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Triumphant Brushstrokes Of A Master
Triumph, a tantalising brushstroke away. Inspiring and encouraging watercolour paintings by BE Minns, still glorious 100 years on!
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Watercolour Landscape in Blue and Orange
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. […]
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Watercolour Mixing Charts
I was perusing through my art files… aka boxes and stacks of notes, studies, colour charts, sketches. And rediscovered these 2 watercolour charts that I’d created from cobalt blue, winsor lemon and permanent rose watercolour paints. My eye gravitated to the deep purples the warm purple Big “R” small B and […]
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Watercolour Trees Part II Relaxing
Relaxing on a rainy day listening to Zen nature music, dabbling with my watercolour paints. Just what I needed. To have a little play, experimenting and creating many different types of trees in the process. Watercolour Painting: The Creation of Trees I’d played with watercolour paints blues and greens in the top image, with overlapping […]
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Daisies by the Fence – Watercolours
The Shasta Daisies grew profusely every spring, like weeds cropping up in abandoned fields and old homesteads. Growing up, I loved how they were June’s herald to a respite from the winter cold. Painted from memory only and as a demonstration painting for a workshop some time ago, I’m attached to my small memento that […]
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Watercolour Painting Depth
A master at creating depth in watercolours, an artist I’ve long admired Ellis Rowan has returned to my attention. I was reviewing my posts and paintings the other day, assessing actually. When the vibrant scarlet of Red Dragon Maple Trees caught my eye and got me thinking that the Colour was reminding me of […]
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Alien Creatures on a Bush Walk
Imagine going on a quiet pleasant nature walk, happily taking in the serene environment. When out of the blue, you discover the tree you’re leaning on is swarming with unknown alien creatures by the hundreds. Well, it did make me step back, just a little. Actually, it must have been rather funny to watch. I’d […]
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A Different Kind of Mountain to Climb
Gorgeous, eye popping earth colours of yellow ochre, red ochre, sienna, burnt umber, buff titanium. All these were found just on one small bit of the rock I was climbing! Design Elements in this photograph: There is an inferred diagonal line from lower left to upper mid right, that can be ‘seen’ […]
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Lovely Backgrounds
I have a real thing for great backgrounds. The backgrounds, make the painting or the photograph! I will often look straight at the background, poring over them more so than the focal point. A good background will gently lead the way to the focal point while taking the viewer on a lovely afternoon stroll along […]
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The Soul of The Artist
A Simple Post: with an invitation! With no long discourse or Art Basic tips on tone, edges, depth, colour, design, etc. I’m inviting you to post in comments on your reactions to this photographic image. Is it too centered for you? Adequate depth? Some may dislike the location of the green signature, and wonder […]