Crash! My Christmas tree takes a nosedive scattering ornaments from one end of the living room to the other. Widespread mayhem via kitty helpers. A Lady and The Tramp and siamese cats …replay. I wasn’t smiling. No video recorded the scowling and howling that went on. However, I cleaned up the mess, sorted the […]
Wednesday rolls around, you’re busy. Work, holiday shopping and a ‘To Do’ list a mile long. You want to take a break. Why read about watercolor Stainers, right Now? Can’t I see that you Are Busy!! Hmm. Good point. You have me on that one. No. I don’t have a life altering answer like, […]
Want a winning new watercolor combination to try? You’re going to love this one with its Spectacular Effects! Creative, fun, imaginative. Perfect for landscape paintings. Relaxing, calm, zen. What more could you ask for?! This duo can just about create a painting by themselves if you let them. Daniel Smith Watercolor Combination Lunar Black […]
The beauty of watercolor is often in the speed in which I can get the colors onto the paper. When an idea is so fleeting, it merely brushes across my mind in a micro minute – the colors must be captured then and there; else it’s completely lost. Watercolor Painting Processes and Color Ideas […]
Artist Paul Jenkins filled his abstract canvases with roll the dice, sizzling color. “I utilise past experience and my knowledge of the odds. It is a big gamble, and that is why I love it,” Jenkins said about his approach. I can relate. Art is a risk. Its always a gamble. Paul Jenkins Paul […]
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 […]