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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Photography is very much an integral part of my artistic voice, my self expression. Its as important to my art as painting is. Sometimes less, other times more. Even though I’m a ‘hobby’ photographer, I have thousands of photographs in my ‘library’ filled with a myriad of subjects. If I shoot a great shot […]
What to paint?! Ideas can be garnered from a simple roll of masking tape. Yesterday’s post I mentioned using circles, flowers, even a roll of tape for painting ideas. masking tape – an inspiring and creative tool just Imagine how it could be used in your designs think outside the box, […]
There are days when you sit and stare out the window, waiting and waiting….for inspiration. Hoping for some fascinating subject to leap in front of you that says Paint Me! You may begin to read an art magazine. You wonder what to paint. Nothing sounds that interesting. Does this sound a little familiar to anyone? […]
Creating your own unique recipes for color mixes… using your imagination as you blend new tones and shades together. It is so fun. And its not difficult. You don’t have to be a ‘paint manufacturer’ to do it either. You just need a few ingredients and of course the appropriate dust mask. Its a wonderfully […]
Cobalt blue, Indigo, Cobalt teal colour combination using oils with media text and seasons greetings: joyful holiday wishes for all.
Zen of Colour: In the Forest is a creative interpretative watercolour painting that evokes a lovely sense of tranquility. This is primarily due to the simplified palette of mainly, 3 tubes of paint. I’ve used indigo for the deep darks, zoisite a green grey for the back ground, cobalt teal for the […]
Power house Prussian blue and sensitive cerulean team up beautifully together in landscapes, still life or abstract paintings. Lights and Darks contrast perfectly on the full sheet, 22 x 30 inch cotton rag watercolor paper. Prussian Blue Prussian blue pb27 is a very intense strong dark midnight blue with a […]