Outdoors, fresh air. Wandering through the woods. Its lovely out there! Inspiring. I’ve combined two of my favorite things, painting and nature…. trees. Inspired As I mentioned in my last post, zen strolls, I’ve been working. Creating. Inspired by the trees, in color. Watercolor Charts Two Basic color charts in watercolor. Easy. And […]
The taste of a petal upon the morning breeze. A simple pleasure, really. Change of Plans I’d planned to write up a post on cold wax today; showing you a fantastic book I’ve read. Plus a few art samples. My heart just wasn’t there. I needed a zen stroll. But, I […]
Singapore. Inspired by the pretty and delicate pink petals found in the Gardens by the Bay. Watercolor Techniques I decided I needed to get in the zone, for my upcoming class “Watercolors – Loose, and Easy.” I think it should be a fun class; laid back and keeping watercolor […]
A fine example, a master of the impressionist era. John Peter Russell should not go unnoticed by art lovers. Admittedly, while in America I hadn’t heard of him. Until I moved to Australia and visited the New South Wales Art Gallery. Impressionist Artist What Beautiful colors. Exquisite brush movement. The sensitivity […]
When life mimics art. Over the Indian Ocean the the velvet clouds cloak the sky. No paints in hand. Sunset Skies of Fire A camera, to capture the thoughts I had while looking for that briefest of moments upwards. Wondering…. what Turner felt when he gazed upon the setting sun. How his spirit lifted […]
Good things are coming – just you wait
A walk? No. It wasn’t, what it was, was a brief 7 minute sit down. But utterly completely, there. 3 days in a row, sneaking and stealing the time. Mind Fully There Work, shops, tasks. Driving. Drivers who provide an endless treasury of resource material for posts. Deciding I need to take a recess. […]
Watercolors. Back to Basics. Simplicity….. I like it. Its about the basics. Trying to express with the brush, what you see and ‘feel.’ Simplicity A watercolor Christmas holiday tree, kept nice and easy. Not with all the hoopla, and dizzying busy-ness that makes our heads spin. This was deliberate. Created with […]
The Lily. Loveliness of form, lithe and ever so long lasting. Many might shun this most elegant of flowers. Thinking of mortality. I never do. The Arum lily, Calla lily. Or “Zante de schia aethiopica” a flower originating from Southern Africa. I guess many now, associate this glorious flower with sadness and mourning. […]
I chose Leonardo today. A genius. A well rounded artist. A thinking, artist. Creative. Inventive. Imaginative. Leonardo da’Vinci Artist. But so much more. All the things I aspire to be. To become. He is a good role model. I don’t want to copy him, but to emulate his outlook. His […]