The colours of the natural environment seem to create a lovely feeling of peacefulness. flowers are a nice cool refreshing drink to the spirit lovely lemon lime leaves contrast the warm scarlet grevillia flower as it nestles into the garden foliage (above)
Its easy to get carried away with colour – when emerald, amethyst, indigo, scarlet, magenta, cobalt, sunflower yellow lure you in! And then you end up creating either Mud… or a lot of rainbow splashes going everywhere. However much fun this is, in order to achieve a more successful painting you have to force yourself […]
Love this simple way to do palette knife trees in watercolours. Beginners will too! Dampen the paper where the trunk will be, then just glide the knife into the dampness. Change knives to add a different colour into the trunk, let it run a bit and use a finger to smudge and merge the colours […]
The lovely calming colours of the ocean in this acrylic and palette knife painting created just the right ambience! Acrylics colours used were cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, cobalt teal, buff mixed with burnt sienna. This was very enjoyable to paint, Great Fun! I focused on textural effects with the knife, trying to lead the eye […]
Art inspired by the many faces of the ocean – vibrant tropical coral reefs, tide pools, windswept sea surface and sailing- these images convey just a few of the many moods that the sea has to offer. The Ocean, in all its diversity provides me a rich and unlimited source of creative inspiration. In yesterday’s […]
The shimmering turquoise waters of Esperance paired with stunning white beaches has given me lovely memories, as well as some nice shots. These photographs are several in a series that were quite ‘entertaining’ to take….. whilst out knee deep in the water. Refreshing. And, from the colour schemes to the subject matter […]
Painted in a nature park in St. Ives, New South Wales. Lovely reserve full of birds and trees, delightful. The foliage greens become progressively warmer into the foreground. The edges are also sharper more in focus in the foreground and softer in the background. The tree trunk has a graceful curve- which provides a more […]
Indigo blue alcohol ink, silver and white ink with 24K gold leaf judiciously scattered in. Landscapes Using Your Imagination at Atwell Gallery Perth, WA will feature similar creative and imaginative art processes as this! Workshop scheduled January 20th, 2015.
Iris buds in watercolour can be relatively fast, easy and fun! This sample took just a couple minutes or so using my watercolours. It can get a bit addictive and you keep doing more! I used my Rekab 320s #2 with Arches 100% cotton paper and the colours used were Winsor Lemon, Cobalt blue, Permanent […]
Inspired by our trip to Esperance W.A. I loved how the ocean colours changed from frosted mint green foam, to deep turquoise, ultramarine, silvery grey and shimmering lavender. It was fascinating. The area beaches are breathtaking in the rain, clouds and bright sun, amazing and definitely an Australia highlight for artists, sketchers, backpackers, photographers. […]
