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Colors of Green: Watercolors
Watercolor greens, a delight to the senses. Easy beginner watercolor mixing ideas you’ll love!
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‘Dry Bushland’ Landscape in Oils
Walking on the edge of Autumn, is a wonderfully creative zone to be in. Cool mornings finally settle into place. Scorches of summer heat have scarred the land however, in monochromatic crisp browns. I left early for my walk, grateful for the invigorating morning air and full of curiosity. Wondering. What things of interest might […]
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Ways With Watercolor II Trees
Ways with Watercolor continues with more ideas on altering formats and designs, but this time with previous paintings of trees. Ways With Watercolor – Trees This first painting in near monochromatic palette was a long horizontal originally. It did not work that way. It does better in the square format. Small trees in silhouette, […]
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Beautiful Findings – Zen VI
Only in Stillness can I see, can I hear….the whisper thin song of the predawn cricket that fades into silence as the sun breaches the far horizon. There, in that space of time I have found a subtle and delicate grace and beauty. Such Beautiful Findings. Delight the soul. Inspire the creative […]
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Forest Landscape With Palette Knife
Filtered light dappled the wonderful trees and foliage. The sun playing hide and seek behind clouds in the afternoon gave glimpses first of bright light and then sudden chilly shadows. Inspiration Our spur of the moment trip to the Valley of the Giants, Western Australia has given me some lovely memories of the high […]
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Color On The Mountain
Impressionist Painting with sparkling colors dappling the mountainside, as if the gold, rubies and garnets were waiting….
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Water Reflections Impressionist Painting
Water reflections: a source photo and a painting in a soft and soothing impressionist approach. Comparing the reference photo and the painting created, there are quite a few obvious differences. Colors, Tones, Details! A small rivulet in New South Wales, Australia. Page’s River served as my inspiration for more than a dozen photos in the […]
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Wednesday Watercolor: Tree Techniques
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 […]
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Monday’s Mountains
Marvellous Monday Mountains! Mountains, frequent symbols of challenges but also of permanence, safety and forward progress. Painting my Monday Mountains, I found they’re both my comfort and my challenge. Miniature Watercolour Mountain Landscapes – These two side by side miniature mountain paintings are Micro tiny! They’re 1 inch by 1 inch and painted in watercolours. […]
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In The Creative Zone
Sunday rolls by, with Monday’s class agendas on my mind….I need to get in the creative zone! Perhaps, with some experimentation inspiration and Ideas will arise. Cobalt Teal Blue pg50 paired with Indigo Daniel Smith watercolours makes a great duet I think. Forest in Snow, (Indigo, Cobalt […]