smiling? Yes, they’re out there jumping in. While we’re milling about, cleaning up, tidying up, sorting things out. Kids Just Jump In. Just Jump In and have some fun!
Gorgeous combination of colours – Indigo and Cobalt Teal blue. Loving the oasis feeling of cobalt teal! Intense, Indigo creates a perfect contrast and brings out the shimmering radiance of the cobalt teal. And it’s all with a brayer. The medium I chose to work in was acrylics. Again, keeping it simple with […]
Abstract painting fast and loose! I was able to create this free, colourful Abstract Ocean painting without a brush in just minutes! Here’s how. Materials For Acrylic Painting: Palette knife, canvas with a coat of orange already on it and 4 colours. Limiting my palette to white, buff titanium, turquoise and prussian helps maintain […]
DRAMA in the Outback. The dark blue of an impending storm creates a sense of unease as we are led from the dry arid land in the foreground straight into the path of the coming storm. Watercolour Landscape using Opposites This little impressionist landscape was inspired by the harsh condition of the Australian Outback. […]
We took a drive up north, up the coast of Western Australia to Yanchep National Park. Out for a nice quiet, peaceful, photo shoot in the natural environment. Just my daughter and I, plus the 2 grandchildren on school holidays; oh! and everyone else’s children showed up too. Obviously, it was the “cool place” […]
Do you think colour can be too bright, too bold, too distracting? Sometimes it is! Bright glaring red, yellow, black and orange colours shout in nature “Stay away, I’m Dangerous!” Bright Colours can be too loud Generally, when painting I like to neutralise and subdue my ‘brights’ so they stop their shouting. I’d like a […]
I fished out the netting from my oranges this week with the plan of recycling. I thought I’d reuse my net for a lovely textural pattern. But I wasn’t sure what or precisely how. .. Yet. I needed to do a bit of research. Recycle Household Items First I did my recycling. My oranges came […]
Inspired to create, using the colour orange! So, how Does the creative mind work? What prompts the creative processes and inspiration? It usually starts with a small thing. Something ordinary. Inspiration starts in mysterious ways It began with getting my family glass treasures out and cleaning them. Yes, my inspiration all started with a chore. I’ll tell […]