My kind of watercolors! With a Twist. This is a gorgeous example of what watercolor can be: powerful yet soft, delicate edges filled with intrigue, balanced, calligraphic design, ribbon like flow. Harmonious. Its Zen. Challenging Art Lessons and Topics I’m sorry that I can’t take credit for creating this artwork, but Joyce, a lovely […]
Light glances off a group of gum trees and creates such a peace filled harmony, I want to sit and stay all morning observing the changing light and colours. What heaven, to just sit and view nature’s art gallery for a an hour or two! This is my favorite local bushland, this group of trees […]
A few stolen moments…… to have a play with colour and light. The golden light seems to shimmer against the cool cobalt teal blue. I’ve splattered a few bits of indigo here and there. Poured a wee drop or two of cobalt into the mix. No time to dawdle! The cobalt teal blue […]
Quiet…. all around. Not even the birds sing yet. The moments of serenity are savoured. Sipping coffee, I’m thinking about Christmas. What it means to me. Its more than shopping, buying, spending. The ornament reflects my thoughts well. It is filled with Light. I’m reflecting, looking at how the light is flickering off the tip […]
“Surging, unto Skies of Fire ..” from Edgar Allan Poe’s poem Dream-Land, describes so well these colours painted across Perth’s skyline. I fell in love with the powerful indigo night tones with that interplay of deep violet! Dream Land and Skies of Fire By a route obscure and lonely, Haunted by ill angels […]
If you’ve picked up some watercolor paints to try your hand at a dabble and a doodle for a nice relaxing time, but have come up with frustration and mud …. you’re probably not very happy with watercolors at the moment. But, if I told you some secrets, I think you might change your mind! […]
John Lennon’s song has been playing a soft refrain in my mind this early Monday morning. Imagination, to imagine something, is the beginning spark of its creation. To call it into existence. I can imagine a softer, kinder, more generous world. I’m lucky enough to be an artist – I can also create this world […]
Who’s afraid of the big bad pencil? Throw that pencil in the trash! Using 6 different, creative types of tools can build your confidence, conquer the nerves, create a happier more relaxed you. That means better drawings! Ever think ‘I can’t draw a straight line?’ Or, my lines go jerky and crooked? There […]
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 […]
Swing the bat! Take the risk, roll the dice, suck it up! Its just a plain piece of paper! I tell myself. I’m not a pilot, a surgeon or …. hey, a bank teller. No life is hinging on my choice of what colour to mix here. With any new venture, we’re all a bit […]