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 […]
Piet Mondrian was best known for his bright geometric grid lined paintings done later in his career. But these enchantingly delicate flower paintings hint at his more sensitive nature. Mondrian Paintings Mondrian’s later works of hard edged, geometric abstract designs might be construed by some, as lacking nuance or even skill. Some might think that […]
Resolve. Renew. Reinvent! Don’t panic too soon. Don’t throw your paintings away! They can be resolved 99.99% of the time, one way or another. Often, we just don’t know The Way or “How To” … Yet! Paintings To Resolve, Renew or Reinvent Sit down, list the correction options you do know about and see […]
Merlin came to us a bedraggled rescue kitten, whose woeful cries, as I’d began to walk away from his cage…stopped us. Right there. Yes, The Magician had begun working his magic already. The sound in his cries, was haunting and I still remember. A very clear, “Please, Please, do Not Leave Me Here!” […]
Wednesday watercolours Again!?…..hope you aren’t getting bored! Ultramarine Blue Pb29, unbeatable and unexpectedly versatile, has 7 fabulous traits and assets that make it an artist’s perfect ‘go to’ colour. Ultramarine Blue Pb29 watercolour 7 tips Ultramarine Blue is a luxurious warm blue with almost endless possibilities. It is a very easy colour to get […]
Marvellous Monday Mountains! Mountains, frequent symbols of challenges but also of permanence, safety and forward progress. Painting my Monday Mountains, I found they’re both my comfort and my challenge. Miniature Watercolour Mountain Landscapes – These two side by side miniature mountain paintings are Micro tiny! They’re 1 inch by 1 inch and painted in watercolours. […]