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 […]
I quite like this image, it really sings for me and connects to my soul. It felt Zen, calm and meditative. I felt that all elements fit together in harmony. Unified and Balanced. Harmony in Design Each of the flowers play a role in the whole design, none take over and hog the limelight completely. […]
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 […]
Easy Beginners Watercolour Techniques revolve around watercolours being fun, lively playful and forgiving! They are so easy to correct mistakes, they really are perfect for beginners. These Watercolour Beginner’s snippets and tidbits will help get you started and keep you moving forward in a fun and fast paced approach. Watercolour Beginner Techniques For the […]
Sun kissed garden blossoms. A snippet from my back patio, filled with warmth and light. A hint of summery breezes, joy filled and so inspiring! They evoke all the loveliness of early summer and with it, the sense of expectancy ….. of what new exciting adventure will tomorrow bring?! Summery and Light Infused Painting […]
Ethereal. Let me be completely honest! It it is not exactly what I was aiming for this morning as I took the photographs. It began as I was ………… Rereading my book Orientalism: Delacroix to Klee. The book opened to Charles Conder’s Moonlight at Mustafa 1892 oil painting in which I felt the magic […]
Bars with some curves. Shadowy figures with hands gripping rails, lend intrigue to the monochromatic image with its flat planes and simple shapes. With limited tones, the need for more dramatic shapes and textures to tell a story and create some type of interest has intensified. The horizontal lines, paired with diagonals help to […]
“Nobody sees a flower – really- it is so small it takes time – We haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” Georgia O’Keefe Another Georgia O’Keefe quote I like is, “When you take a flower in your hand and really look at it, its […]
The colours of the natural environment seem to create a lovely feeling of peacefulness. flowers are a nice cool refreshing drink to the spirit lovely lemon lime leaves contrast the warm scarlet grevillia flower as it nestles into the garden foliage (above)