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Cobalt Teal Reflections
The always lovely cobalt teal blue comes to the rescue in “Water’s Edge Reflections.” Saving a drab ugly painting, creating a fresh and lively landscape!
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Hello! Cobalt, Violet, Magenta
Hello! I went out to get the mail, glancing over at my flowers against the house. (Not the neighbours’ this time!) Soft cobalt and cobalt violet tendrils waved in the warm afternoon breeze, the passion flower blossom beckoned. A fast Happy snap ensued, with the thought of sharing this lovely Hello greeting with you. […]
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Delicate Morning Roses
A fast dash to the local roses at the neighbours. Beautiful again. Too gorgeous to resist! These delicate ethereal roses just budding herald the new day and a new week. Enjoy these delightful beauties.
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Monet On a Monday
Monet, “Every Day I discover more and more beautiful things.”
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Waiting On A Friend
painting watercolours, are much like waiting for a good friend!
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Bushwalk: Spotting Koalas
We took a drive up north, up the coast of Western Australia to Yanchep National Park. Out for a nice quiet, peaceful, photo shoot in the natural environment. Just my daughter and I, plus the 2 grandchildren on school holidays; oh! and everyone else’s children showed up too. Obviously, it was the “cool place” […]
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Painting The Natural Environment With Recyclables
I fished out the netting from my oranges this week with the plan of recycling. I thought I’d reuse my net for a lovely textural pattern. But I wasn’t sure what or precisely how. .. Yet. I needed to do a bit of research. Recycle Household Items First I did my recycling. My oranges came […]
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French Ultramarine – A Bold Beauty
What a dazzling bold blue French Ultramarine is! Foreign and Exotic. Tempetuous. There is nothing cold nor timid about Ultramarine blue. Bold Blue French Ultramarine Pb29 Paint Ultramarine Blue was originally derived from lapis lazuli which was sourced in mountain valleys of Afghanistan. The Kokcha valley was one of the primary lapis source sites. […]
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Dive Into the Mysteries of Blue Paints
Sweet, the lovely enchantment of paintings in blue! Crystal clear and calming. Refreshing. Mysterious. Deep. Let’s dive into the mysteries of blue paints: Ultramarine, cerulean, cobalt teal blue, indanthrone, prussian, cobalt, phalo and manganese. Unravelling the Mystery of Blue Paints The beginner needs to dive headlong into the refreshing diversity and beauty of blue […]
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Through The Forest Glade
It’s with a touch of mystery, we wander through the viridian and umber tinted glades. Indeed, as my little one calls it in a whispered voice ……”THE Beyond.” To imbue that sense of magical wonder, from her child’s mind I have specifically chosen to create the scene as a monotype print, in a limited palette, […]