Sunday rolls by, with Monday’s class agendas on my mind….I need to get in the creative zone! Perhaps, with some experimentation inspiration and Ideas will arise. Cobalt Teal Blue pg50 paired with Indigo Daniel Smith watercolours makes a great duet I think. Forest in Snow, (Indigo, Cobalt […]
A mauve water lily gleams against the background’s deep velvet shadows. The dark shadow’s power conveys a drama that midtone could not. The fair lily set in midtone would surely be washed out, a blasé wallflower. Tonal Values, Light and Shade We need the shadows and the darkness just as much as we need the […]
If not for the shadows… the Lights would not seem to gleam so brightly! Light and Shade Early this Friday the 13th morning, I had a bit of a play with light and shade using some borrowed props. Just…to be silly, just for fun. Once in a while, a wee bit of silliness […]
Watercolour artists like to fiddle. No, not the musical kind. The poking the bear kind! Where you know you really shouldn’t…but do. The kind that causes cranky, tired, overworked paintings. What to do? Stop Fiddling! Watercolour Techniques and Hints Painting Direct I chose to Paint Direct, a watercolour technique style that as a […]
Triumph, a tantalising brushstroke away. Inspiring and encouraging watercolour paintings by BE Minns, still glorious 100 years on!
The always lovely cobalt teal blue comes to the rescue in “Water’s Edge Reflections.” Saving a drab ugly painting, creating a fresh and lively landscape!
Watercolour Wednesday again! Fun and exciting, Watercolours are predictably unpredictable. With their own unique Quirkiness. Love them! Watercolours Wonderful and Unpredictable You just never know with watercolours, they seem to have a mind of their own at times. You tell them to go right and they go left! And then you have all […]
A fast dash to the local roses at the neighbours. Beautiful again. Too gorgeous to resist! These delicate ethereal roses just budding herald the new day and a new week. Enjoy these delightful beauties.
Monday’s Motivation – 5 easy steps and you’ll be perky, chirpy and dancing out the door! Ok, I fibbed a little. There are days I just can’t dance either, but I can get motivated to get out the door! 5 Motivation Tools and Ideas Ideas and tricks that work for me, when I’d rather be […]
Rose gardens in magical morning light. A daybreak stroll through the neighbourhood is gorgeous!