Walking around Perth is fantastic with a plethora of pink and red flowers guaranteed to make me stop and become immersed in their beauty. Tea Tree blossoms with their blushing petals and crimson centres, the fire engine red bottlebrush and last the miniature grevillia with its curly stamens. Breathtaking flowers on a perfect and […]
Autumn is here in Perth, what a splendid relief! Lovely pleasant days of cloudy skies to get outside and enjoy nature. And Paint! The watercolour painting, “Colours of Autumn” reflects the gentle beauty of the season we are now in. Step one is of course the inspiration, next is the colour selection and the […]
Watercolour, oils, encaustics and mixed media were used for the four paintings featuring types of forests from around the world. The watercolour painting was a small miniature only 1.5 inches by 1.5 inches and the location was the Pacific Northwest near Bainbridge Island, Washington. The next forest painting A Golden Grove had a watercolour […]
Late Afternoon nature walks refresh the mind and body!
People scan images constantly. Looking for pathways of least resistance. The easiest routes have no hard sharp edges that act as ‘shut gates’. Upon A Hill has several “open gates” Soft Edges that allow the viewer’s eye to easily travel up and through the image. This painting is very easy on the eyes […]
A basic watercolour sunset can be created by using a variegated wash with winsor lemon and permanent rose colour mixes. A couple of key factors: limit your colours to avoid mud, ensure the top of the sky is darker & the horizon is much paler and Test the colours first. I like to apply […]
Another Beauty from our Garden, this hot pink bougainvillaea with magenta undertones has a lovely curving grace to her. Beautiful lines. Plenty of foliage greens to complement the hot pink flowers and the soft edges in the background serve to advance the flower even further into the front. Upon close inspection you can see the […]
Fun! Creative and Imaginative. A great way to explore texture, line, colour and tonal values as well as using your imagination! This was done with burnt sienna, french ultramarine and a micron of permanent rose with a plastic wrap technique applied in vertical bands. Just make sure your watercolour paints are quite sloppy wet, […]
The humble honey bee, attracted to my lavender was a cheery, busy little thing inspiring me to get busy myself and take some photos. Which in turn gave rise to the bee inspired semi abstracted prints. Taking the actual photos this close to the bee was just a bit daunting, without my telephoto I […]
Paints are the artist’s words. Express your Self! Yesterday, it was brought home to me just how desperate we are to paint like someone who is ‘famous and well regarded.’ Halfway through teaching my class, a man pops into my classroom out of the blue and asks me where he can go to learn […]