Photo post by @MauriceSapiro. Source: The Willows In The Wind A fabulous and inspirational artist whose work I adore, I’m sharing his post The Willows In The Wind from his website mauricesapiro.com Have a look a Maurice’s website, there is a treasure trove of lovely atmospheric oil paintings to delight in!
Change. Change is good! So, I’m trying 3 new things out and testing to if they work or not. And if they don’t, well, I sure had fun experimenting with the processes! 3 Fun Flowers : Digital, Watercolours and Monoprint Digital Painting The top image Bright Eyes, is a digital painting […]
A shimmering kaleidoscope of swirling colours in a magnificent sky, with hints of gold and deepening shadows delight the eye and inspire the soul. A late afternoon zen stroll gave way to early evening as the sky promised wonderful things, if I’d just wait a bit. What a sensational show! The deep […]
Cobalt Violet watercolour paint is a soft, delicate pink – mauve that you either love or loathe. Full of quirks! With my watercolour landscapes, I’ve found its assets far outweigh any liabilities. Cobalt Violet paint information Cobalt Violet Pv49 is cobalt ammonium phosphate, sometimes I use the Daniel Smith watercolour, this time I’ve […]
Painting with acrylics is a fabulous way to just dig in and create the kind of landscape textural effects you see on a hillside. Bold Cobalt blue paired with golden glazes make the image stand out and shine. The first step was to gesso the canvas a couple times, then the third time was […]
Walking walking walking – all this walking tires you out!? I keep posting on my walks. Little did you know thats the source of my artistic creativity. Thats how I keep filling the well. Its not about the exercise! When I start to run on empty, feeling like I’ve used up everything in […]
Scarlet Love. As winter is nearing its end I’m discovering a new love for scarlet red. I’m painting and photographing all things in warm scarlets and fiery reds more and more as the weeks progress. I am taking advantage of my “scarlet love” while it lasts. Things will change in a few weeks. Temperatures will […]
Soft, nearly monochromatic colours combine with rich sandy textures and echo the loveliness of my seashore. It evokes the serenity I feel walking along the Western Australian beaches as the sun flares and sinks below the horizon. With the sun paling to a soft salmon peach I wanted to ensure my painting palette reflected the […]
Very exciting news for me, and I’m sharing the good news! My acrylic mixed media painting Indian Ocean Coastline, W.A. has just won the Curator’s Pick Art Prize, at the MCAA annual Art Exhibition in Perth, Western Australia. Acrylic Mixed Media Techniques The painting is a modern abstract using thick Indian Village watercolour papers […]
Watercolours aren’t really difficult. Easy to correct – just rinse off the paint. Easy to pack, clean up and carry around. They are great socialisers as they mix brilliantly with other forms of media. They married well with the Red Dragon Maples. I chose watercolours in the painting, Red Dragons for the transparency […]