Strelitzias, otherwise known as the Bird of Paradise flower, stunning orange with a flash of rich French ultramarine blue. Plopped in a vase they ended up staring at opposite sides of the room. Silly Saturday Strelitzias! What can you see or interpret, with these flowers? Have a bit of fun imagining and reading things […]
Speckles, freckles and splatters. Quail eggs, tin foil and a watercolour painting backdrop. Frenetic? maybe. But, I kinda’ liked it! Quail Egg Art Props I’ve been wanting to get some quail eggs as art props for quite awhile, but kept putting it off. I hadn’t been able do the ‘cost justification’ on this one. […]
Cobalt Teal Blue once again, this time within the folds and patterns of the curtains as they dance in the autumn breeze. watercolors used: cobalt teal blue, perylene green, permanent alizarin crimson, gold gouache, white
Little wings, seemingly in flight hovering mid air. Could it be a hummingbird? A painting with Naples Yellow, cobalt teal, indigo, and indanthrone blue create a wonderful color harmony I would not have expected from these colors! I love the gorgeous naples yellow, a wonderful soft buttery subtle yellow. Naples Yellow, Not brash […]
Grey…. Sometimes just the word, “grey” is enough to trigger thoughts of somber dark wintery dullness. When it comes to painting, we often transfer those same feelings, into how we mix our greys. The results can make or break our paintings. I was a person who lived for summer and summer’s bright warm colors. I […]
Smiling and silly flower faces on Silly Saturday. A bit ‘bug eyed’ they jump right out! Can you imagine doing some fun art faces with these flowers? Coloring Books for grown ups. Perhaps, I could use these flower photos as a tool, a guide to make my own template for a coloring book pattern! […]
A simple, free household utensil may help watercolor beginners achieve lovely fine detailing of trees and branches. The humble skewer. Besides my hands and fingers, the skewer is one of the most useful painting tools I’ve found! Watercolor Techniques: Trees in the Landscapes Painting trees and landscapes in watercolors can be done in […]
Silly Saturday… I think, that 2016 needs “Silly Saturdays.” When I’m just having a bit of fun, there’s no pressure. With silliness comes the unleashing of creative energy! Process of the Copper Sky Mixed Media Oddly, This started with looking at some lovely quail eggs. Many things can inspire the artist’s […]
Amethyst, Indigo, Violet merge and collide as I gaze down at the ocean and white sands from the small plane skimming along the remote Western Australian coastline just at dusk. A memory. Glimspes of a remembered past. Colors bright and vibrant. The buffed titanium sand beaches at dusk, shadowed with lavender swirls – soothe the […]
Lovely cool lavenders merge with turquoise blue on a sculptured, impasto textured Hot Press paper. The whole process, from start to finish was a experimental technique that was super fun! Great for Textures. Fast, fun and playful watercolor technique. Easy. Here’s how I did it. I had some small pieces of watercolor […]