Bold blue bluff. Impressionist watercolor painting of the land. Colors melt and merge in wonderful patterns and shadows. The Blue Bluff, stands tall.
A fast post today! Coral, pink, peach…. yum!
Gorgeous deep blue and orange abstract watercolor painting from a previously taught art workshop. Art Workshop Abstracts This sample of a student’s work from the workshop, was quite exciting. A bold blue and orange painting with a wonderful fun and experimental quality to it. The student used Yupo paper with prussian blue, white, […]
I like to give credit where credit is due. I’m proud of this beginner’s landscape painting. Rich and powerful. Bold! A Brilliant pop of blue pleases the eye. And amazingly, she did this on her own, not in class……. I wasn’t there hovering, helping. The Wilderness in Watercolor The painting communicates […]
Watercolor Sheer fun! Very easy techniques to create your own fresh and lively paintings that sparkle.
Color – What fun! Slathering Prussian and Cobalt Teal blues paints across the rough textured cotton canvas. Acrylic Colors Used Prussian Blue, Indanthrone Blue, Cobalt Teal Blue, Light Red, Naples Yellow, White I used Golden, Matisse and Winsor and Newton acrylics. The Indanthrone Blue was by Golden. This is a magnificent rich blue of great depth. […]
A wonderful thing about watercolors…. you can crop them to create seemingly miraculous recoveries! I posted this Gordonia Watercolor painting some time ago, in its original format. But it has niggled at me. Annoyingly so. Liking the freedom of the white flower, the blue and golden orange combo I was reluctant to ditch […]
Secrets… I don’t have any I won’t share! I’m quite happy to pass along the art tips, techniques and shortcuts I’ve learned over the years….with a little ‘mini’ Watercolour Guide. Art Materials for Watercolour Beginners What should I buy? Where do I find them? Start Slow and Build Up Should I get all […]
DRAMA in the Outback. The dark blue of an impending storm creates a sense of unease as we are led from the dry arid land in the foreground straight into the path of the coming storm. Watercolour Landscape using Opposites This little impressionist landscape was inspired by the harsh condition of the Australian Outback. […]
I’m Happy today!! It is Milestone Post #200 What Colour do you associate with the word “Happy?” Me, you can “Colour Me Happy” with sunny, warm cheery Orange. Apparently, advertisers know my secret weakness. Have you noticed so many of the ads seem to be draped in those sunny warm oranges? There’s a […]