“We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” Dale Carnegie I do confess, I’m probably more focused on the future, than the present a lot of the time. Its just the way I am, I like to plan to […]
What’s in the Kitchen?! It turns out, there’s a lot of products to paint and create with in my pantry. Amazingly, I thought of over 100 different media and tools to choose from in little under 5 minutes! Of course, this was once I put the whole archival issue aside and just focused on […]
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, […]
Photo post by @MauriceSapiro. Source: The Willows In The Wind A fabulous and inspirational artist whose work I adore, I’m sharing his post The Willows In The Wind from his website mauricesapiro.com Have a look a Maurice’s website, there is a treasure trove of lovely atmospheric oil paintings to delight in!
Change. Change is good! So, I’m trying 3 new things out and testing to if they work or not. And if they don’t, well, I sure had fun experimenting with the processes! 3 Fun Flowers : Digital, Watercolours and Monoprint Digital Painting The top image Bright Eyes, is a digital painting […]
Walking walking walking – all this walking tires you out!? I keep posting on my walks. Little did you know thats the source of my artistic creativity. Thats how I keep filling the well. Its not about the exercise! When I start to run on empty, feeling like I’ve used up everything in […]
I was busy with the paints today creating trees. It didn’t start off that way. I began with playing with the paints, warming up. I really wasn’t in the mood to ‘do a painting’ anyway. I just wanted to have a play and relax. Zen. Thats all. I began with mixing colours: lavenders, grey greens, […]
Soft, nearly monochromatic colours combine with rich sandy textures and echo the loveliness of my seashore. It evokes the serenity I feel walking along the Western Australian beaches as the sun flares and sinks below the horizon. With the sun paling to a soft salmon peach I wanted to ensure my painting palette reflected the […]
Watercolours aren’t really difficult. Easy to correct – just rinse off the paint. Easy to pack, clean up and carry around. They are great socialisers as they mix brilliantly with other forms of media. They married well with the Red Dragon Maples. I chose watercolours in the painting, Red Dragons for the transparency […]
Play. What a lovely word. Getting my paints out and enjoying the day, just me and my Colours! Cerulean, Indigo, Scarlet, shimmering Gold, Naples Yellow, Indanthrone, Ultramarine Blue.It sounded like Fun to me. Plus, it sure beat mopping the floors. No plot, no plan, no deadline, no rules. No ‘must get this done’ or I […]